THE CHEMISTRY OF INTIMACY A bumper sticker from the hippy era in the Sixties read: “Candy is dandy, but sex don’t rot your teeth!”  It would be such a bonus when something that feels so good, is really good for you.  Apart

A bumper sticker from the hippy era in the Sixties read: “Candy is dandy, but sex don’t rot your teeth!”   Apart from the “feel good” emotional benefits, are there are any other physiological benefits for your body? Hugging: Hugging increases levels

Have you ever wondered which factors contribute to a good life? Why do some people live happy lives? And others not? A study tracking the lives of 724 men over the past 78 years has come up with some very interesting findings.

What is vitamin D? The natural form of vitamin D is produced in the skin when energy from ultraviolet B rays (UVB) in sunlight converts cholesterol in the cells of the skin into vitamin D3, a steroid hormone. The natural form of

Keeping a gratitude journal seems to be one of the latest self-help fads doing the rounds.  Is this just another trendy self-improvement activity?  Apart from a “feel-good” experience, is there any scientific proof of the value of keeping such a journal, and

Hearing that your illness cannot be cured is a devastating experience.  Rather than using the dreaded words “terminally ill”, the Koreans describe it in a more compassionate way, namely as “running out of time”.  As a matter of fact, all of us