At school I barely concentrated on any topic; I was too busy sky-larking around with my best friend Sam. Or, in maths, far more pre-occupied: discussing music with my friend Roger!   Even though, I later had a conscientious friend in Debbie; perhaps due to my harrowing childhood, I did badly in the majority of [...]

We humans frequently rely on our gut instinct to help us make decisions, and it’s no wonder that when we follow our hunch: we get the outcome we desire.   Fundamentally, the vagus nerve is the information highway between the brain and the gut, and our stomach is often dubbed as being our second brain. [...]

I am not being glib about discussing physical pain; I want to talk about the positivity of it instead. Because when we are mindful about how our bodies work: we can reduce some of our pain, and any reduction in it, is like winning the body lottery. It also significantly improves our mental wellbeing.   [...]