NHS247 - Life Balance

Lifestyle

Think Positive
What do you really want from your life? Have you got it? Have you unlocked your full potential or are you still looking for the key? There may be several locks on your potential: ability, opportunity, motivation, but the first key you need is always attitude. Without a positive frame of mind, you may not even find the door.

'I'm glad I was a teenage mother'
When Camilla Chafer became pregnant while studying for A-levels, it could have spelt the end of all her ambitions. But 11 years on, she believes it was the making of her.

Sleepwalking: You wouldn’t credit what you can do while you're meant to be at rest
This condition is increasingly being used as a defence in court. So what are we really capable of doing as we slumber?

Tomatoes 'stop you getting fat'
Tomatoes could be the key to staying slim, researchers believe, helping dieters to feel fuller for longer.

Agony Aunt

Doctor Who
I am a social worker and I have been having problems with the doctor assigned to my cases. In our hospital meetings he constantly ignores the points that I make and talks down to me. One lady that I had warned was not capable of looking after herself suffered a fall in her home and lay there for 2 days. Had he listened to my advice (to put her into a home) she would not have suffered needlessly. I don't want to take the situation as far as a tribunal (mostly because I still think I will be ignored in favour of him) but how can I approach him without getting his back up? His back is already up! Jen H

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Healthy Eating

Keep drinking 8 glasses of water each day!
Drink water 20 minutes before and 20 minutes after eating, not whilst you are eating.
Avoid adding table salt to your meals!
Leave the table satisfied and do not overeat – overeating upsets digestion and can lead to many digestive problems!

Recipe:
Porridge

May sound boring but you can make the most divine energising breakfast from a cheap and simple oat!

½ cup organic oats per person (this will vary from person to person)
You can use jumbo oats or the smaller ones doesn’t matter
Soak these oats overnight in water, just enough to cover them
Cook for 10 minutes in either rice milk or just more water
Add some banana, berries, sunflower or pumpkin seeds, honey or agave nectar to sweeten, a teaspoon of flax oil and enjoy!

by Helena Bingham