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Destressing During Coronavirus
Elinor Jones suggests some of her tried and tested methods for tackling isolation induced stress As the world has plunged into lockdown, now, more than ever, it is pertinent to ensure complete physical, mental and social wellbeing in order to come out the other side of this as well as you possibly can. However, this […]
Drunk me is still me
Online Lifestyle Editor, Amy Butterworth, explores her relationship with alcohol and muses on drinking in moderation My relationship with alcohol has been an awfully long and winding passage, much comparable to the swirly straw you always hope to get with your piña colada (just me?) However, my alcohol experience now leaves me with a bitter […]
Time to speak up?
Breaching the subject of mental health, especially with those closest to you, can be difficult. But, it can make such a difference when you finally have that conversation. For me, that conversation happened a month ago. I mentioned to a close friend that I was worried about my mum as she has been dealing with […]
In Defence of Idleness
Idleness has been condemned by its web of negative synonyms which trap the phrase in distaste as an indolent, slothful laziness. A biblical sin. And yet, sometimes there is little sweeter than reveling in a state of nothingness where little matters but you and the soft sibilance of your stillness. To be cocooned in a […]
Spiralising out of control?
W hat does it mean to be healthy? This term has become distorted with the rise of health food fads, with the latest being the rise of clean eating. The principle of clean eating is sound, encouraging the public to avoid processed foods consumption and eat more fish, fruit and vegetables. Yet, ideas of what […]
‘Proper Tasty’ and the fall of civilisation
I‘m under siege by food porn. Much as I’m loathe to use those words, there’s no other way to describe the videos of oozing cheese and dripping nutella invading my Facebook newsfeed. I love a hunk of garlic bread as much as the next student but this, my friends, is a dollop too much of […]
How this simple playlist can change the gym forever
Starting a new year at uni always brings another opportunity to make those ‘new year, new me’ oaths, pledging that we’ll eat healthier and go to the gym more. These promises are made with such enthusiasm and conviction that we convince ourselves this ‘year’ will be our year. Yet after a few too many nights […]