Emx Squared – the timesaver’s way to get in shape
Like most people, I find it’s a huge effort shoe-horning exercise into my life between a job, social life and a relationship. So when Massimo Stocchi got in touch to tell me about electro muscle stimulation, I was game. He promised that, in one 20-minute workout at the Emx Squared studio, I’d burn a chunky 2,000 calories – the equivalent of eight hours of conventional exercise. The only (terrifying) catch was I’d be hooked up to wires and getting zapped...
£15K a year spent by dad to make 8-year-old an “A-list” star
A dad from South East London are investing heavily into their eight-year-old sun hoping he will make it into international stardom. The boy, Theodore Liang, attends drama, acting and dance classes which clobbers him with a £1,300 a month. In total, taking everything into account he splurges £15k on their son, who they already think has “exceptional” talent. The dad Steffan ia already trying build little Theodore’s brand as an actor and dancer. Next up for Theodore will be his...
Anorexic woman eating 200 calories a day told by doctor she wasn’t thin enough for help
A young woman, only 18, was told she was not thin enough for help to cure her eating disorder. On hearing the news she couldn’t be helped her weight plummeted to a potentially lethal 5st 10lb, before she was able to get help. Lorna Beattie, was studying at St Andrew’s University, and living on only 200 calories a day, not much more than a piece of fruit and exercising for hours a day. She knew she had a problem and...
Earth hottest for 115,000 years due to climate change, says ex-NASA scientist
A paper written by James Hanson, an ex-Nasa climate scientist, and a number of other leading experts in the field have reported that the earth is now as hot as it has been for 115,00 years. The worrying news is further compounded by their claims that climate change has contributed to this level of heat, not experienced by modern day humans. The problem is that sea levels will rise and huge structural and technological development will be needed to stem...
Almost 80% of employees suffer from poor mental health
I am without doubt one of this massive percentage of people who suffer with stress related problems etc due to their work. I only nominally have a boss these days, but it doesn’t make it any easier, for others with a strict hierarchy it appears they are at breaking point. YouGov surveyed 20,000 workers throughout Britain and they discovered some worry statistics. 77 per cent of those questioned said they have suffered from some sort of mental health issue, and...
“Hard Brexit” woes as pound falls to 31-year low against the dollar
As the Conservative party conference appears to be ratcheting up the anti-EU sentiment within the party, a ‘hard Brexit’ seems more likely, even though, ironically, some of the conference centre was actually funded via EU cash. The anti European hyperbole and Theresa May’s fears of being attacked by the right of her party, led her to reveal that article 50 will be invoked by March 2017, this means the UK will be out of Europe by 2019. However, there may be...
GOLDCAR Rental so bad it has its own complaints website
GOLDCAR car rental reviews are so bad, one disgruntled punter started his own complaints website Spanish car rental company GOLDCAR is so dreadful that someone has created a GOLDCAR complaints website for people to share their awful experiences. One fed up customer created the site Goldcarcomplaints.com to vent his frustration at the terrible experience and lack of customer service after hiring a car with the company, and now the site attracts thousands of hits every year with people complaining about their own...
Review: The Girl on The Train
“I’m not the girl I used to be - I think people can see that on my face,” confesses Emily Blunt’s character, Rachel, in the opening scene of The Girl on The Train. Finally, Paula Hawkins’ bestselling thriller has transferred to our screens - and it doesn’t disappoint. Refreshingly, the plot stays faithful to the book - bar ditching London for New York as the location. Rachel is the alcoholic narrator who is obsessed with her ex-husband Tom (Justin Theroux)...
Research Finds Bacteria in School Lunchboxes Could Trigger Asthma and Eczema
A new study has found bacteria in children's lunchboxes could trigger health problem such as asthma and eczema. Seven in ten fabric lunchboxes tested at a school in Bath contained mould which could trigger health problems, and one in five was found to contain Staphylococci which can cause serious food poisoning if ingested in food. In the tests, 73 per cent of fabric lunch boxes tested were found to contain mould counts of up to 950 colony forming units (CFU) per...