Yoga has an ancient lineage but it is also ever-evolving. Here, we explore five emerging trends for thoroughly modern yogis.

Getting a kick out of Facebook likes may indicate a lack of purpose in your life.

This cake is gluten-, dairy- and nut-free and still delicious enough to serve as a celebration dessert. The secret? Cooked quinoa.

Could B vitamins be propelling us into the abyss of obesity? That’s what scientists say.

This dairy-free ice-cream alternative is mouth-watering delicious!

Oxytocin, the “cuddle hormone”, may also intensify spiritual beliefs.

There was a time when we spoke of genetics as something fixed and immutable; “Oh, I can’t help my tendency to wear inappropriately tight clothing, my mum did it too, it’s in my genes.” There was a sense that genes were destiny and that nothing could alter them but now we know that your DNA […]

Teenagers are notoriously hard to manage partly because they are by definition at a stage life where they don’t want to be managed. Adolescence is a time of asserting yourself and part of that is to rebel against norms. That becomes a problem if, in the case of food for example, a norm such as […]

Combining laughter with exercise could be good for your health as you age.

Researchers identify people as either optimistic, pessimistic, envious or trusting and one type is more common…

As a species we place great emphasis on our ability to communicate. As soon as you read that sentence your thoughts will have immediately turned to our linguistic skills; our capacity to talk, read, and write. As important as this is to who we are as a species a significant amount of our communication actually […]

Life is complex and to get through it without having to think about everything you do along the way, you make up rules. These rules to live by usually make sense, like “look before you cross the road” but sometimes we hold onto rules without any evidence that they are actually valid. That is why […]