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EDITOR’S letteR Happy Valentines... and welcome to Issue 41 We’re well into 2017 now but this is our first issue of the year so happy new year and all that - I hope you had a good end to 2016 and you’ve managed to keep up any resolutions. Yeah right!

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Dry January is over and the season of love is here. We’ve got top tips for the all important ‘kiss’ and the best excuses for when you forget to find to buy a Valentines gift for your bae. We speak to pop music bad boy Robbie Williams as he celebrates his latest album release, The heavy entertainment show, and investigate the newest lifestyle trend, Hygge. As well as tips for the dreaded telephone interview and advice for those looking for a fresh start, we look at ways to get a better night’s sleep and delve into the world of pancakes.

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www.mayhemmagazine.co.uk 08 Boring relationships 10 Valentines gift fail 12 Cupids collection 14 Kissing 101 16 Hanging on the telephone

18 Fresh start 20 Sleep tight 22 Watch your face 24 February in the garden 26 Robbie Williams, chats

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contributing writers Alice Hare, Edward Couzens-Lake, Sara Niven, Mia Habens, Chris Morley, Hannah Pidgley, Laura Knowles, Ken Summit, Charlotte Johnson, Kelly Wickham, Jutta Lasner Intern Jake Lebbon

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RelationSHip GettinG BoRinG? written by AlIcE HARE

So the six-month anniversary has past and the seven-month itch is up next – you’ve been noticing those cliché signs that the honeymoon period is over. She’s too tired? The girl from next door is just a friend? She needs more space? What do you do now?

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Believe me, I’ve had my share of the bored bedroom blues! The solution to this problem relies on your bedroom style. The rule I’ve given myself, and I’d recommend everyone else to try, is to completely fl ip your sex rules upside down. If you’re a dirty dominator, try swapping roles with your partner to become the shy submissive one, or vice versa and try to surprise them with this decision, it’ll completely blow them away.

Being indoors may completely blow the whole picnic idea out the window, but it can be surprisingly romantic and it’s extremely useful if the weather is rubbish. My perfect picnic menu consists of ice-cream, strawberries and melted chocolate (of course). After devouring this magic combination, you’ll be glad the bedroom is only down the hall, so don’t forget to save some of that chocolate for later.

This may require some control over your blushing, but why not try taking a trip to your local Ann Summers together, or by yourself if you fancy surprising your partner later on. It can be a lot of fun, and will often leave your imagination racing, which is essential if you’re looking to spice up your sex life. On the other hand, you can surf the web and order online, then leave your boyfriend or girlfriend to open the package when it arrives in the post.

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Valentine’S GiFt Fail written by EDwARD cOUzENS-lAKE

We all suffer from amnesia now and again. How many of you, for example, have gone away for that ‘special’ weekend, only to note that you’ve forgotten to pack a change of underwear? It’s all too easy to forget birthdays and, for goodness sake, there are people out there who would rather play a game of rock-paper-scissors with Death himself, than forget to send their mum a card on Mother’s Day...

…however, as critical and serious as any of the above infractions might be, all pale in comparison to the fate that awaits you if you forget to buy your partner a Valentine’s gift. Believe us when we tell you that there is no fear like that experienced when the aforementioned beloved says to you, “...you’ll never guess what i’ve bought you for Valentine’s Day” – and all your mind can offer in response is a tumbleweed bouncing its way across a very gift-free desert. There’s a storm a’coming unless you can think quickly. Luckily, as always, mayhem! is here with a raft of ready-made excuses!

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IT HASN’T ARRIVED YET YOU’RE BROKE A classic and good for any time of the year. Don’t hesitate to wheel it out again, but remember to add the look of sadness on your face that the postal services, curse them for evermore, have let you down – again! As a further act of contrition, look up something online that you know they won’t like and show it to them, little sniffs of sorrow accompanying your explanations. The happy denouement being, when they admit to not actually liking it that much anyway, you can nobly offer to cancel the order and take them shopping for ‘something special’ instead. Sorted. Now go bathe in your loving reward for being so thoughtful.

Now, you will have to expand on this one a bit – just saying “I’m broke” won’t cut it. Explain how you have been putting money away for that charity you’ve always supported (it’ll be the first they’ve heard of it, but hey...), you know, the one for abandoned puppies and kittens, and, what with that and your commitment to other laudable institutions that are hell bent on saving the world, you thought a little bit of materialism was, perhaps, something that wouldn’t sit well alongside all of your noble causes? Sorted – and you’ll look good with it.

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MISUNDERSTOOD VAlENTINE’S DAY Th is can work really well! Look suitably shocked at your beloved’s gift admission and say something along the lines of, “...well that sort of goes against the whole meaning of the day doesn’t it, I mean, I am hugely grateful, but…” – and then blather on about how it’s about love, expressing and sharing your love, and doing so for free – like having a long walk together for example, that’s romantic (and free) – and it was your intended gift for them all along, a lovely long walk in the countryside, just the two of you. They’ll melt into your arms, and likely your bed later on. While you’ll still get your pressie!

YOUR lAST pARTNER DIED ON VAlENTINE’S DAY Probably only to be used if you actually want to free yourself of your partner’s clingy, ‘buy a gift for every bloody occasion’ tendencies. Because, let’s face it, no man or woman is going to make their emotionally fragile partner relive that terrible memory and will probably want, in their embarrassment, to gloss over the day and all of its connotations as soon as possible. It might mean, of course, you don’t get to receive your present now. But there is nothing like adopting a really pained expression and saying “hold me” at this point. You’ll get anything you want now – a nice meal, a hot bath ran, your laundry and ironing done, and yes, that long walk in the countryside. Again.

