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A sad side effect of the Covid-19 pandemic is that the number of couples divorcing has steadily increased over the past 18 months. In the UK alone, one law firm recently reported that it has seen divorce instructions increase by around 30% since the pandemic began, and the UK’s Citizens Advice charity, which provides advice and guidance on a range of personal issues, has also seen a dramatic rise in visits to the divorce section of its website.

Friends are essential in life. They are with us to celebrate the good times and to overcome the bad ones. But friends are much more important than you think. Several studies have shown that friendship has real benefits on our physical and psychological health. Do you want to know what they are?

Regular exercise is important for keeping your body functioning at its best and it is crucial for good physical and mental health. We can all exercise in some way, regardless of age, so there is no excuse to avoid sport. All you have to do is to adapt the type of exercise to your needs.

What are the benefits of physical activity?

December is the moment to do your personal annual review. Have you achieved your goals? What were your most challenging moments? What have you learnt? And, most importantly, have you set your goals for next year?

After doing this review, you can think about what your goals for the coming year will be. To set them, remember you must have a positive attitude and be very open to change. Making a list can help you weigh the pros and cons of each decision.

To make a definitive goal list, let us give you some tips:

Cooking together as a family has many benefits that go beyond learning healthy lifestyle habits from childhood: it helps to strengthen the relationship with your partner and children, and to discover the skills that each member of the family has.

This is because cooking with family, friends or for yourself makes you exercise many skills, such as planning meals, making the shopping list, and socializing, since you must share different tasks with more people.

Better living conditions, medical advances and healthier lifestyles mean that people are living longer. Around a fifth of the UK population is now over 65 years of age and, it is estimated that by 2050, it will be one in four people.

As we go through life, we rely on our parents to care for and support us. However, with people living longer, it is increasingly likely that the roles will one day be reversed, and you may need to care for, and support your parents in the future.

Insuring your life is a slightly odd concept as it is one of the few things you pay for that you never actually benefit from! However, knowing your family will benefit financially if you die can be a great comfort to some people, but do you need it?

People have varied reasons for giving to charities. Sometimes it is because the charity supports something they believe in, or it has helped them or a family member in the past. Giving to a charity not only benefits the organisation, but it also provides a sense of wellbeing and empowerment to the donor because they know they are doing something positive by helping others. In fact, research has found that donating to a charity increases activity in the part of the brain that registers pleasure.

Every year, we’re exposed to seasonal changes that entail changes to schedules and exposure to sunlight. During the summer months there are more hours of light, but they are considerably reduced in winter. Although you may think you’re used to the fluctuations in daylight hours, the body needs to adapt in order to continue to function correctly.

If during the coming weeks, you see more beards than usual around you, then it’s surely due to the “Movember” celebrations in November, a global initiative launched by the Movember Foundation to raise awareness on the importance of male health.

Movember is a portmanteau of the words moustache and November, and it calls all men to grow their beards for this month as a sign of support for initiatives to raise awareness and prevent prostate cancer and other diseases that affect men.