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Why does music bring back memories? What the science says

You’re walking down a busy street on your way to work. You pass a busker playing a song you haven’t heard in years. Now suddenly, instead of noticing all the goings on in the city around you, you’re mentally reliving the first time you heard the song. Hearing that piece of music takes you right back to where you were, who you were with and the feelings associated with that memory....

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What is a skin check? The easy move that could save your life

Picky eaters ‘put off by food’ depending on plate colour

We’re told to ‘eat a rainbow’ of fruit and vegetables. Here’s what each colour does in our body

Quinoa vs. Rice – which is better for you?

World AIDS Day: How close are we to a cure?

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Toxic poppy seeds are sending people to hospital. 3 experts explain what’s behind the latest food scare

Festive eats for your pets

We’ve been studying the same people for 76 years – this is what we’ve found out about Alzheimer’s disease

How to get the spark back in your relationship

Fruit and veg: is it better to peel them?

Nourish your body and spirit with the Tonic Room’s reiki-infused treatments

Scared of needles? Claustrophobic? One longer session of exposure therapy could help as much as several short ones

Why do I remember embarrassing things I’ve said or done in the past and feel ashamed all over again?

What’s behind the mysterious rise in teenage girls experiencing tics?

Go slow and accept your limitations – how to exercise if you’re recovering from long COVID

My snoring is waking up my partner. Apart from a CPAP machine, what are the options?

Fermented foods and fibre may lower stress levels – new study

Are butter boards bad for you? An expert view on the latest food trend

What are postbiotics and how can they improve our gut health?

Development of vision in early childhood: No screens before age two

Muscle is important for good health – here’s how to maintain it after middle age

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Being healthy is a dynamic process because it is always changing. We all have times of good health, times of sickness, and maybe even times of serious illness. As our lifestyles change, so does our level of healthiness.

Those of us who participate in regular physical activity do so partly to improve the current and future level of our health. We strive toward an optimal state of well-being. As our lifestyle improves, our healthiness also improves and we experience less disease and sickness.

When most people are asked what it means to be healthy, they normally respond with the four components of fitness mentioned earlier (cardiorespiratory ability, muscular ability, flexibility, and body composition). Although these components are a critical part of being healthy, they are not the only contributing factors. Physical healthiness is only one aspect of our overall healthiness.

The other components include: social, mental , emotional and spiritual health.