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IMpROVISE! Think and act quickly. You’ve got a brain, everyone says so. Engage it. In days of yore, leg warmers and Mrs Thatch, young lovers gave each other ‘mix tapes’ which was a cassette tape (ask your Dad) full of songs that were ‘special’ to them – romantic, cheap, and hugely effective if you get my drift. Now, use the intuition our elders had. Look around the room, the house. Is there a festering bottle of wine at the back of a cupboard that you can whip out, or some autobiography by a rancid celebrity that you were given as a Christmas gift that you can safely pass on? Hell, given what you might have in your kitchen at the time, you could even announce that you are going to cook them a ‘special meal’ for Valentines. Just make sure you’ve got more than bread and cheese in the fridge if you resort to that one though!

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Set the scene for romance this Valentine’s Day with gifts for all budgets.

Neom Organic’s Reed Diff user in Sensuous from their Scents to Calm and Relax range, £38 creates the right atmosphere for a romantic night in. There’s loads of reed diff users on the market but this is one of the best with natural essential oils as oppose synthetics, www.neomorganics.com.

Perfume always scores brownie points and The Perfume Shop even offers an engraving service on selected bottles for that added romantic touch. Two of their new Valentine’s offerings include the just launched Jimmy Choo L’eau (from £36) for her and Diesel Bad Eau de Toilette (from £39.50) for him, www.theperfumeshop.com.

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If it’s not so much a case of a low budget as no budget then you can’t go wrong with these Love Tokens, £1, from Flying Tiger Copenhagen – visit ﬂyingtiger.com.

Lush has a great range of Valentine’s themed smellies at pocket money prices including a new Love You, Love You Lots soap, £4.25 for 100g and Cupid’s Bath Bomb, £2.95, www.lush.co.uk

Forget the card and spell it out in a more fl amboyant fashion - these Personalised Love Heart and Be Mine Lightboxes, (£45 each) from www.sgtsmith.com make an original gift. There’s also the option of a longer personalised message on a bigger lightbox priced at £70.

Yes, you can serve bubbly in cheap supermarket ﬂ utes but good quality glasses like these from Dartington’s Romance Collection are much more impressive, £42 for a pair, www.dartington.co.uk. A personalised notebook is a great idea if you’re keen to avoid anything too obviously clichéd but still want to get the message across. These great quality ones come in a range of two designs and variety of colours and a personal message or name can be embossed on the cover, £18.24, including delivery from urbancottageindustries.com.

With Valentine’s chocolates starting from just £2.50 for fi ve chocolate hearts up to £50 for ‘What’s Yours Is Mine’ (a luxurious collection of different chocolates, Prosecco and sparkling rosé) Hotel Chocolat has something for everyone. For a mid-price gift we recommend the impressive looking (and truly scrumptious tasting) Valentine Sleekster, £22.50, featuring a selection of heart-shaped chocolates in fl avours including Buttered Rum and Salted Caramel Kiss – yum! Available from Hotel Chocolat stores and online at www.hotelchocolat.com.

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KiSSinG 101 written by MIA HABENS

The team here at mayhem! decided we would research the hottest kisses out there for a mooch-session that’s hot, hot, HOT! The research was super fun and here are some of the best (and worst) tips we came up with! THE BUTTERflY EffEcT Basically this boils down to fl uttering your eyelashes over your partner’s lips, cheeks and eyelids. It’s supposed to feel really nice, but we think it smacks of teenagedreams somehow. Our advice to boys would be…don’t do it! For girls we would say only with a boyfriend and, even then, only if he really likes all that mushy stuff.

SAY wHAT? The ear is supposed to be one of the most sensitive parts of the body (that you can get to in civilised society anyway). Softly biting the earlobe and making circling

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movements with your tongue can be really erotic, but make sure you control the saliva flow and keep smacking noises to a minimum. If you perfect this technique they’re yours. Works every time.

SplASH! No, we’re not talking about really wet ones…that’s just gross! Th is lippy lovely is best performed by holding your breath, submerging yourself in water and going in for a sexy, underwater kiss. Great in theory, but a bit tough to practice in real life (great for holidays though). And no, chucking a pint of beer over your head is not the

same thing and people tend to mind when you do that!

GOOD BYE KISS This is best used to give someone a ‘taste’ of what’s to come or as part of a break up to show them what they’re missing. It all comes down to grabbing each other passionately and going to town – one step away from heavy petting. Boys should place their hands on the small of her back and around her neck to achieve the maximum ‘ooh’ factor. Girls should go for the neck too and also grab his arm to make him feel macho. All parties should remember to squeeze!

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HanGinG on tHe telepHone written by cHRIS MORlEY

Perhaps the frustration of missing out on previous jobs thanks to phone interviews inspired Blondie to sing about being left hanging – but it doesn’t mean you have to make the same mistakes, and with that in mind we present our handy guide to making the phone interview work for you and snaffling employment with the minimum of fuss! Please hold while we connect you to mayhem!’s personnel department...

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We all know nerves are natural. So combat that mysterious outbreak of a soprano voice and dry mouth by making sure you’ve got a glass of water at hand. Calm sips between answers to any questions the interviewer throws at you may also help give the impression of cool, calm collectedness – never a bad thing to project in any situation.

Rhythm, speed, volume and pitch. Perhaps the simplest tip in the book. Speak clearly and vary the rhythm, speed, volume and the pitch of your voice. Mumble and the interviewer will be none the wiser about why you want the job or why they’re bothering to speak to you. Simple steps but oh so vital in the move from the dole to the desk.

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We’ve all been frustrated by the poor quality of a mobile phone signal from time to time, so if you have a good old-fashioned landline, make good use of it! If not, make sure you dial those digits from somewhere you know your mobile signal will be strong. After all why kick yourself over missing out on that dream job when the solution is so close at hand? Don’t let missed calls cost you more than just pounds on your phone bill.

