There was a rather dubious claim making the rounds during my early years of secondary school, regarding the dietary habits of the man...

Habits persist without thought. In fact, habits persist because there is so little thought attached to them. Not engaging your brain in...

My Mum tells me that before he had kids, my father was an easy-going man. He was, by her accounts, laid back and even-tempered....

My gran once advised me that ‘a little bit of what you fancy does you good’. Her message was slightly diluted when her morning cigarette...

​I will confess that I have not always been as health conscious as I am currently portraying in print. Evidence of this unwholesome past...

Dear Dr Idiot, I take a packed lunch to work every day. Unfortunately, knowing that my food is sitting in the bottom drawer of my desk...

Of all the travelling tales I have heard my cousin tell, the one they recount with the least enthusiasm, relates to the all-inclusive...

If you want to re-tune your taste buds, so that you crave and enjoy healthy food, you might have to undo some associations that have been...

There is no film, television programme or song that can override the sensation of putting something in your mouth that should not be...

Despite our shared upbringing, my siblings and I are very different people. You only have to put us in the same house, over a short...

As far as I am aware, the fear of sitting next to a large person on a plane has never been classified as a diagnosable phobia. Despite...

I have always marvelled at the support some people show for others when called upon to do so. I will clarify here that I have marvelled...

Nana Diot always maintained that laughter was the best medicine, right up until the point at which she died from a common chest...

My cousin told me of a strange evening they once experienced in Thailand, whilst on their travels there. They had on the advice of a...

There once was a time in which life seemed simpler for those of us who wished to be of healthy body. Foregoing those charitable eras in...

In my experience, most people’s goal (my goal) for weight loss is based on an increased desirability. They want to look a bit better, to...

My first experience of structured exercise, as I am sure with many of you reading this, came by way of physical education lessons in the...

I endured a rather challenging search for employment after leaving school. My lack of skills not being in demand. The majority of the...

The first words I spoke, according to the normally unreliable source of my parents, were ‘my ice cream’. I am not sure if this story has...

At some point in my teens, I was sent to live in France for a week, as the guest of an overly emotional family, in the mistaken belief...