You’ve got to admit it – as a major organ, your brain is kept pretty busy. Not just with making decisions about what you’ll have for lunch, but with orchestrating the co-ordination of your immunity, hormones, digestion, and all the involuntary muscle movements. Oh, and checking that your heart is still beating. Your brain is active 24 hours a day, and needs a steady supply of glucose to keep firing those neurotransmitters. Read the full article

Bothered by leg cramps? Here’s your home checklist to help you discover the cause. Read the full article

This one’s not a fun piece of playground equipment. Mood swings can strike anyone: Here are some of the most common causes for them, and what you can do to get back in balance: Read the full article

Some time ago, when the connection between heart disease and a diet too high in fat was recognised, the general consensus became that a low fat diet would be better for us all. And although it’s a relief to see that most of us are keeping an eye on our fat intake, it seems that the ‘low fat’ trend has been taken too far, and is causing another set of health problems altogether. Read the full article