Health bits: Bubble baths can be your best friend
Having a nice warm bath can help you feel less lonely, according to new research.
Hot water in a bathtub acts as a substitute for company and can dispel feelings of isolation and exclusion according to the study by researchers at Yale University in America. Warm physical experiences were found to significantly reduce the distress of social exclusion, said the study published in the psychology journal ‘Emotion’. Spoonful of sugar, benefits go down
If you are choosing a food like a cereal in the supermarket, it’s worth checking the labels for sugar content.
Watch out for ingredients like brown sugar, corn sweetener, corn syrup, dextrose, fructose, high fructose corn syrup, invert sugar, maltose, malt syrup, molasses, sugar and sucrose.
In some brands, the benefits of fibre are overshadowed by the addition of refined grains, added sugar or cholesterol-raising fats.
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