Adding MSG to nutritious foods without adding salt ‘could encourage healthier eating habits’

Putting MSG in grains and vegetables will improve the flavour and encourage healthier eating as people won’t add as much salt to their food, researchers claim. A new study by researchers from the University of California, Davis, investigated the impact of substituting salt for MSG (or umami seasoning) can have on eating habits. They found … Read more

The Queen should pose in face masks to help encourage public to wear them, government adviser says

The Queen and Sir David Attenborough should pose in face masks to help encourage public to wear them, government adviser says The Queen and Sir David Attenborough, both 94, could be asked to set example A government adviser suggested national treasures wear masks to promote use   Both have been isolating, with Sir Attenborough filming voice … Read more

The Queen should pose in face masks to help encourage public to wear them, government adviser says

The Queen and Sir David Attenborough should pose in face masks to help encourage public to wear them, government adviser says The Queen and Sir David Attenborough, both 94, could be asked to set example A government adviser suggested national treasures wear masks to promote use   Both have been isolating, with Sir Attenborough filming voice … Read more

Uber sending out 600,000 packages of Clorox wipes to encourage riders to sanitize before exiting

Uber is giving out 600,000 packages of Clorox wipes so passengers can sanitize seats and doors before exiting Uber is sending out Clorox canisters to drivers in the US It will a store of 600,000 canisters to drivers in Chicago, Atlanta, and New York The company is also encouraging passengers to disinfect cars  By James Pero … Read more

How working under tight deadlines could encourage you to indulge in pizza, chocolate cake and sweets

Deadlines could encourage people to indulge in doughnuts, cake and chips, claim scientists.  Researchers found volunteers were more likely to crave calorific foods when under pressure from a clock counting down from 60 seconds.    In an era where people are more connected than ever through digital technology, life can feel very busy and time is … Read more

Dorset photographer shares stunning pictures of his home county to encourage people to holiday there

Photographer from Dorset shares stunning pictures of his home county to encourage visitors to holiday there once the coronavirus crisis has passed (and that’s probably job done!) James Loveridge, 29, from Bridport, has snapped incredible images of Dorset, which relies heavily on tourism Incredible scenes include a waterfall of fog over the Jurassic Coast and … Read more

Does taking medication encourage an unhealthy lifestyle?

As a nation, we take a lot of pills. One in four people in England take at least three different types of medication daily, according to NHS Digital. The two most commonly prescribed medicines are blood pressure pills and cholesterol-lowering statins — for which there are seven million prescriptions alone every year in the UK. … Read more

Campaigners slam Olly Murs TikToks, saying they encourage ‘abuse dressed up as banter’

Domestic violence campaigners have slammed pop star Olly Murs over recent Tik Tok videos he’s posted to his Instagram account – saying they ‘encourage abuse dressed up as banter’. Troublemaker singer Murs, 35, and girlfriend Amelia Tank, 27, have been entertaining his 3.2million fans on the social media platform with lighthearted videos of their life … Read more

Masks WILL get us working: Ministers face pressure to encourage Britons to cover their faces 

Ministers were under mounting pressure on Friday night to encourage Britons to wear face masks as part of a staged plan to get the country back to work.  London mayor Sadiq Khan urged the Government to change its advice on masks to combat the spread of the virus.  He was supported by former Health Secretary … Read more

Masks WILL get us working: Ministers face pressure to encourage Britons to cover their faces 

Ministers were under mounting pressure on Friday night to encourage Britons to wear face masks as part of a staged plan to get the country back to work.  London mayor Sadiq Khan urged the Government to change its advice on masks to combat the spread of the virus.  He was supported by former Health Secretary … Read more