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    Breathing Exercise For Anxiety It may sound cliché, but when I'm really stressed out, I like to find a quiet area and meditate for a few minutes. There are so many different kinds of meditation you can do, but there's one in particular I love, and it's the same one I recommend to my clients. This breathing exercise is called Nadi Shodhana, and it's usually referred to as alternate nostril breathing. It's a powerful technique that can help you relax the mind, calm the nervous system, and clear your nasal circulation. Take a comfortable, tall seat with your spine straight. Close your eyes and take a few deep breaths through both nostrils. With your right hand, rest your index finger and middle finger in between your eyebrows as a light anchor. Close yo...

    If you're looking to reduce bloating, are suffering from continual stomach gurgles or feeling constipated, it could be that your digestive health has gone a little bit out of whack. Although the above symptoms could be a warning sign of something bigger such as IBS, coeliac disease, or ovarian cancer, and, if experienced frequently should be reason to book in pronto with your GP, they could also be a simple plea from your gut that it needs a little bit of TLC. The good news is that there are plenty of foods to help digestion so pepping up your digestive tract can be a tasty experience. More women come to my clinic complaining about bloating than ever before, says registered nutritionist and digestive health expert Kym Lang. My clients are always surprised when I te...

    Whenever you come across cotton swabs, your mind is bound to associate it with the image of someone cleaning their ears with a Q-tip. Despite being the most obvious connection most people would make, this is not a safe method recommended for removing earwax. Wait, what? But I've seen many people use them. Swabs were invented in the 1920s for the purpose of ear-cleaning. Due to relatively low public awareness, the practice has persisted even after doctors and manufacturers alike have pointed out how dangerous they are. The warning label on Q-Tip boxes reads CAUTION: Do not enter ear canal.… Entering the ear canal could cause injury. Curious children often try to use them, which is particularly dangerous as their ears are delicate. According to a 2017 study, more tha...

    Nearly three in ten married or engaged women remove their rings before a job interview, a new survey has found. Though employers aren't allowed to ask candidates whether they're married or have children, 29% of married or engaged women told Credit Angel that they take off their rings to avoid potential discrimination. American recruiter Bruce Hurwitz caused a huge controversy two years ago when he wrote an article for LinkedIn titled: When interviewing for a job, lose the ring! The article, which is still online, features the horrifically sexist and backwards advice: When a man sees that ring he immediately assumes you are high maintenance. When the woman at the office who has the largest diamond on her finger, sees that ring, she will realise that if you are hire...

    Dreams are funny things: some people remember their dreams all the time and can recount just about every detail, while others can't recall a thing from their sleepy adventures. That could change, however, thanks to new research into the effect of vitamin B6 on our dream recollection. A study published in the Journal of Perceptual and Motor Skills has discovered that eating foods rich in the vitamin before bedtime can help you remember your dreams the next day. These foods include poultry, fish, bread, wholegrain cereals, eggs, peanuts, milk and vegetables, amongst others. Dr Denholm Aspy of the University of Adelaide's School of Psychology said of the study, which involved 68 people: Our results show that taking vitamin B6 improved people’s ability to recall dream...

    Most of us are probably aware we don't treat our bras with the care and reverence they deserve. After all, these are clever pieces of technology which serve a number of functions. Yet, when it comes to our bras, we often can't seem to get it right, despite spending a fair amount of money on them. For starters, seven in ten women are walking around, sporting a bra which is in completely the wrong size . This, aside from not looking great, can also lead to health problems such as back pain and even restricted breathing. According to Good Housekeeping, storage is crucial, and this applies especially when our bra is in between washes. Where many of us are going wrong is by stashing them away in our drawers, when in fact we should be allowing them to air out to preve...

    Back fat, oh so wobbly, can prove troubling. It doesn't bother everyone. We're not all keen to be lean. But if you're keen to shed some pounds, we have some tips to help. The back area is a funny one a lot of people concentrate on squats, ever in vogue, relentlessly work on their abs and pump their chest and biceps in readiness for the sunshine. Whatever people say of health, aesthetic is as much a point of focus as fitness. Unless you're a professional athlete, say. This 45-Minute HIIT Workout Will Help Shrink Your Belly Richard Tidmarsh from Reach Fitness shares his expertise And so the back is an often forgotten part of the body. But its strength is vital to a strong core, and vice versa. It's a large part of the body and a strong one helps us perform. Wha...

    Several years ago, interviewed Dale Winton. I liked his naughty charm immediately and we got on well. After the tape recorder was switched off, he asked me if I was single. Always! I laughed. He said he was, too did I know anyone who might be interested in him? Maybe he could find someone for me as well? Of course, we both failed to do what his great friend Cilla Black did on Blind Date and find a bit of romantic fun for one another. I thought about my meeting with Dale when reading about his loneliness, with friends saying that all he was looking for was a loving relationship. In his 2002 autobiography, he’d written: My ideal remains to be in a happy relationship with one person, and my passion is fuelled just by the thought that one day this might happen. I was ...

    If you’re from a western culture, there’s a good chance that, upon sitting, you cross your legs in some way or another. Maybe you’re the type to instinctively overlap them at your feet. Or maybe you’re a diehard yogi, and regularly sit Sukhasana (colloquially, criss-cross applesauce). Or maybe you’re a devout figure-four (ankle rested on the opposite knee) or European-style (knee on top of and flush against the opposite knee) sitter the two most common postures. There’s also a good chance that you haven’t given a single thought as to why you sit the way you do. Your body is designed to move, says posture expert Dr. Steven Weiniger, author of Stand Taller Live Longer: An Anti-Aging Strategy. When you cross your legs, you’re trying to improve the mechanics of the lowe...

    Sometimes you're just not in the mood for sex and that's okay. There is, however, a right way and a wrong way to turn down your partner's sexual advances, at least when it comes to the health of your relationship, a new study suggests. Research published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships found that as long as your rejection is framed in a positive way, saying no to sex won't harm your relationship. This suggests that a mismatched sex drive, a common factor of many long-term relationships, doesn't necessarily mean a partnership is doomed. Researchers from Canada carried out two surveys with 642 adults and found that people would prefer their partner to turn them down in a reassuring way (for instance, by saying you love them, are attracted to them...