Lifestyle
After cancer treatment I was told I could never walk…but look at me now!
Following his bone marrow transplant for Leukaemia Duncan suffered an infection in his spine which resulted in total paralysis from the waist down (something that is unheard of in itself) - his neurologist told him she was unsure if I would ever walk again – however through his treatment of reflexology he got his feeling back and now can walk again, this is his story... At the end of 2012 I noticed I had been getting very tired easily and had bouts of nausea...
Why I moved from teaching to social work
Paul O'Shea tells the TLE why he became a social worker... Prior to starting Frontline, I enjoyed a stimulating career as a teacher for 35 years, spending the last 13 as principal of an inner-London college. All teachers carry affection for their students, but I’d always had a special regard for those who had developed the resilience to overcome difficulty and disadvantage. Often they had managed this with some professional intervention, in the home and community, and I’d been intrigued...
I’m running a 1000 miles for charity
Mark Church is running 1000 miles for charity this it his story... October marks the start of my bid to run 1000 miles for charity, involving two iconic London cricket grounds: the Kia Oval and Lords. I’m doing it as a fundraiser in memory of my dad, Tony, who died last year. Dad was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer out of the blue. He died six months later on 21 May 2017, leaving us shocked and reeling from the sheer speed...
In 30 years demands for food on Earth will push planet to limit…because people will be too fat
By 2050 humankind will struggle to feed a population of roughly nine billion people without missing targets to curb climate change and save the rainforests, a report said.
This is where Londoners can donate coats to help fight cold-related winter deaths
This Monday November 12, the eighth year of Wrap Up kicks off at locations across the capital - as well as other British cities - see below. The scheme is to combat the suffering of rough sleepers, homeless people and refugees as temperatures plummet, with over one homeless person dying each day on average over the past year. In 2017, generous Londoners donated over 20,000 coats via collections at tube stations, schools, places of worship and over 100 companies, which were...
Men seeking Ex Real Madrid & Manchester United player Ronaldo’s physique more likely to be depressed or hit the bottle
They are also at four times more risk of using illegal supplements - and anabolic steroids
A 50-year-old grandmother has become Britain’s oldest mother of quads
Grandmother Tracey Britten, 50, is pregnant with three girls and one boy
Woman who lost over seven stone says smoking Cannabis helped her shed the pounds
Ayan Ikra claimed that puffing on two joints a day allowed her to reach her target weight of 11 and a half stone in just over two years
Singing ‘may reduce stress and improve symptoms for Parkinson’s patients’
The results from a pilot study revealed improvements in mood and motor symptoms, as well as reduced physiological indicators of stress