Your daily dose of inspiration, tips, and trends for a vibrant life.
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With the chilly arrival of December, most people are settling nicely into their winter bods. However, others are still valiantly avoiding the excessive amount of sweet treats available, instead drinking protein shake after protein shake after hitting the gym. But one personal trainer is here to tell you that protein…
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As the holidays draw nearer, I'm sure all of us are wishing we could just skip ahead and take our vacation already. Unfortunately, the 9-5 life doesn't just take a backseat as soon as December hits, so most of us are still slogging away at our desks (though perhaps with…
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It's remarkable how changing just one small part of your diet can help you to reap great results down the line. Even cutting out just one thing can be the difference between being round and curvy or slim and trim. For driving instructor Clare Gibbons, the transformation didn't come until she…
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Medicine has come an astounding way in the last century, but there are still some battles that need to be fought, with various diseases and illnesses that we are yet to cure or find a suitable treatment for. However, there are occasionally some remarkable developments, such as a recent study…
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Christmas really is a stressful time of the year, and there are few things more aggravating than organising the big Christmas dinner. I've cooked Christmas dinner for eight people before, and I can honestly say that it's a miracle that I didn't have a nervous breakdown over that one meal.…
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It's hard enough already to talk yourself out of a cheeky Mcdonald's meal, but the fast food company seem determined to make it impossible for all of us. That's why I'm sorry to announce that if your dedication to the healthy life was somehow still stopping you from marching towards those…
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If there's one thing on this Earth that has the power to please everyone, it's food. We all need it, we all enjoy it, and we all love to indulge in a culinary treat every now and then. But, of course, we all have a preference for different tastes. Some…
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While many people think of themselves as altruistic and charitable, it's not often that you'll actually see a someone offer the gift of kindness to a complete stranger. There are various stressful situations we find ourselves in without even expecting that we could be assisted by the general public, but…
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The internet gets a bad reputation at times, and it’s easy to see why (even if you don’t have your contact lenses in). It does however have some pretty amazing upsides. Whether it's being able to watch cute cat videos over and over again on YouTube, or scrolling through endless…
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A woman with a super-rare medical condition so severe that she has ended up crying blood has opened up about her experiences in a recent interview. Mother-of-one Jo Daniels, who hails from Carmarthenshire in Wales, was diagnosed with Stevens-Johnson syndrome which affects the skin, mucous membrane, genitals and eyes. Jo first realised that…
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Anything you imagine can end up bringing two people together, no matter how strange or morbid. For Lauren and Darren Easton, it took meeting each other at the hospital after being diagnosed with cystic fibrosis in 2015, to kickstart the chain of events that would lead to them falling in love…
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There are a lot of different skin types out there, and it's not just how you look that it affects. This all becomes clear when you get to summer, at which point some people have a much harder time than others. Personally, I can somehow get away without getting burned…
