On Saturday 23rd June 2012, I attended a walk organised by the South London based charity CoolTan Arts, an art organisation for people experiencing mental health distress. Their aim is to help people channel mental health distress through positive artistic projects. They hold a monthly fund-raising walk (called the ‘Largactyl Shuffle’) but the midnight walk […]

In today’s society we seem to place a great deal of importance on individuals appearing confident and with high levels of self-esteem.  Just look around at our most successful role models, from politicians to actors to athletes.  All frequently appear in the public eye and seem to ooze self-confidence during […]

Hocus pocus or true medicine? It’s a good question. Over the last centuries we have seen amazing advances in medical science, for the most part all of them good. Antibiotics now scorned by many were a huge step forward in medical care. My grandmother was of an era when antibiotics […]

The recent touchdown in the People’s Republic of China of the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft signals a turning point in the way we perceive space travel. Could the first human being to walk on the moon in almost half a century be a communist? After a thirteen-day flight by astronauts Jing […]

One day my friend visited with her gorgeous 14 month old baby girl. I smiled and greeted her and there it was- the most wonderful natural baby smile responding to me. What magic it is and a moment that is so precious. Amazing that it was, it actually made feel […]

Most arguments for the moral obligation of vegetarianism either follow Peter Singer’s lead and demand equal consideration for animals on utilitarian grounds, or they follow Tom Regan’s deontological rights-based theory. I will try to defend utilitarianism as the ultimate ethical theory that is able to compromise an active solution to […]

You might be familiar with “5 A Day” for fruit and vegetables, but did you know that we should all be trying to eat three portions of wholegrains daily? You may already have a good idea of what constitutes a wholegrain food and their benefits, but if you are unsure, […]

At many rehab centres like drugrehabdelraybeach.org, years of concern over the increasing prevalence of excessive drinking and alcohol abuse have led to the implementation of various methods and initiatives intended to reduce consumption and put an end to our ‘binge drinking culture’. Discussion over minimum pricing – as supported by […]