There’s a new message to share: it’s okay to not be okay.
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There are few acronyms around the world that we all know immediately and GMO is one of them. This is likely due to the constant stream of media attention genetically modified organisms attract: some people say they’re harmful, some people think they’ll help us feed an exploding population. Strangely, people’s viewpoints seem cemented and based not on fact but emotion.
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While the meaning of our dreams has been studied for years, starting with Dr Sigmund Freud stating dreams were messages from our subconscious—a form of ‘suppressed longing’ and our unconscious desires, thoughts and motivations. Which makes dreams as detailed, dark and graphic as death dreams particularly concerning.
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‘Mansplaining’ is an important portmanteau in a world beginning to wake up to the pervasiveness of gender inequality.
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Drinking costs you more than just the amount you spend on alcohol. While cutting out a large glass of wine every night could save you around £124 by the end of January, according to Cancer Research UK, this pales in comparison to the money saved on the sundries accompanying your glass. Consider the cab fare home, the late-night takeaway, the social cigarettes, and drunken Amazon purchases.
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‘Your vision belongs to you; don’t expect others to understand or embrace it.’
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Heads up, ladies: equality is here. As men have Movember to spend the penultimate month of the year growing a glorious moustache or full beard, women now have Januhairy. Oh, yes—put down that razor and cancel your waxing appointment. It’s time to grow.
Read MoreWhile government funded schemes do exist, healthcare in the US is a largely private sector that costs Americans thousands of dollars every year, and yet continues to perform poorly when compared to other developed countries. Why, then, does the American public seem to oppose universal healthcare so vehemently?
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Take one sense out of the mix and suddenly dining out is far less pleasurable—especially for those who are visually impaired and the blind. Accessibility features work wonders for many people who need them but it’s worth considering whether they’re appropriate for everyone and ensuring those people are catered to. Is braille a dying language because of said accessibility features on technology?
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The conflict in Yemen is a mess of corruption and religious tensions with no clear answer to which victor would make the world a better, more peaceful place. What happened and how did the situation in Yemen become the world’s worst man-made humanitarian disaster?
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Yes, I have anxiety. Yes, sometimes I feel like I can’t move in crowds, or on a tube platform or sometimes it creeps up when I’m on the train. But my anxiety does not consume me. It doesn’t rule my life. It doesn’t define me. It is a part of me, and always will be, but it shouldn’t embarrass me.
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Medical ethics exist to protect us and they’re part of the more interesting side of modern medicine. When can we pull the plug? When does a mother’s autonomy override the baby’s right to life? How do ethics develop as cultural morals change?
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Homelessness is not a complicated issue, nor is it too complicated to solve: rather, it is a simple issue (a homeless person does not have a home) with a simple solution (get a home). But with the stereotypes surrounding those on the streets, getting public approval for this simple solution is another matter entirely.
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A staple of Indian and Middle Eastern cooking, turmeric is the spice responsible for giving curry powder its beautiful vibrant yellow and if you haven’t heard of it before, where have you been?
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Oil, like all other goods, is subject to supply and demand—the nature of oil and our society means oil is always in demand. But if it’s fairly simple to predict the demand for petrol, why do the prices fluctuate the way they do?
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Sorry tea-drinkers, if it’s longevity you’re after, it’s time to switch to an alternative caffeine source. A study of almost half a million people from ten European countries found drinking three cups of coffee a day may help you live longer.
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If we as a society don’t include men in the same conversations, empower them to take a career break and enable them to be flexible around childcare then the expectation remains on the women to adapt.
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Many superfoods—like turmeric and ginger—have been used for centuries by different cultures around the world but say you’re using hemp, and everyone assumes you’re smoking marijuana and seeking the high cannabis is famed for. But the cannabinoids present in hemp are an incredible set of molecules with real positive effects on the body.
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Within 24 hours of their failed attempt to join Interpol, Kosovo raised import tariffs on Serbian and Bosnian goods from 10 percent to 100 percent. Why?
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‘I didn’t for a minute think I’d end up divorcing and a single mother to two small children at 34.’
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