Should the call come, switch off any possible distractions and find a quiet spot in which to conduct the interview. That means no TV, radio or computer, in simplest terms! You’ll be expected to give your all for however long they keep you on the phone, so eyes forward soldier. If your mind wanders at any point they can usually tell – which means game over, and nobody wants that.

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While the temptation to lounge in an attempt to give off a relaxed air to an interviewer might seem in practice to be a great idea, it really isn’t. Stand tall though and things could really start to look up!

Smile! You may have heard this one before, and usually when the camera is out, but it’s just as valid here. Believe it or not people can tell your mood from your vocal tone – so if you can sound happy and radiate positivity it just might be crazy enough to work and a more relaxed you can only be a good thing. Confidence is key and cracking a grin while adopting a positive mindset is a good way to go about getting it, and making it work for you!

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It’ll really help to get you into a proper working mindset, so you’ll be on the ball when the questions keep coming. Roll with the intellectual punches and the world’s your oyster. If you fancy a spot of method acting too, why not dress the part? The visual it’ll give you just might be a spur to your efforts – good luck!

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If you’re one of those people that are fed up of the same old routine, day in – day out, then why not do something about it? Your job, whatever it may be, will have more to it than just the task that’s been outlined, so mention to your boss how you’re feeling. We’ve all been there at some point and they should be able to help. Low moral can be changed simply by having new tasks to focus on or some new goals. Any boss would be happy to learn that their staff want to do more. Who knows, that initiative could even lead to a promotion!

lOOK ABOVE AND BEYOND If asking for more tasks and responsibility hasn’t changed how you’re feeling, then it may be time to move on. But don’t just quit – that’s not fair on yourself or the people that depend on you. We also need money to survive and working while you hunt for something else is a lot better than being completely broke and landing yourself in debt! Now is the time to sit down and think about your strengths – the things that are going to shine if you decide a new job is in order. There are thousands of job sites online and no-one needs to know you’re applying elsewhere until you’ve nailed that interview and you can hand in your notice.

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So you weren’t happy and you changed jobs. Are you happy now? If you just changed jobs because you were fed up or you didn’t like the travelling then be prepared my friend as there will almost defi nitely be something you don’t like about the new job too – from the lunch in the canteen to the clocking-in system. That’s why it’s important to change jobs for the right reasons – you don’t want to look back and think you could have handled that annoying receptionist for a few more years or that the bus ride really wasn’t that bad after all.

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Did you sleep well? It’s our favourite topic first thing in the morning. The quality of sleep dictates our alertness, our productivity and even our tolerance levels. A bad night’s sleep can literally change our personality overnight. So how do we get the optimum night’s sleep? Here we bust the myths around the all important nightly kip.

• Create a sleep-conducive environment that is very dark, quiet and comfortable • Open your window to circulate air and increase oxygen in the bedroom • Bach Flower Remedies can help emotional upset that troubles sleep. Try Elm for feeling overwhelmed or White Chestnut for circling thoughts.

SlEEp fAcTS AND fIcTION women are more likely to suffer with insomnia Fact: Insomnia is nearly twice as common in women than in men. A woman’s sleep is uniquely influenced by menstrual cycle, biological life stage, stress level, health, mood, parental status, work hours and other life responsibilities. Exercising before bed will make me tired, and help me sleep Fact: Exercise can be helpful for good sleep, especially when done regularly in the morning or afternoon but not too close to bedtime. Exercise has an alerting

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effect and raises your body temperature. This rise leads to a fall in temperature five to six hours later, which makes sleep easier then. Make sure you’re exercising earlier in the day and not in the evening. watching TV and working on my laptop before bed helps me fall asleep Myth: Doing work, watching TV and using the computer close to bedtime and especially in the bedroom, hinders quality sleep. It stimulates the nervous system and adrenals to produce adrenaline, the hormone that keeps us alert and awake. Make sure you are relaxed

and rested at least an hour before bed. My room has to be silent and pitch black to get a good nights sleep Fact: Melatonin, the hormone produced by the pineal gland in the brain to help us sleep responds to light and noise. Alarm clock lights, TV on switches and street lamps through the curtains can disturb the pineal gland and the body will not produce enough melatonin to be able to sleep deeply. Your room should be as dark and quiet as possible.

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If I wake and can’t get back to sleep I turn on the light and read Myth: Turning on the light in the middle of the night will make you feel worse in the morning because of the disturbance of the pineal gland in the brain. If you wake in the night and can’t get back to sleep, close your eyes, breathe deeply into your belly and place the palm of your hand on your forehead. Th is will calm any whirling thoughts and have you back to sleep in no time.

Milky drinks help me sleep Myth: The theory behind milk making you sleepy is that it contains the sleep-inducing amino acid tryptophan. But the amount of tryptophan in milk is not large enough to boost hormone levels. Also the way milk is processed it causes excess mucus for many which can increase your risk of snoring. A warm drink has more of a psychological effect than nutritional so enjoy a warm herbal tea before bed rather than milk.

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STRESS Stress is the number one cause of sleepless nights. If you are going through a stressful period have the pen and paper by your bed so if you wake you can scribble thoughts down rather than letting them whirl and keep you awake. A B complex will help calm nerves and support adrenals when we’re busy.

NIGHT SwEATS Night sweats can cause misery especially for women experiencing the menopause.

