All Health and wellbeing articles
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ArticleIt’s time to move away from diets
In our new women’s health column, Dr Becky Howie shines a spotlight on diet culture, and emphasises the importance, instead, of food choice and nutrition based on the wisdom found in both science and scripture
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OpinionI discovered God’s design in our psychology, and it is fascinating!
Clinical psychologist, Dr Ruth Graham shares how psychological truths have helped her have greater patience and hope in her identity as a child of God.
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OpinionAutism diagnoses are increasing and God has guided our family with a neurodivergent daughter
‘I still struggle with those Christians in the Church, who misunderstand neurodivergence, when I think they should be reflecting God’s message of acceptance and celebration around difference,’ says Ann Wilson.
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ArticleIf you're searching for permission to love yourself in mid-life, this is it
Jo Ibbott says the greatest gift you can give this Christmas is some self-care
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OpinionWhat Christians can learn from Parkrun
‘In both Parkrun and church, there’s something to be said for collective determination, driving each other on to reach personal goals,’ says Emily Bright, as she shares her experience of her weekly 5k run.
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OpinionResearch confirms fifty percent of women feel their medical needs have been ignored because of their gender. Can faith play a part in the healing?
‘When I feel pain, I pause to ask my body what the root is and will often get a sense of what it is. Sometimes I will need to forgive others or myself, or I will need to consume or abstain from various foods,’ says Hannah Wickens, as she looks into the issue of women’s pain.
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ArticlePlease, don’t stay silent
Jo Ibbott lifts the lid on the historical cultural attitude to women in midlife, including perimenopause and menopause
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OpinionI have learnt to consider the challenges of menopause through the unique perspective of faith
On World Menopause Day, Jayne Manfredi asks, ‘Does scripture tell a different story? Not one which denies the value of hormone therapy or modern medicine, but one which might support women in mind and soul whilst going through this transition?’
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OpinionLessons from baby loss - ‘God’s grace is sufficient’
Rebekah Watkiss thought she would not be able to get through the emotional and physical pain of losing her firstborn, but she says, ‘I discovered God’s grace was truly sufficient in each and every moment.’
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OpinionHow dwelling on scripture ‘flicks off the worry-switch’
For World Mental Health Day, Anne Le Tissier shares her experience of battling anxiety and how she learned to go straight to the Bible for support.
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OpinionI learnt to trust God again after baby loss - and you can too
As we go into Baby Loss Awareness Week, Funke Oham shares how her first loss almost 20 years ago led her to support others experiencing the same.
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Opinion‘I suffer from religious OCD’
Samantha Bailie-McMurdock shares her experience of scrupulosity, and how a book by John Bunyan helped her find freedom.
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Article‘Do not suffer alone’
Evangelical Alliance editor and former BBC broadcast journalist Nicola Morrison opened up to Premier Unbelievable’s Ruth Jackson about her professional and personal journeys, including her struggle with self-harming
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ArticleShining a light on HRT
October is Menopause Awareness Month and with this year’s focus on hormone replacement therapy (HRT), mid-life specialist Jo Ibbott says it’s time to clear up the confusion surrounding this often-misunderstood treatment
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Opinion‘I have seen the ‘boom of the shroom’ on social media but are mushrooms really a safe choice?'
Nutritionist Clare Backhouse considers the mushrooms that have been found to support the body against all sorts of health issues such as inflammation, viruses, tumour growth, fungal overgrowth, pathogenic bacteria, hormone imbalance, and even stress.
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Opinion'Kate and I appear to be two lives affected by cancer that will never be the same again'
Recently the Prince and Princess of Wales released a video with family footage, giving an update on the health of Princess Kate. Suzie Kennedy shares her view on the video, and rejoices at the second chance both she and Kate have been given.
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ArticleMenopause - a whole-body experience
Mid-life specialist Jo Ibbott explains how the brain is affected during menopause
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ArticleLooking after your emotional health as a mother
Joy A Mead invites you to go on a journey to discover more about how past traumas may have affected you, so that you can be the healthiest version of yourself
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ArticleWomen naturally understand about menopause, and men don’t need to…right?
Mid-life specialist Jo Ibbott debunks the two main assumptions she comes across regularly
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OpinionA Christian nutritionist’s view on ultra-processed foods
Are you drawn to fizzy drinks of all colours or ice-cream that doesn’t seem to melt? Emma Maitland-Carew looks at why ultra processed food is so damaging to our bodies and how we can recognise it.
