Blog: Lifestyle

Talking about depression is the first step to feeling better

7 April 2017 is World Health Day. WHO is launching the “Depression: Let’s Talk” campaign. Talking is the first step to recovering. read more

Added on 06.04.2017

Losing weight is sometimes too distant a goal

We want to lose weight, but the results are going to take time. What action can we take now to get us on the right path? read more

Added on 01.08.2013

Complete lifestyle change. Help! Is this really the only way to lose weight?

The idea that you can only lose weight with radical lifestyle change is pretty unhelpful. What does it mean anyway. read more

Added on 25.06.2013

Why do you want to lose weight anyway?

There is a lot of social pressure on us to be thin, and as a result we tend to have very negative attitudes towards our bodies. read more

Added on 02.05.2013

Keep taking the medicine

If there were a medicine that helped you feel good about yourself and greatly reduced your risk of cardiovascular disease, would you take it regularly?

This medicine is exercise. The Surgeon General in America says this: "I want to encourage you to eat more nutritiously, exercise regularly, and maintain healthier lifestyles."

What could you do to increase your level of exercise? I am not talking here about obsessive joggers or wearing pink shiny gymwear, but just adding a few more steps a day. 2,000 more steps a day could stop you gaining weight. How much walking is that? Probably the gap between 2 bus-stops (not in the countryside though - that can be miles!)

Get a pedometer and check your current activity level in steps. Then see what you could do to boost that by just 2,000 steps. To boost your motivation, try hypnosis.

Added on 01.03.2013

How society affects our self-image

There is huge social pressure on women in particular to be slim, even though we come in all shapes and sizes. read more

Added on 19.01.2013

Exercise during pregnancy

Exercise for health and wellbeing is a most excellent idea, promoting suppleness, strength and stamina. But what about when you are pregnant? read more

Added on 14.06.2012

Men and women put on weight for different reasons

Researchers have studied the explanations we give for gaining weight, and it shows that men and women give different causes. read more

Added on 03.05.2012

Sit less and lose weight

A study by University of Massachusetts Amherst researcher Barry Braun compared a group of volunteers who sat all day (they even used wheelchairs to visit the bathroom) to a group that didn't sit down at all. The difference in energy expenditure, he told The New York Times, was hundreds of calories – but the level of appetite hormones and hunger in the two groups remained identical. This is significant, because after a very hard workout, you feel hungry. And hundreds of calories a day - let's say 200 - means half a pound weight loss each week.

So how can we use this insight? Sit less. Stand rather than sit at work if you can. Fidget, get up and down if you are watching the telly. Even unvigorous movement uses up those calories.

Added on 10.03.2012

Caroline's Blog:

advertising ⁽¹⁴⁾,alcohol ⁽¹⁾,Amy Cuddy ⁽¹⁾,anger management ⁽³⁾,anxiety ⁽⁴⁶⁾,assertiveness ⁽⁴⁾,bingeing ⁽²⁾,bloating ⁽⁴⁾,blushing ⁽²⁾,body image ⁽¹⁹⁾,bran ⁽¹⁴⁾,calories ⁽⁹⁾,carbs ⁽²⁾,CBT ⁽²⁾,confidence ⁽¹⁴⁾,Constipation ⁽²⁾,control ⁽³⁾,depression ⁽¹⁸⁾,diets ⁽²⁵⁾,digestion & indigestion ⁽⁴⁾,eating habits ⁽²⁷⁾,embarrassment ⁽²⁾,enteric nervous system ⁽¹⁾,enzymes ⁽³⁾,feelings ⁽³⁾,gastric bands ⁽²⁾,gut flora ⁽³⁾,health worries ⁽⁹⁾,IBS ⁽¹⁰⁾,insomnia ⁽¹¹⁾,lifestyle ⁽¹⁸⁾,make-overs ⁽¹⁾,medical research ⁽³¹⁾,obesity ⁽²⁾,obsessions ⁽²⁾,OCD ⁽¹⁾,online help ⁽³⁾,Orlando Bloom ⁽¹⁾,over-analysing ⁽³⁾,overeating & binge eating ⁽¹⁸⁾,pain ⁽⁶⁾,panic attacks ⁽¹²⁾,perfectionism ⁽⁴⁾,phobias ⁽¹⁾,poor diet ⁽⁶⁾,portion sizes ⁽⁶⁾,post traumatic stress disorder ⁽²⁾,problem solving, coping skills ⁽¹⁶⁾,public speaking ⁽⁹⁾,relationships ⁽¹⁾,research ⁽¹⁵⁾,resilience ⁽⁷⁾,Self esteem ⁽⁵⁾,self pity ⁽¹⁾,sexual issues ⁽¹⁾,shyness, social anxiety ⁽⁵⁾,stress ⁽⁶⁾,TED talk ⁽²⁾,the brain / gut link ⁽⁴⁾,thoughts and feelings ⁽⁴⁾,weight gain ⁽²⁰⁾,weight loss ⁽²²⁾,What if..? ⁽¹⁰⁾,willpower ⁽³⁾,worry ⁽²¹⁾,yoga ⁽²⁾,