Alternatives to HRT include Evening Primrose Oil and a diet rich in phytoestrogens (soya, legumes, grains and vegetables).

wAKING AT THE SAME TIME In Chinese Five Element Theory, waking in the night at a certain time can indicate a meridian imbalance with an organ or an emotion that is diffi cult to deal with. 11–1am – Liver – the emotion is anger; 1–3am – Gall Bladder – the emotion is resentment; 3–5am – Lungs – the emotion is grief; 5–7am – Bowels – the emotion is not letting go. If you are waking at the same time each night investigate further with an alternative practitioner such as a Kinesiologist or Acupuncturist.

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So, what does your face say about you? More than you might think. Changes in your facial appearance, even little subtle ones, can be an early indicator that all may not be as it should be with regard to your overall health. mayhem! takes a closer look at all things facial... HAIR It’s considered ‘normal’ to lose about 100 hairs a day – typically the amount you might fi nd left over on your hairbrush or in the plughole. If you seem to be losing more, it might be worth checking out possible reasons. Some medications can cause hair loss, such as the hormone Progesterone which is found in some forms of birth control as well as some Vitamin A derivatives.

EYES First and foremost, you should be having your eyes examined every two years – and not just to see if you need glasses, a simple examination tells the optometrist far more than that. They can help detect the early signs of glaucoma as well as cataracts and macular degeneration – or even suggest other issues, such as diabetes and high blood pressure.

NOSE Nose symptoms vary a lot and depend on what an underlying condition might be. Typical nose symptoms include it being dry/itchy; a nasal discharge (which could be

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clear, yellow, white, green or speckled with blood); repeated sneezing; sores/pustules (no, this isn’t nice, but read on!) at the base of nasal hairs or the loss of your sense of smell. Unexplained or unexpected symptoms which originate in or around your nose which don’t vanish quickly or respond to treatment are always worth checking out.

lIpS Cold sore anyone? Yep, nasty little buggers aren’t they. Those vicious little white spots which fl are up on the lips are caused by the Herpes Simplex virus and usually clear up without treatment within seven–10 days. There are two types of Herpes Simplex virus; HSV-1, which is usually responsible for the ‘standard’ cold sore and HSV-2, which can occur as a result of having oral sex with someone who has genital herpes. Not nice for them and certainly not so for you as a result. No kissing for a while for starters! If you have an outbreak of them on your lips and they just don’t want to clear up, even if you have been treating them, get it looked at.

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lAwNS Time to aerate when a dry spell permits. Do this by making holes in the soil with a fork, this allows water to drain from the surface of the lawn, not only helping it dry out but also helping prevent the growth of moss which normally thrives on wet lawns.

ROSES If your existing roses have been lashed by winter gales give them some support and fi rm the ground around them. You can even plant new ones if the soil is dry enough.

SEEDING flOwERS Time to plan that Spring planting programme. And get the ground ready by lightly forking the beds that you will be using, removing weeds, organic debris and large stones. If you really want to indulge Mother Earth, work in a little bone meal. You can even sow some of the half-hardy annuals under glass.

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Some people say that you can’t do anything in your garden in February other than gloomily observing its soaked, barren and icy windswept wastes from the warmth of your living room. mayhem! says otherwise. February can be a veritable gardening delight – as you will see... It may have been snowing – but Spring is near. Warmer spells of weather will allow you to start preparing the ground for planting in order to be able to sit back and admire your hard work during the Summer months. Among the jobs you can be getting on with are:

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If you’re going for some of the bigger stuff, now’s the time to plant it – again, when the weather is favourable and the soil fairly dry. If you have any shrubs that you want to leave to run a flowery riot in the Summer (i.e. Clematis) cut it back to within about an inch of the old wood. Less now will usually mean more in the Summer.

VEGETABlES Go really green, make 2013 the year you plant and eat your own food! You can sow early peas and beans now, as well as get a border or even some large pots ready for seed potatoes.

HOUSE plANTS Yours are real, unlike those hideous artificial ones you see in offi ces! But be ruthless. If they look as if they might be past their best, get rid. Prune and re-pot the rest.

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tHe HeaVY enteRtainMent SHoW ROBBIE WILLIAMS interview by KEN SUMMIT

“i’M a VeRy naUghTy BOy gOne gOOD” British singer-songwriter, Robbie Williams has been storming the charts with his new record The heavy entertainment show. In this great interview he talks about what we can expect from his new music, how his life has changed now that he is married with kids, the struggle he has to keep his weight down, what keeps driving him and his hopes for the future...

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So Robbie, how are you? I’m excited. I’ve got a new album. I don’t know what’s going to happen with it so it’s terrifying and exciting. Every time you bring out a new album, is it as exciting as the first time? Yeah, it’s a huge weight on my shoulders to keep the ship going. Also, I think it’s just sort of to keep the ship of perception going too, because I don’t think my brittle ego could handle everybody going away, so I think that’s a big part of the process, of the worry. But also, I’ve got a big ship that goes forward with me. I’ve got kids and a wife, houses, and a lifestyle. I’ve still got ambitions, huge ambitions, so yeah, I panic and I worry. I worry that the oxygen that is needed for my songs to be heard might be taken away from me. Yeah, I worry about all those things How come you’re constantly worrying, you’ve achieved so much? Don’t you worry all the time about stuff? I think that my brain – and I’m sure as humans – its resting position is find a problem, is panic, worry, this is where you f**ked up. It’s never really happy. You don’t rest at happy. It’s what keeps you propelling forward, I suppose. It keeps me propelling forward.

