Nine-year-old Poppy-Mae is well- known in her hometown. “She’s such a determined and caring little girl and has been doing fundraising for Alder Hey Children’s Hospital since she was five years old,” ...

Escape to the country Despite a national landmark, astounding scenery and a window into space, Northumberland National Park is an unsung holiday destination, but loved by those who discover it, says ...

5 SCHEDULE KINDNESS We share things all the time and when we do so, that act of sharing diminishes what we have. But this is not true of kindness. Kindness is the only thing in the world that ...

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Candis Big Give project: The money raised will go towards supporting those affected by ME by funding a telephone support service, support services for children with ME and their families, and the ...

4. Get enough Vitamin C Vitamin C is known for its beneficial effect on the immune system and for its role as an antioxidant. As well as being good for health in general, it also has specific benefits ...

2. Pop a happy pill. “Vitamin D can help with the symptoms of mild depression and Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD),” says Cassandra. “Although you can get some vitamin D from foods such as butter and ...

Rather than just any soya, the Japanese tend to consume traditional fermented soya foods such as miso, tempeh and natto. One of the benefits of the fermentation process is that the isoflavones are ...

Excess stress goes to your waistline As if this wasn’t enough, cortisol can actually affect how fat is distributed around our bodies. And unfortunately, in health and weight terms, it builds up in the ...

If we could have buried my dad in a cardboard box we would have – we did try, but couldn’t find one man enough for the job, so we went for the cheapest possible wooden one. If we could have bought it ...

Dancer Anton Du Beke, 45, will this year star in his ninth series of Strictly Come Dancing. He splits his time between London and Kent where he lives with his girlfriend, Amanda The best thing my ...