November 2018 ⁽¹⁾,July 2018 ⁽¹⁾,May 2018 ⁽²⁾,April 2018 ⁽²⁾,March 2018 ⁽²⁾,February 2018 ⁽²⁾,October 2017 ⁽¹⁾,August 2017 ⁽¹⁾,July 2017 ⁽¹⁾,June 2017 ⁽¹⁾,May 2017 ⁽¹⁾,April 2017 ⁽¹⁾,March 2017 ⁽¹⁾,January 2017 ⁽¹⁾,December 2016 ⁽¹⁾,November 2016 ⁽¹⁾,September 2016 ⁽¹⁾,February 2016 ⁽¹⁾,January 2016 ⁽¹⁾,December 2015 ⁽¹⁾,November 2015 ⁽²⁾,August 2015 ⁽¹⁾,June 2015 ⁽¹⁾,May 2015 ⁽¹⁾,April 2015 ⁽¹⁾,March 2015 ⁽¹⁾,January 2015 ⁽²⁾,December 2014 ⁽¹⁾,November 2014 ⁽²⁾,October 2014 ⁽²⁾,August 2014 ⁽⁴⁾,June 2014 ⁽¹⁾,May 2014 ⁽⁵⁾,April 2014 ⁽³⁾,March 2014 ⁽³⁾,January 2014 ⁽³⁾,December 2013 ⁽¹⁾,November 2013 ⁽²⁾,October 2013 ⁽¹⁾,September 2013 ⁽²⁾,August 2013 ⁽³⁾,July 2013 ⁽⁵⁾,June 2013 ⁽³⁾,May 2013 ⁽⁹⁾,April 2013 ⁽⁷⁾,March 2013 ⁽²⁾,February 2013 ⁽²⁾,January 2013 ⁽³⁾,December 2012 ⁽²⁾,November 2012 ⁽³⁾,October 2012 ⁽²⁾,September 2012 ⁽⁵⁾,August 2012 ⁽⁶⁾,July 2012 ⁽³⁾,June 2012 ⁽³⁾,May 2012 ⁽⁵⁾,April 2012 ⁽⁵⁾,March 2012 ⁽⁴⁾,February 2012 ⁽³⁾,January 2012 ⁽³⁾,December 2011 ⁽⁴⁾,November 2011 ⁽⁵⁾,October 2011 ⁽⁶⁾,September 2011 ⁽⁷⁾,August 2011 ⁽⁷⁾,July 2011 ⁽¹⁰⁾,June 2011 ⁽⁵⁾,May 2011 ⁽¹¹⁾,April 2011 ⁽¹⁶⁾,March 2011 ⁽¹⁴⁾,February 2011 ⁽⁵⁾,January 2011 ⁽⁷⁾,December 2010 ⁽³⁾,November 2010 ⁽⁵⁾,October 2010 ⁽⁴⁾,September 2010 ⁽³⁾,August 2010 ⁽³⁾,July 2010 ⁽⁶⁾,June 2010 ⁽⁵⁾,May 2010 ⁽⁴⁾,April 2010 ⁽⁴⁾,March 2010 ⁽⁶⁾,February 2010 ⁽⁶⁾,January 2010 ⁽⁷⁾,

Blog: Lifestyle

Talking about depression is the first step to feeling better

Losing weight is sometimes too distant a goal

Complete lifestyle change. Help! Is this really the only way to lose weight?

Why do you want to lose weight anyway?

Keep taking the medicine

How society affects our self-image

Exercise during pregnancy

Men and women put on weight for different reasons

Sit less and lose weight

The truth about exercise

Fat ladies dancing

What we do at the weekend can affect our weight

How do we get fat?

Social factors make it harder for women to manage their weight

Reasons for exercising