common sense

When someone says the word ‘diet’ to you, what do you imagine? For most people, the word ‘diet’ has extraordinarily negative connotations, probably because we think of losing weight as being an arduous and horrible thing. Perhaps when you…

Sometimes, commonly held ‘scientific facts’ come a little unstuck when evidence is presented that doesn’t agree with them. Take the concept that athletes and bodybuilders need to take on lots of additional protein if they want to gain…

When it comes to dental health concerns, your toothbrush has a huge part to play. Unfortunately, your toothbrush is loaded with germs. This is according to researchers at the University of Manchester, who have found that, in just one…