If you have ever devoured a slice of cake and wondered why you feel great one moment and devoid of energy the next, it’s not guilt playing a role there – it’s biology.

When we eat high carbohydrate foods (those which convert to sugar in the body), such as cakes, pastries, white bread and pasta, our body’s blood sugar levels rise and fall, also known as a ‘sugar spike’.

Read on to find out what normal blood sugar levels are and what to do when your levels start to shift.

Imagine being unable to sweat due to the damage diabetes causes to the sweat glands. Dehydration and elevated blood sugar levels are difficult to manage for people with diabetes in this scorching heat. However, you must fight with the tools you have and learn to manage diabetes in extreme heat and during heat waves.

Keeping blood sugar levels within a normal range—between 70-100 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL)—helps prevent health conditions like diabetes.

Losing weight can be an important part of managing diabetes. Weight loss is just one part of diabetes management. You and your healthcare provider can work together to create a safe, realistic plan.

Although thinking hard uses calories, the energy burn is minimal. It’s not enough to burn fat and cause weight loss. Still, working out your brain has other benefits. It can boost cognitive functions like memory and focus, and slow down cognitive decline.

Mental health problems don’t pause for the holiday season. From self-help to accessing services, here’s what to do if you’re struggling.

The Christmas season often becomes a whirlwind of social engagements and while it's important to let off steam, we can be left feeling overwhelmed and stressed by the pressure of preparations, parties and family expectations. 

In the middle of a panic attack, your mind may be racing as your body is flushed with frightening physical sensations. But what does that look like from the outside?

It might happen on lunch breaks in the staff room, while eating out with friends, or seemingly out of nowhere from, sometimes, well-meaning relatives – and over time, diet talk can really grind us down.

Dopamine, our body’s happy hormone, plays a big role in helping us feel satisfied and motivated. But is there a way to naturally increase it to give us that ‘good job’ feeling all day long?

Motivation isn’t something others can give us – it comes from within ourselves. At its core, our motivation is our purpose or reason for doing something. Whether that’s why we want to be inspired to make healthier choices, fulfil a bucket list goal, make a career change, or do something to unleash our creative side.

A new analysis of more than 200 studies suggests that exercise can be just as effective as therapy at treating depression. Akin to how they effect variants of diabetes. Research found that walking, jogging, yoga, and strength training work best at reducing depressive symptoms.

When exercising, you use up more energy, and the glucose in your body provides you with that needed energy. Hypoglycaemia is a when there is a sudden drop in blood glucose. But your symptoms may vary and the exact level you experience symptoms is different for everyone and may change each time.

You'll find a wide variety of vitamin D dosages in pills, gummies, and other supplements. Many contain high dosages. One reason for the variation in dosages: A higher vitamin D dose administered weekly could result in some positive health outcomes for certain group.

If you are one of the many adults in the UK who takes one or more supplements daily, you may wonder if it's possible to take too many vitamins.

Proper hydration helps regulate body temperature, lubricates and cushions joints, protects the spinal cord and other sensitive tissues in the body, and supports waste elimination. Adequate fluid also helps prevent dehydration, a condition that can increase kidney stone risk and lead to unclear thinking, mood changes, overheating, and constipation.

Dehydration occurs when your body doesn't have the amount of water it needs to function efficiently. You may become dehydrated after losing too much water or not adequately replacing lost water. Sweating, having diarrhoea, and vomiting are examples of situations that can lead to dehydration.

The most valuable relationship you have is the one with yourself, so recognising the ways you can nurture it is vital. Here are seven arms of self-love that come together to create a wholesome, and well-rounded, connection with that person who’s been from day dot: you.