Self-harm

Self-harm is when someone deliberately hurts or injures him or herself. This can take a number of forms including: cutting, taking overdoses of tablets or medicines, punching oneself, throwing their bodies against something, pulling out hair or eyelashes, scratching, picking or tearing at one’s skin causing sores and scarring, burning, inhaling or sniffing harmful substances. […]

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Self-harm

Self-harm is when someone deliberately hurts or injures him or herself. This can take a number of forms including: cutting, taking overdoses of tablets or medicines, punching oneself, throwing their bodies against something, pulling out hair or eyelashes, scratching, picking or tearing at one’s skin causing sores and scarring, burning, inhaling or sniffing harmful substances. […]

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Soya

Consuming too many soya products like tofu might increase the risk for memory loss, according to some studies. One study published in April 2000 in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition found that Japanese men living in Hawaii who ate the most tofu during their mid-40s to mid-60s were more likely to have […]

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Soya

Consuming too many soya products like tofu might increase the risk for memory loss, according to some studies. One study published in April 2000 in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition found that Japanese men living in Hawaii who ate the most tofu during their mid-40s to mid-60s were more likely to have […]

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Why are blueberries good for you?

When it comes to a superfood, you don’t get much more super than blueberries. The little blue fruits, also known as bilberries, whinberries and blaeberries, are said to be jam packed with health-boosting compounds which may slow the ageing process, as well as helping to protect against common ailments such as Alzheimer’s and heart disease. […]

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Why are blueberries good for you?

When it comes to a superfood, you don’t get much more super than blueberries. The little blue fruits, also known as bilberries, whinberries and blaeberries, are said to be jam packed with health-boosting compounds which may slow the ageing process, as well as helping to protect against common ailments such as Alzheimer’s and heart disease. […]

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Fear

Fear is a basic human emotion which causes a pyschological and physiological response in the body known as ‘fight or flight.’ It occurs as a result of a sense of impending danger, evil or pain. Fear is a necessary defensive stragegy against things that may cause us harm because it serves as a motivation to […]

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Fear

Fear is a basic human emotion which causes a pyschological and physiological response in the body known as ‘fight or flight.’ It occurs as a result of a sense of impending danger, evil or pain. Fear is a necessary defensive stragegy against things that may cause us harm because it serves as a motivation to […]

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Breath tests for life

Heart transplant rejection Last year there were 145 heart transplant operations carried out in the UK, which is a life-saving treatment for people with acute heart failure. People who have undergone this procedure do need to take drugs that suppress the immune system for the rest of their lives or their bodies will reject the […]

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