Your food influences your mood: The second brain residing in our stomachs

Our stomachs can often be a mystery to us and many of us don’t realise just how much the foods we eat can impact on our mood and mental wellbeing.

By Dr Hilary Jones | Health | Thursday, 17 January 2013 at 4:52 pm

Don’t panic! The morning rush doesn’t have to be stressful

What were you doing at 8.13am this morning? Feeling pretty stressed, if the latest research is anything to go by. It’s the time of the morning when our stress levels are at their peak, according to a study by Nissan Micra Elle into the ‘Great British Rush’ and the stats throw back the duvet and reveal the truth on morning stress.

By Andrea Sangster | Health, Notebook | Thursday, 8 November 2012 at 10:25 am

Happy World Mental Health Day

Today is 10/10/10 (or Shuāng Shí Jié), the birthday of Sir Matthew Pinsent and DJ Skribble, the first anniversary of the death of Stephen Gateley, Fiji Day, the Day of Finnish Literature and, last but not least, World Mental Health Day.

1 in 4 people will experience some kind of mental health problem in the course [...]

By Ilona Burton | Notebook | Sunday, 10 October 2010 at 7:25 pm