Really? That’s the secret? No personal trainer who hunts you down every morning? No, I’m pretty muscular, naturally very muscular, so if I watch what I eat it kind-of aesthetically does the trick. But when you’re not eating, you’re not eating, so you’re hungry constantly? Yeah, hungry, confused, depressed, yes. would you recommend this for the general public? No, God no, not at all. I was talking to somebody the other day who was a high-powered figure in the fashion industry and I was talking to this guy and I said, ‘you look amazing, i’ve been on this diet and i’m depressed, confused.’ He’s like, ‘yeah, me too. i do fourteen hundred calories a day.’ I’m like, ‘Fourteen hundred calories a day? That’s it? aren’t you confused or depressed?’ He’s like, ‘yup.’ If that’s what you need to do and that’s what you want to do, you know, it’s a different kind of training. It’s like Olympic not eating.

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Now that the album is done, you can rest a little and enjoy and be proud, can’t you? No, the album is done, but... I was reading an interview with Paul McCartney the other day and it says that he’s very happy with his songs and when they go out there and they get reviewed, or people talk badly about them, he views his own stuff badly too. I’m like, ‘well, that’s Paul mccartney – probably the greatest songwriter ever – and he still struggles with that kind of thing. There’s no hope for me.’ So yeah, the album is done, but that’s just the start. But you have to enjoy it, nevertheless. Yeah, you know, it’s down to the general public whether they let me enjoy it or not. As you said you’re very competitive. You have a boxing video, how much did you train for it? I didn’t. I was on a diet. I didn’t eat very much, but I’ve got this bad back, so I haven’t been able to do anything training wise. So the answer is I haven’t been training. But you look incredibly fit, anyway. Well, you know, all it takes is not eating. Who knew?

Does it take a lot of discipline for you not to have a bag of crisps or chocolate? Yeah, all the time. All the time. It’s like wrestling a very angry needy bear all the time. In fact, so much so, I think I’m just going to work on my personality and eat what the hell I want.

There’s a track on the album called Party Like A Russian. How do the Russians party? The Russians party in a very big way. Germans and British people like to consider themselves hardcore partiers, nobody does it like the Germans, nobody does it like the English, nobody does it like the Scottish people. Well, I’ve been to Russia. I’ve experienced their parties, and I can assure you that nobody does it like a Russian. It’s bigger and badder and bolder and harder than anywhere else in the world. Is the song about that? The song is about the spirit of partying like a Russian. what did you learn from the Russians, in terms of partying? They don’t give a f**k and that’s the spirit of hedonism, that’s the spirit of partying and I tip my hat to them. But there’s a lot of vodka and booze. Vodka, booze, girls, boys, fashion. You don’t do all this stuff anymore, so what’s... Yeah, but I have the spirit of all that inside me. I’m still a very very naughty boy gone good.

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So does the naughty boy at some point leave? He comes out to play every now and again. In your dreams? Yeah, actually, in my dreams. Every night. Seriously. Does a song like Pretty Woman come from those fantasies? No, Pretty woman literally comes from Ed Sheeran. He sent me this song and it was called Pretty woman and I thought that it was missing a chorus, so I did the chorus. I love Ed, everybody loves Ed. He’s the nicest guy and he’s incredibly talented. He’s where the baton right now is for the best songwriting on the planet, in pop terms. And I reached out to him and said, ‘have you got any spare hits?’ and he sent me this song, Pretty woman, and I dusted it off, slapped its ass and sent it on its way. So, is Pretty woman about the dreams that I have or the naughtiness that’s inside me? Not really, because I didn’t write that bit of the song, but yes, that does pertain to the naughty bit of me. So is Ed Sheeran living now the naughty stuff that you lived twenty years ago? I don’t know what Ed is living, party wise. He seems to be very loved up with his girlfriend. I don’t know if he goes out and parties. I hope he does.

“in The gOOD OlD Days iT was life-affiRMing anD spiRiTUal” Do you miss anything about partying these days? You have a different life than you had twenty years ago. The reality is no, I don’t. I’m glad that I don’t have to. Also, I can’t do the time, so I don’t do the crime. I can’t do the hangovers. I can’t do the downs and the highs... You’re not high long enough and the pay-off is not good enough. And I love my wife and I love my children and I have to be there for them mentally and physically. I’m really pleased that I did what I did, when I did it, because it was a life experience that I paid for in the end, nearly with my life, but in the good old days it was life-affirming and spiritual and incredible. You said you paid for it nearly with you life, was it this close in retrospect?

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Yeah, I seemed to be pushing it further than anybody else that was around me and the people that would come that distance with me, we just thought we were the best, hardest, non-stop twenty-four hour party people, but really we were sort of testing the limits before we either die or go to rehab and get clean. I went to rehab and got clean. Love My Life is a very beautiful song on the new record. You sing, ‘one day, you’ll say to me, I love my life, I’m powerful, beautiful, wonderful...’ who are you addressing this to? I’m addressing this to Teddy, my daughter, and Charlie, of course too. But through therapy I learned that it all stems back to childhood and it all stems back to our relationships with our family. I hope that I’m giving my children enough grounding and enough love and enough support for them to be not as messed up as I was when I got older. My wife too, she’s the same as me, just a bit messed-up. Yeah, I’m very attracted to messed-up people, so I don’t want them to be too sane, because that’s boring, but I don’t want them to hate themselves as much as I’ve hated myself. And hopefully, with the love we’re giving them, they’ve got a good chance. So far they love you and they’re happy? They’re really happy. They’re really, really happy. They’re having a great time. And they live in a world... Let’s put it this way, I didn’t live in the kind of world that they lived when I was four. What is normal to them is surreal to me. They’re still pretty young, do you try to give them a sense that the world they grow up in isn’t an average kids’ world at all? No, they’ve got no concept of any of that and I think I want to shield them from that part of the world for as long as possible. They should enjoy the innocence of their youth for as long as they can and so far so good. Do you think your childhood ended too soon? No, it’s just a very different world, economically and socially for me. My parents split up when I was three and that causes its own chaos. We’re trying to not repeat the mistakes of the past. So far you’re doing great. So far, so good. When You Know is about you and your wife? Yeah, when you Know is about me and my wife. We were playing the ‘what makes the album game’ with

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my wife, whether this should go on or that should go on. She’s the gatekeeper of what happens in my life, everything. We were both in the bath and we were going through the album, song by song. when you Know is written about Ayda and we played when you Know, we’re in the bath and we’re listening and after it fi nished she just went, ‘naa, i don’t think that one should go on.’ I was like, ‘i know you’re looking at it objectively, but i did write it about you, so ouch.’

