We share this planet with millions of other creatures including a huge number of bacteria and viruses. Many of these are harmless and indeed we need the good bacteria in our gut. However there are also many known as pathogens that can infect us and make us ill. It is...
The universe goes in seasons and cycles. The earth goes around the sun. The moon goes around the earth. The seasons follow in order; summer after spring and winter after autumn (fall). Night follows day and the month’s click around to December, which is followed by...
Whenever one visits a cemetery the descriptions on the headstones have a certain theme to them. It is never about what job the person did. It is not about their sporting prowess. It is not about the size of their house, whether they owned a yacht or even about a...
If you ask a group of adults the question “Who is looking forward to Christmas”? A number of hands would go up. If you then ask “Who is looking forward to Christmas being…over?” A second set of hands goes up. Ask a group of year one school children the same questions...
OK its now “official” – being sedentary does actually kill you. The negative impact of a sedentary lifestyle on our health has been observed for many years but it has now been clearly shown and quantified. An Australian study of 8800 people over six years found...
