G4RL, while it is just one woman’s perspective (sometimes she collaborates with friends), throws into sharp relief the relationship between these elements of our culture and our mental health.
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Art and mental health: in conversation with the founder of the Perspective Project
The Perspective Project is a website that hosts art, poetry, and writing to provide a creative outlet for those experiencing mental health problems.
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A Little History of the Microbiome
Continuing with my (apparent) theme of dissecting popular science, I’ve decided to talk about a rapidly growing field of study – that of the microbiome. For those of you who don’t know, the ‘microbiome’ refers to the diverse ecology of bacteria residing within our intestines. To put into context just how vast this range of microorganisms is: we have over 100…
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The people with chronic pain who fall through the cracks in the NHS
Imagine being in so much pain that you never left the house unless you had to. Now imagine you couldn’t make that pain go away. The charity Pain UK estimates that 14 million people in Britain are suffering from chronic pain, defined medically as pain persisting longer than three months. Others put that number much higher.…
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Are organic foods all that they claim to be?
Organic foods have been around forever (literally, forever), but they’ve recently become the centre of a massive health craze. In fact, sales of organic produce in the UK have increased by 5% from last year, whilst sales of non-organic have dropped by 1% – demonstrating that the increase in organic can’t be put down simply to…
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