Social anxiety affects a surprisingly high number of us. Social anxiety “is an anxiety disorder in which a person has an excessive and unreasonable fear of social situations.” Sufferers of social anxiety will feel deeply uncomfortable both physically and mentally at the thought of BBQs, music festivals, outdoor events, even friendships, and relationships. What was really interesting was a study conducted by the…
A book written in the 70s claimed that plants were sensitive beings that liked classical music and had emotions. This book was called, The Secret Life of Plants. The book contained notes of experiments with music, polygraphs, and vegetables. The science in the book has now mostly been discredited, but after reading the book, people began talking to their plants and playing music…
We are probably all familiar with Actimel and Yakult, which are marketed towards keeping our gut healthy. Whilst they are useful, they aren’t as effective as taking a tablet with a concentrated probiotic. If you don’t take one of these already you should, read below to see the signs that you should regularly be taking a probiotic. Here are five reasons why you…
The Aloe Vera plant is nature’s little gift to us. Despite all that we do to the environment, Aloe Vera is still there, soothing our sunburn and mosquito bites. Aloe Vera is not just good for our external body but also it can be ingested and does wonder for our internal organs. The juice itself is a little sour and takes a bit…
What is emotional manipulation? Emotional manipulation is when friends or loved ones use methods such as guilt-tripping, shaming and using fear to manipulate others. It can be done in both a subtle or very overt manner, but either way is unacceptable. It’s safe to say that at some point in our lives we may have done the following, but it’s usually followed by…
Work can be the reason for stress in many people's lives. From the stress of meeting deadlines to holding important meetings, the workplace is one of the most common places people experience stress. In fact, 80 percent of workers feel stress at their job, and almost half are keen to learn how to manage their stress levels. Symptoms can be anything from anxiety…
Summer is well and truly upon us and while it’s oh so tempting to flick the air conditioning on for that instant ‘aaahhhh”, your conscience might take a bit of a lashing. Air conditioning electricity comes from fossil fuels, and most notably coal. With the world relying more and more on air conditioning to keep us cool (you can thank climate change for…
With the problems resulting from climate change appearing daily in our news, a trend has slowly been emerging to go back to nature and live in a totally self-sustaining home. These houses are being designed by a company called Earthship based in New Mexico. The idea behind these homes is that they are “off-the-grid,” meaning that they try to rely as little as…