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You may be wasting your money on antibacterial wipes and sprays because common germs can replicate themselves in just 20 minutes, recolonising to their original mass.  And so it is that Dr Clare Lanyon, a biomedical scientist from Northumbria University, says that using wipes on kitchen surfaces is in fact ‘an absolutely redundant’ exercise. Following...

Knitting can be astonishingly good for you.  This gentle hobby has been found to lower blood pressure, reduce depression, keep your mind alert, slow the onset of dementia, distracts from chronic pain (such as arthritis), boost wellbeing, and reduce loneliness. A major study by the organisation Knit for Peace has found that knitting lowers the...

Few of us enjoy shaking hands with someone whose hand is limp – and it may be for good reason:  a recent study has found that a strong handshake means a strong heart. An association has been found between someone with a limp grip and worrying changes in their heart structure and function.  The link...

Therefore, do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day…. (Colossians 2:16)  There were Jewish public holidays in New Testament times such as Passover. As Palestine was also occupied by the Romans, there were festivals and public games...

The last 10 years have seen an upturn in the number of people reporting difficulties with emotional and mental health issues, particularly anxiety and depression. And, it is often the strongest who struggle under the weight of all they have nobly tried to shoulder. Turn to the Bible, and this truth is played out in...

Do you wear yoga leggings and crop tops to exercise?  Be careful if you wear them for too long.  They can give you eczema and acne. It seems that working out in tight-fitting gear, and then leaving it on you, traps the sweat and rubs it into your skin, which can aggravate skin conditions. Health...

This may sound unlikely, but the happiest teenagers are those who spend just under an hour a day on social and other digital media. A recent survey of more than a million children aged 13 to 18 found that their unhappiness began to increase after they had spent more than an hour looking at screens. ...

If you are retired, or about to retire, beware:  brain function declines rapidly as soon as people stop work and decide to put their feet up. Recent research that tracked 3,400 retired civil servants found that short-term memory declined nearly 40 per cent faster once employees become pensioners.  It seems that when you stop being...

When your children get hungry between meals, what do you do?  Public Health England (PHE) advises just two snacks a day, each of 100 calories or less. PHE points out that the erosion of meal times has meant that children are snacking throughout the day.  Each year, a child on average gets through 400 biscuits,...

Here’s a fairly easy way to diet – just eat more slowly, cut out after-meal snacks, and don’t eat for two hours before going to bed. Research has found that people who eat at a normal speed are 29 per cent less likely to be obese than those who eat quickly.  The research was done...

Here’s a tip:  try coughing to minimise any pain you might feel.  Researchers have found that jabs often cause less discomfort if you cough just as the needle pierces your skin. Hope it works for you!

Rub a little petroleum jelly inside your nostril can often stop a runny nose caused by hay fever.  Hope it works for you!