Often censured as the power of nothing, the placebo effect is a concept that’s mesmerised cognitive ...
Health & Wellness
Articles about our health and wellbeing, mind, emotions, keeping fit, your hearing, eyesight and dental needs, natural remedies and keeping vital.
Silver hair and silver linings: the unlikely perks of ageing
For most people, ageing goes hand in hand with a bathroom full of anti-wrinkle cremes, and ...
Socialising for brain power
We humans are highly social beings. We don't survive well, let alone thrive, in isolation. Relationships with other people stimulate our brains-in fact, interacting with others may be the best kind of brain exercise of all.
15 psychological facts
Psychological facts which will blow you away. Take them with a grain of salt, however, several ...
12 reasons why sex is like driving a car
Sex is like driving a car - one wrong move can cause an accident!
Brain Food: Sweetcorn mushroom & quinoa pilaf with macadamia mayonnaise
Author Delia McCabe has a master’s degree in psychology. However, after researching and discovering that what ...
Changing taste buds: What to expect as you age with grace and taste!
Were you one of those people who hated wine, up until one blustery winter’s night when ...
4 tips to reduce brain fog
Where did I put my keys? Who is that woman again? When did I last go ...
10 years in the making – Antarctic mission on one leg
As I lay in Waikato hospital a decade ago with a freshly amputated leg, I made ...
Train your brain to remember more
Let’s face it, as you get older it seems to get harder and harder to remember ...