Tag: Andrew McDonald

Keto, short for ketogenic, is a low carbohydrate, high fat diet which claims to get you losing weight quickly. According to keto experts, up to...

Alcoholism wrecks everything. It rips families apart, devastates health, ruins bank balances and ultimately, if not overcome, kills. Problems with the demon drink are as...

“Sit down next to me” sing the rock band James. It is a call to people who are suffering bad periods in their life,...

Prior to the 2020s, choice was limited for people who chose not to drink alcohol when socialising. Normal everyday drinking options were plentiful enough. Tea,...

Cold and flu season has started to make its unwanted presence familiar again. Last year, many of us were in lockdown for long periods and...

Buddy Holly and Michael Jackson shared the same talent for using a singing technique few artists even seriously attempt, never mind master. A vocal hiccup...

The battle to get your kids to sleep is well-known to most parents. It’s a natural part of growing up when children test boundaries and...

The planned ending of Covid-related restrictions in October will come as a relief to most of us. Nothing is confirmed yet and, as with anything...

If your friend said they spent their time deliberately annoying other people, how would you react? Be happy that their life was obviously productive and...

Over the past weeks and months that I’ve been writing this column, I’ve provided bits and pieces of advice for dealing with anxiety, depression...

Write a list of stereotypically Irish things and it’s guaranteed “a cup of tea” features prominently. In recent years this has changed with coffee becoming...

In this column, we have already looked at how recovering from a mental health crisis is only the first stage on the path to...

Recovering from poor mental health is dependent on learning a whole new range of life skills. Once the crisis period of whatever condition a person...

Needles are not something any of us looks forward to. Fortunately, unless we have an ongoing health concern, most of us don’t have to...

Hopefully, we're well on the way back to freedom now. Few of us will be sad to see lockdown leave us. That said, with the...

Among the biggest events in life are your own wedding and becoming a parent. The former is more of a gradual process. You meet somebody...

A quick question. Who is considered the founder of modern psychology? The chances are you responded “Sigmund Freud” pretty much without thinking! Actually, if you...

Of life’s more devastating crises, losing your job can feel like it’s up there with the worst of them. It’s no wonder as the...

Most of us spend almost a quarter of our lives at work. Take into account the eight hours or so we spend asleep every night...

Stress destroys both our mental wellbeing and physical health. It can ultimately lead to chronic or even terminal illness. Stressful situations often develop when we...

Among the most difficult of habits to quit, smoking is pretty high up there. The mere idea of it is daunting enough. Should it...

We all have to deal with difficult people. However, keep in mind one thing; you have to cope with them for a short time,...

Music affects the mind. There’s nothing particularly ground-breaking about that revelation. What is worth exploring though is how different kinds of music interact with our...

Last week we looked at why dieting almost always ends in failure. This week we’re going to look at alternatives. To kick things off, two...

The four words in the title above will come like a hammer blow for some and perhaps as a relief for many others. The truth...

Whisper it! Keep fingers crossed! It looks like we’re on the final leg of Covid lockdown. With luck, we’re soon going to be back...

Regression therapy works by reassessing memories which get stored in your mind. As you know, both your conscious and subconscious minds are like sponges. If...

Sometimes the only way to move forward is by stepping back. Anxiety and depression are, as we have already discussed, very frequently linked to...

Hypnotherapy opens up your path to recovery from anxiety or depression by getting in touch with your subconscious mind. It does this via a number...

Did you know one of the most powerful things you possess is your breath? No, I’m not telling you to stop eating garlic or onions!...