Around 70-80% of women with PCOS have some degree of insulin resistance, even those who are a healthy weight. This means your cells don't respond properly to insulin, so your body keeps producing more and more of it to compensate...

Most people don't realise that your gut produces around 90% of your body's serotonin, the chemical most associated with mood and calm. It is connected to your brain via a direct two-way communication pathway, and the traffic runs both ways.

You sit down to work and your brain just... won't cooperate. Sound familiar?

Bipolar disorder affects somewhere between 1 in 50 to 1 in 100 people in the UK. Yet it remains one of the most misunderstood mental health conditions, often misdiagnosed for years (takes over 9 years to be diagnosed), and surrounded by stigma that makes it harder for people to seek help or talk openly about what they are experiencing..

"Getting older!" we joke. And usually, that's all it is. But sometimes, and this is the part nobody really talks about, those moments aren't just about age.

You walk into a room and completely forget why you're there. Again. Or you're mid-sentence and that one simple word just... disappears. If you feel like you're losing your edge, you aren't 'losing it', your brain is going through a massive hormonal shift. From why oestrogen is actually 'brain fertiliser' to how perimenopause can hijack your ADHD or PMDD, let's talk about what's really happening. More importantly, let’s look at how you can feel mentally sharp again.

Scientists have just cracked the code on why stress makes us reach for the biscuit tin - and it could change how we tackle Britain's obesity crisis..

Do you ever find yourself feeling foggy, unable to concentrate, completely knackered, or just not quite yourself mentally?

Trigger warning of reference to suicidal thoughts, as well as miscarriages, premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), mental illness...

In today's world, almost everything is available at all times..

Mental health crisis and recovery.

Read Kirsten's health recovery story here.