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• From Instagram to TV ads, what’s the science behind food porn?

  19-03-2017 12:00
  
  What does the bombardment of food imagery do to our brains and bodies? The ‘gastrophysicist’ who has worked with Heston Blumenthal explains all in an extract from his new bookYour brain is your body’s most blood-thirsty organ, using around 25% of total blood flow (or energy) – despite the fact that it accounts for only 2% of body mass. Given that our brains have evolved to find food, it should perhaps come as little surprise to discover that some of the largest increases
  
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• How to parent without limitations| Trevor Silvester

  19-03-2017 07:00
  
  Foisting unnecessary fears on to our children can severely limit their futuresFor 20 years I’ve sat in my therapy room and listened to people. I’ve heard hundreds of stories from childhood that have led to lives of pain and limitation. Some are what you’d expect – abuse, trauma and deprivation – but many are much more mundane. Can a bad first day at school really lead to a fear of failure? Can a single moment of rejection lead to serial relationship disasters? It ce
  
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• How likely is your marriage to succeed? Start by counting the guests – quiz

  19-03-2017 07:00
  
  Try our quiz to find out the relationship between the size and cost of your wedding and its likely successDoes the size and cost of your wedding predict the success of your marriage? Answer these two questions to find out.1) How many people came to your wedding? (a) Just the two of us (b) 11-50 (c) 51-100 (d) 101-200 (e) 201 or more. Continue reading...
  
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• How likely is your marriage to succeed, start by counting the guests

  19-03-2017 07:00
  
  Try our quiz to find out the relationship between the size and cost of your wedding and its likely successDoes the size and cost of your wedding predict the success of your marriage? Answer these two questions to find out.1) How many people came to your wedding? (a) Just the two of us (b) 11-50 (c) 51-100 (d) 101-200 (e) 201 or more. Continue reading...
  
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