Health

Real gangsters grow food, says inspirational farmer

Real gangsters grow food, says inspirational farmer

Growing your own food is like printing your own money. That was the message of one pioneering farmer in the United States who has started a one-man campaign to teach whole communities of kids to grow their own fruit and veg. Ron Finley, has affectionately been called  the “guerilla gardener” of South Central LA. He is also founder of the[Read More…]

Stress can change the shape of your brain, research shows

Stress can change the shape of your brain, research shows

The phrase ‘use your brain’ has taken on a whole new meaning, thanks to one pioneering scientist who has discovered how strong emotions such as stress or happiness can literally can change the shape of our brains. According to Rick Hanson, author of  Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence, the physical shape of the brain[Read More…]

Fizzy drinks ‘boost aggression in young children’

Fizzy drinks ‘boost aggression in young children’

Sipping a can of coke has been linked to behavioural difficulties in young children, according to new research. Findings published by The Journal of Pediatrics showed that soft drinks have been associated with aggression, attention problems and withdrawal in children as young as five. Although the links between soft drinks and aggression, depression, and suicidal thoughts in adolescents has been[Read More…]

Brave youngster raises money for cancer charities

Brave youngster raises money for cancer charities

A brave young man in Lincolnshire has vowed to continue his fundraising activities despite having cancer, it has been reported. At the tender age of 9, Ethan Maull, was diagnosed with a rare form of children’s bone cancer last Christmas, but even this has not stopped him from raising money on behalf of charities such as Cancer Research. The inspirational[Read More…]

Hospital gives US teen a death sentence because of ‘low grades and non-compliance’

Hospital gives US teen a death sentence because of ‘low grades and non-compliance’

Doctors are often faced with difficult decisions regarding life and death, but what happens when those decisions are based purely upon their perception of you as a person? One young man in America has found this out to his detriment after having been denied a life-saving heart transplant because of low grades and previous trouble with police. Fifteen year-old Anthony[Read More…]