‘I don’t love science – I want to know what heals people’ – Ted Kaptchuk, Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard and Director of the Harvard-wide programme in Placebo Studies and the Therapeutic Encounter The…
The month of ‘Stoptober’ – a Public Health campaign that encourages smokers to give up for 28 days of the month, apparently making them five times more likely to quit. However going cold turkey doesn’t always work for everyone.…
During London Fashion Week (something I’m not heavily involved in given the state of my highly comfy-looking wardrobe), while most people are lusting over the clothes, I find myself admiring the parade of youthful and dewy complexions on show, along…
Forgotten Spices of the Archipelago ‘Jamu’ is most commonly found on the backs of traditional Kain Kebaya-wearing Javenese women. Transported via bamboo baskets, these young-middle aged women travel from villages to towns throughout Indonesia, shifting supplies of their local…
Clothing materials: what they mean, where they come from, are they ethical and will they be kind to your skin? From fast to slow fashion – it can be difficult to keep up with the speed at which the…
2018 cannot get enough of bacteria. The microscopic trend has seen them added to our drinks, our fermented foods and now even our face creams. Aren’t bacteria bad for you – what are probiotics? The yin and yang…
Aside from the sweat-coated underground and ill-prepared levels of air-con, the skies in Britain this year have made it an easy decision to spend the majority of the summer Staycationing. Next to the big smoke, Manchester is one of…
We all have that enviable friend who’s living in crop tops despite eating like a trash can, whilst we’re slightly soft around the edges even with the consistent effort to live like a rabbit. Often our metabolism takes the…
Last week I went to the La Prairie Essence of Caviar Foundation launch event at the Dorchester in London, which was secured via the Influencer’s Diary run by PR Queen Rosalind Shimmen. Seated in the Cristal Suite adorned with…
I was first introduced to the concept of Alkaline water by my Korean relatives. ‘Ionising’ your drinking water seems to be big over there and as Tech savvy and progressive as they otherwise are, I remained slightly skeptical. Nevertheless…
Charcoal is the new black – it’s been popping up in everything from Croissants and Lattés to Toothpaste and Face Masks, accompanied by the claims of detoxing, whitening and purifying. What is it? Yes it is a block…
