You wake up, pad down the hall to the bathroom, yawn, and as you do so, you notice the flowers wilt in the nearby vase. OK, so maybe your breath isn’t quite bad enough to fell a flower, but we’ve all experienced the effects of dog’s breath, puppy breath or garbage mouth first thing in the morning. Others suffer from it throughout the day. Why do we have bad breath? And what can we do about it? Continue reading
Ever felt seemingly inexplicable changes in your energy levels or mood at different hours of the day? There are many factors which can affect energy levels and mood. Sugar levels, hormone and brain chemical fluctuations all contribute to energy and mood. Chinese Medicine has a different approach to explaining these shifts. It explains it using the Chinese Body Clock. Continue reading
Our society is made up of people who are perceived as high status, and people who are perceived as having lower status. A more popular name for a high status individual is an “alpha male” or “alpha female”. Why do some people exude high status whilst others exude low status? Continue reading
Villains in cartoons do it. Salespeople do it. And when we’re feeling cold we do it. Why do we rub our hands together? Continue reading
As you put your hand in your jeans pockets, your finger occasionally catch on that tiny pocket inside the big pocket. Why do we he have this little pocket on jeans? Continue reading
We’ve all seen it hundreds of times in movies: The handsome hero hunkers down on bended knee, smiles at his beloved adoringly through sparkling eyes, and whips out a twinkling engagement ring. Engagement rings are offered as a promise of marriage. But where did this tradition of giving rings in engagements and weddings start? Continue reading
Most of us associate New Year’s Eve with fireworks, parties, a New Year’s kiss at midnight, and maybe a little bit of crossing arms and singing Auld Lang Syne.
In other parts of the world, New Year traditions are a little bit different… Continue reading
Why do I like the music I like? What does your taste in music say about your personality?
The infamous stomach gurgle is a bane to many of us. Especially if we are often performing in front of others. Lecturers, radio presenters, TV presenters and teachers dread the moment when their stomach decides to erupt into song at the most inopportune moments. But why do tummies growl and gurgle? Continue reading
