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Food for Thought

Stop feeling sorry for yourself – and you will be happy.
By stopping feeling sorry for yourself, you can actually get on and DO something about it

Affirmations for Inner Peace

  • Peace comes when I let go of trying to control every tiny detail.
  • A peaceful heart makes for a peaceful life.

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9 ways to keep your collagen and skin looking young

Beauty portrait of a woman laughingYou might not know what it is, but collagen is key when it comes to keeping your skin youthful and wrinkle-free. Vitamin C is crucial to the ­formation of collagen. “Good sources are red pepper, dark green leafy veg like broccoli and sprouts, tomatoes, oranges and kiwi fruit.Mirror

WHO warns 10,000 new cases of Ebola a week are possible

A woman crawls towards the body of her sister as Ebola burial team members take her sister Mekie Nagbe, for cremation in Monrovia, Liberia.UN agency says fatality rate at 70% and that 'a lot more people will die' unless world steps up its response to crisis. There could be up to 10,000 new cases a week of Ebola within two months, the World Health Organisation warned on Tuesday, as the death toll from the virus reached 4,447 people, nearly all of them in West Africa. The Guardian

Catalan leader replaces referendum with plan for an unofficial vote

Artur Mas’s pro-independence allies respond angrily to idea of holding a survey without any legal implications. El País

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Stressed? You're more likely to suffer heart disease from it if you're a woman


  • More women with heart disease experienced 'myocardial ischemia'
  • This is where there is decreased blood flow to the heart, stopping it working
  • Women with condition under stress showed early signs of blood clotting
  • Blood clots can block arteries and lead to heart disease and a heart attack
  • Experts said stress should be taken into account when treating patients
Daily Mail

Revealed: How the stress of work, smoking and drinking among women has narrowed the life expectancy gap with men


Mortality rates among men were at twice the level for those of women in 1963, but 50 years later the gap had fallen to 1.5 times, according to a new study which reveals the impact of more women finding work. Daily Mail