Are you doing better as a dad than you expected? You’re always critical about yourself... It goes in waves. Some days and some weeks I give myself higher marks than I do for other days and other weeks. But it doesn’t take much to be a good dad, to remind yourself that you’re good at it. I love them. They love me. I want to be with them and they want to be with me. They’re safe and they know they’re safe. So far, the job’s a goodun’. It’s going well.

So everything on the album is Ayda-checked and Ayda-approved? Yeah, have you seen the fi lm spinal Tap? Ok, well Ayda is Jeanine, the lead guy’s missus. She’s Jeanine.

So who’s the ‘motherf**ker’? Charlie. Charlie is going to be a bad motherf**ker. Yeah, his name is Charlton Valentine Williams, that’s a bad motherf**ker. It’s just kind of a song that I would have liked somebody to have written about me when I was thirteen – ‘you’re a bad mother**ker’. Wouldn’t you have loved to be a bad motherf**ker, and have the knowledge that that’s what you are at thirteen?

How content are you with yourself as a father, now four years in? Everything kind of makes more sense, well, it makes sense. It’s like I’m a working father, I go to work and my job is really cool. It affords me a lifestyle I could never dream of and it’s just a cool job to have. It’s a job, but it’s not work. Having said that though, I view myself as a working father and my whole life makes more sense than it did before.

So when he’s thirteen and he realizes the song is about him, do you think he’s going have a discussion with you? Hopefully he’ll love it. Hopefully he’ll think it’s the best thing ever, because I know that I would have been, as a thirteen year-old. I’d be like, ‘i’m a bad motherf**ker.’

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Have you been a bad motherf**ker at thirteen? Me? Yeah, I was a bad motherf**ker at thirteen. I was trying to experience things beyond my years, suppose there’s a naivety, stupidity and a bravery in that. So yeah, I suppose there’s elements of me that’s a bad mother f**ker? who is the uncle? Is it on your side or Ayda’s side that’s selling drugs? It’s a fictitious uncle and it fictitiously is on my wife’s side. Heavy Entertainment Show – how did you come up with this and how did you develop this theme for the record? It’s a title and a concept that I’ve had for quite a long time. Before singing, before songwriting, I’m known primarily as an entertainer and I’m embracing that and playing along with it at the same time. I also think that people need to know what it does on the tin and on the tin I’m going to entertain you. This is the heavy entertainment show, there will be a tour, you will be entertained. Please buy this and come to the show. Is it true you would ‘sell your children for a hit in Belgium’? No, it would have to be all the Benelux countries, not just Belgium.

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But they’re very small. They’re very small, and the first one hasn’t started talking much yet, so maybe... No, I mean the countries. Oh, I thought you meant the children. Oh right, yeah you’re right, they’re too small. Perhaps for a hit in Asia, but Asia doesn’t rhyme with children. Belgium just rhymes. Are you popular in places like china? I don’t think so. I think like Singapore, but I don’t know if I’m famous in China. Who knows if they’re famous in China? Like The Rolling Stones struggled to sell tickets in China, because nobody knew who they were, but Maroon 5 sold thousands of tickets. So it’s a weird old place, you know, they don’t know stuff because they haven’t seen stuff. I’m sure there’s a few people that know who I am. There’s billions of people over there, so maybe a hundred know who I am. for you, twenty-five years in this career, now, being on top, but you still have this hunger for success. You mentioned being competitive in the beginning, the song Heavy Entertainment Show is about competition, do you think this is crucial to be on top of the game? Always pushing?

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I don’t know, it doesn’t feel good to the ego when you don’t succeed. It’s crushing to the ego to not be a success at something. It feels terrible. Perception is nine tenths of the law with the great world. I mean, who wants to be a has-been? When that is levelled at somebody, the weight of those two words hyphenated, ‘has-been.’ I don’t want to be that and there’s a chance that I could be. Paul McCartney, I go back to Paul McCartney, he still wants big albums. He’s still probably puzzled as to why his songs aren’t on the radio, probably puzzled why he doesn’t sell millions of records. I think it’s in all of us... Rod Stewart, Elton John, all these people are incredibly competitive. And they’re all friends of yours? They’re not friends. I know them. Elton’s a friend. I know the other two people. It must be the ying and the yang, what propels them and me to keep going forward, and the human race. Bigger, better, more, don’t fail, succeed, win. Is it the money? You mention your children growing up in this stable wealthy world. Is the money for you a motivation still? It never was. It was just something that came with... I just wanted to be liked, more than anything. I just wanted people to like me, but I wanted millions of those people to like me and then money followed. It’s never been a motivation. It’s always been lucky happenstance to what happens. You’re like, ‘They want to pay how much? Really? wow, that’s great. ok. then.’ I never really thought about it. Now, I’m a dad and I’ve got a wife and we’ve got a lifestyle and I need to support that, so I go to work. You did grow up in the working class. can you relate to people who voted in favour of Brexit, or who support Donald Trump, because they feel like they’re the working class left behind? I’ve never voted in my life. I’ve never understood it. I don’t understand politics.

