Could probiotics cure extreme shyness? Friendly bacteria in yoghurts and pickles help tackle social anxiety, study reveals

Scientists at the University of Maryland found people who ate more fermented foods suffered fewer symptoms of social anxiety, including dreading meeting strangers and talking on the phone. READ MORE

Food for thought

Control your breathing, and you control your body:

• It can instantly change your state of mind.
• Follow a few simple breathing exercises, and you'll instantly feel calmer and enjoy more energy.
• You'll enjoy better sleep, erase stress, and promote greater healing and less pain in your body.

Food for Thought

You don’t need to be better than anyone else, you just need to be better than you used to be. 

~ Dr. Wayne Dyer 

Affirmation of the Week

Today, I am brimming with energy and overflowing with joy

The rise in adult ACNE: Stress, poor diets and pollution fuel 200% rise in outbreaks - and one in three sufferers are over 35

A survey of 92 dermatology clinics in the UK found a 200 per cent rise in adults seeking treatment. The majority, like sufferer Cameron Diaz, are women and aged over 35. MailOnline

Children who skip breakfast are losing more than TWO HOURS per day of learning... as new study reveals that two thirds of teachers say they have students coming to school hungry

A new report by Foodbank has revealed that an average three students per classroom come to school hungry, with government school kids three times more likely to skip breakfast. Mailonline

Why-cancer-return-patient-cured-Diseased-cells-sleep-avoid-chemotherapy-wake-decades-later.

Cancer cells 'go to sleep' and avoid the effects of treatment, only to 'wake up' years later and trigger the disease's return, scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research in London have discovered. Read more