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Only a semester away from graduation last spring, Darien Jacobs realised he would not be able to raise the $27,000 he needed to complete his nursing studies in the US. He “took a break” and focused on the full-time job he’d been simultaneously carryi...

In today’s article we’re going to quickly address the four subtopics involved in the psychology of nutrition: behaviour, cognition, treatments for weight management and healthier eating. 1. Behaviour Many people use food as a coping mechanism to deal...

“We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” Joseph Campbell Following on from my comments last week on forward planning, this week I thought I would continue the discussion by sharing my fa...

As a dementia care specialist, Marie Fay has grave concerns about Bermuda’s future. She has seen a tremendous rise in the demand for services in the past year. Although in keeping with global trends, the situation is compounded here: the cost of priv...

“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – 
I took the one less travelled by, 
And that has made all the difference.” Robert Frost, The Road Not Taken Well, it’s that time again. It’s New Year’s Eve and I am staring at a blank page pondering w...

Many of us have done it. We are running late and rush out of the house eating breakfast as we go. It doesn’t seem like such a big deal. However, eating on the run could be costing you your healthy habits and lead to weight gain. Studies have shown ...

When Andrew Trott-Francis’s grandfather developed cancer, his first thought was “not again”. His grandmother had died from pancreatic cancer six years before. Doctors suggested Dale Gibbons use a trial drug to fight the cancer they’d found in his liv...

Most teens think they’ll live for ever, but at 19 Brian Clement wasn’t so sure. Back then, he weighed 285lbs and was smoking three packs of cigarettes a day. “Going up stairs, I would get to the fourth step and start panting,” he said. “I’d be good...

In school, Feven Binega-Northcott would compete to finish a book before contending with any sport. Lacking “any athletic enthusiasm”, the teacher hails from Ethiopia, a country famed for its long-distance running. But, she rarely ran. “Not unless so...

In Madison Smith’s early twenties, her emotions swept from one extreme to another. When she was depressed, she would spend hours locked in her room with the lights turned off. When she wasn’t depressed, she was on top of the world, jumping from one ...