You’ve never voted for anyone? I’ve never voted for anybody. There’s never been anybody that I’ve thought is worth voting for. Plus, I don’t understand it. It’s never been my thing, so do I have an understanding of the working class feeling left out? No, I don’t, but I don’t have an understanding of the middle class or upper class. I’m a bit thick, bit stupid when it comes to those sort of things, sorry. what are your plans for the next year? Promo, I go promo, promo, promo. I’ve got interviews, TV appearances, try to offend as little people as possible. Try to not cause an international incidence, and then go on tour and try to entertain people and try not to offend as many people as possible. Do you have to be very careful not to offend anyone? I mean you are a great guy. It’s hard to imagine you being offensive? Well, thank you. People are very quick to go, ‘we’Re ouTRageD!’ I’ve got a mouth and I don’t really think about what I say. It’s quite easy that I upset people. I don’t mean to. I don’t want to, but it can happen. I’m sure that you’ve written things in articles where people have gone, ‘oh, Twitter, Facebook, outrage, outrage!’ It’s so easy to upset people these days. Do you go on Twitter and facebook and look at what people are writing about you? Yes, I do. I’m addicted to it. I’m not proud of it, but I am addicted to it and it upsets me gravely on many occasions, but weirdly it makes me strangely happy every now and again. But with the rough must come the smooth and my addiction doesn’t realize that that’s what’s happening. My addiction wants what it wants. finally, are you a happy man? The happiest you have been in your life? Yeah, yeah. Well, I’m definitely, definitely not the most miserable that I’ve ever been. I love my life. I am powerful. I am beautiful. I am free.

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SO wHAT IS HYGGE? The end of 2016 introduced us to the new trend of Hygge, so why not embrace this Danish way of living throughout 2017. A few easy and simple adjustments to your home and lifestyle can improve your happiness and make your home more comfortable.

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The Danish are regarded as one of the happiest nations on the planet and through the use of hygge, this has been achieved. Hygge illuminates the dark Scandinavian winters with candles, crackling open fi res and good times spent with friends and family. Adding hygge into your life helps to create joy and a state of being.

cANDlES Whether lighting a candle while curled up on the sofa or relaxing in a hot bubble bath, a candle makes a romantic alternative to lighting up a room. According to the European Candle Association, the Danish burn more candles per head than anywhere in Europe. So go nuts, place candles, tea lights or lanterns around your house to create a warm and inviting home.

OpEN fIRE Relaxing in front of an open log fi re is one of hyggeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest recommendations. Whether a log fi re or a modern wood burner, a fi re creates a warm and cosy atmosphere. You can centre your time around the fi re; roasting marshmallows, catching up with friends, to reading your latest novel. Spending time around the fi re is a perfect way to enjoy a grey cold winters evening.

NATURE Bringing nature into your home can help act like a healing formula, soothing and relaxing your body and mind. House plants and cut flowers positioned around the home in glass vases, wild flowers placed in jam jars and shells and driftwood placed as table ornaments create a more natural appearance.

SOfT fURNISHINGS There is nothing like cosying up on the sofa surrounded by cushions and a soft throw when the weather is cold. Dressing your sofa in cushions, faux fur and merino wool adds a layer of warmth and luxury to your living room.

NATURAl lIGHT Essential to our wellbeing and happiness, natural light can improve our mood and productivity. By swapping heavy curtains for sheer panes, painting the walls white to enhance the feeling of a bigger room and positioning mirrors to reflect the light entering the room, all help capture any natural light.

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aRoUnd tHe WoRld on panCaKe daY written by KEllY wIcKHAM

Whether you know it as Pancake Day, Shrove Tuesday, Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday, it’s that one day where, traditionally, households grab all the fat left in their cupboards and make delicious crepes or pancakes before lent begins. Whether you enjoy yours with sugar, chocolate, syrup or lemon, you usually consume more than you intended, but what do the rest of the world do on this day?

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• The world record for cooking the biggest pancake was in Yorkshire in 1994! The huge battery cake measured 15 metres in diameter and weighed three tons!

• The word ‘shrove’ is not used in any other context. its origins derive from the verb shrive which means absolution, basically, the consumption of luxury food!

• The world’s best tosser was Ralf Laue from Germany who broke the world record in 1997 by tossing a pancake 416 times in two minutes!

• Auzzie chef, Andy Wrobel built the Tallest Pancake Stack made from a tower of 60 pancakes, standing 29 inches high.

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• Health and safety rules were pushed to the limit when Ripon’s historic Pancake Day race was scrapped two years ago. schoolchildren used to run down a cobbled street fl ipping pancakes following the ringing of the cathedral’s ancient ‘pancake bell’ at 11am. However, organisers cancelled the event following hefty policing costs.

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Pancake Day in Denmark is celebrated on the last Sunday before Lent, rather than the traditional Tuesday. The day is called ‘Fastelavn’ and it is customary to eat Danish buns. The middle of these is removed and filled with whipped cream and jam. Children are encouraged to play ‘hit the cat out of the barrel’. While in olden times this was literally as it is called whereby kids bashed a barrel with a bat while a live cat sat frightened inside, traditions have now changed to include sweets rather than a kitty.

The French celebrate Pancake Day as Mardi Gras, which translated means ‘Fat Tuesday’. This name originates from the ancient custom of parading a fat ox through Paris to remind people they were not allowed to eat meat during Lent. A carnival is held and people disguise themselves and put on crazy masks. The festival lasts in Nice for 10 days, with daily parades, concerts, street theatre and giant masks. Breaking tradition, the main pancake day in France is Candlemas on 2nd February. This holy day is six weeks after Christmas and is the day that Christ was presented at the temple by his mother. Pancakes at this time must be tossed with a coin in the hand to ensure prosperity throughout the year.

