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Isn’t it time that fad diets went out of fashion?

Posted by Stuart Farrimond ⋅ February 13, 2014 ⋅ 1 Comment

Channel 4’s Supersize vs Superskinny is back on the telly. The long-running health show, which challenges two ‘extreme eaters’ to swap diets for a week, used to be my TV-watching guilty pleasure. Previous series’ were known for the infamous ‘feeding tube’ – a huge Perspex cylinder into which a week’s worth of food is emptied. … Continue reading →

Why playing a musical instrument is good for you

Posted by Stuart Farrimond ⋅ February 6, 2014 ⋅ 1 Comment

A horrifying screech is coming from 221B Baker Street. Dr Watson and Mrs Hudson look at each other despairingly. Sherlock is practicing his violin. Again. The character depicted in the recent BBC series, Sherlock, has no musical ability. (Although the literary version was a good musician). He would scratch his fiddle to unwind and help his mind solve the latest case. … Continue reading →