Sweden Known as ‘Fettisdagen’ which translates to Fat Tuesday, the Swedish eat Semlors which, similarly to Denmark, are round buns with the centre removed, but this country fill theirs with marzipan and cream. The top of the bun is replaced and then sprinkled with icing sugar. Another tradition is to eat pea soup with pancakes. The Swedes approach the making and eating of these buns very seriously, and many newspapers hold competitions to find the best ones in town.

Canada The Canadians add things to their pancakes including, coins, nails, rings and buttons. Yes, that’s right; they place (clean) inedible goods into their battery cakes for lucky finders. Of course they have meanings, the one who discovers the coins will be rich, whoever chomps on the ring will be the first to marry, the finder of the nail will be destined to become a carpenter and buttons or thimbles in your crepe symbolise a new career as a seamstress or tailor. These unusual pancakes are served with syrup, partridge jam and…sausages!

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Australia The Australians make and share pancakes on Shrove Tuesday. They sell pancakes to raise money for charity and proceeds often go towards support for low-income families who are experiencing tough times. Pancake tossing races are also often held by neighbours and families. Australia now holds a Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, where international celebrities fly out to sing at the event. A parade is also held featuring elaborate costumes and dance music.

Brazil Known as ‘Fatty’ the Brazilians refrain from pancakes but go all out and celebrate with a carnival lasting for three whole days; ending on Shrove Tuesday. Due to the long deprivation of Lent, this country decided to hold meetings of various festivities marking enjoyment of pleasures. Large parties were held in previous times, where people ate, drank and enjoyed carnivals in streets, squares and houses.

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SpRead tHe loVe! written by JUTTA lASNER

There are things in this world that simply belong together. Mickey and Minnie, fish and chips, hipsters and hornrimmed specs, breakfast – the most important meal of the day – and Nutella. That’s right, Ferrero’s famous chocolate spread is so popular around the world, it has its own appreciation day. On 5th February we spread the love in celebration with some not-so-common recipes. MAMMA MIA!

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Created in Italy, the home of pizza, we present the Nutella pizza. All you need is some pizza dough, unsweetened whipped cream, toasted hazelnuts and, of course, your favourite chocolate spread. Bake the pizza dough thoroughly, spread on the Nutella and decorate with the whipped cream and chocolate chips. Spread the hazelnuts to finish. Buon appetito!

Pasta and Nutella? For this rather obscure sounding but amazing meal, you’ll need butternut squash ravioli that will be served with a sauce made of butter, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg, whipping cream and Nutella. Melt the butter and then stir it with the other ingredients until you get a smooth, creamy sauce. Add to the ravioli and dig in!

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I lOAf IT! Nutella on bread is already pretty good, but how awesome would it be if Nutella was mixed into the bread itself? You’ll need yeast, butter, sugar, eggs, milk, flour and a pinch of salt mixed together. Roll out the dough and then spread the filling (Nutella with butter and cinnamon sugar) before baking in the oven. Simple as that!

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Food More than ever now we are bombarded with cooking shows, celebrity chefs and being constantly told what and what not to eat. Having all this information at our finger tips can be useful but we can also be made to feel that, unless we can chop an onion Jamie Oliver style in 1.2 seconds or enter the next series of Master Chef, we shouldn’t be anywhere near the kitchen.

YOU cAN DO IT! Cooking is like riding a bike – it just comes more naturally to some people and there will always be a few incidences resulting in blood-loss. Being good in the kitchen doesn’t mean slogging away for hours and spending loads of cash on ingredients that you can’t even pronounce and will probably never use again. It’s about cooking and eating food that you and others will enjoy.

SUBSTANcE OVER STYlE Now don’t get me wrong, I’ve been to a few ‘posh’ restaurants and the food has been great, but you have to ask yourself ‘do you want to eat that type of food at home’? I think most of us

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want food that tastes amazing with minimal time and effort… right? So, if your local Indian is proving too much for your delicate stomach, you’re running low on cash or you’re sick of eating beans on toast, it’s not too late! Learning to cook is a great skill that will last a lifetime, even if you only learn a few favourites.

• 900g/2lb potatoes, peeled and cubed • 1 tbsp sunflower oil • 1 large onion, fi nely chopped • 1 tsp Dijon mustard • ½pint chicken stock (from a stock cube) • 1 tsp gravy browning (optional) • 8 pork sausages • 50g/1½oz unsalted butter • 50ml/2fl oz double cream or milk • 1 tbsp each, fresh parsley and chives • 3 spring onions, fi nely chopped • 1 tbsp olive oil

THE ScIENcE BIT! 1) Cook the potatoes in boiling water for 10–12 minutes or until soft. 2) Heat the sunflower oil in a heavy-based saucepan. Add the onion and cook until soft, but not coloured. Stir in the mustard then pour in the stock. Bring the mixture to the boil, then add the gravy browning. Reduce for 10 minutes or until the liquid is reduced by half. 3) Heat up a frying pan, add a little sunflower oil and fry the sausages for 6–8 minutes or until cooked through. 4) Drain the potatoes and mash with the butter and the cream. Blend the herbs with the olive oil to form a paste and then stir into the mashed potato. 5) Pile the mash onto four warmed serving plates. Place two sausages in the centre of each mound of mash and fi nally drizzle over the gravy.

BE YOURSElf! If your favourite meal is sausage and mash and the way you cook it isn’t quite how it looks in a celebrity recipe book or the icing on your cup cakes isn’t quite like how Delia does it, it doesn’t matter… do it your way! To get you started, mayhem! is here with a quick and easy classic!

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It’s quite likely that you know someone who has suffered from an eating disorder. What’s more probable is that you didn’t know that they are experiencing it, as those who have the condition are likely to keep it under wraps, a secret they’d rather not share with anyone – even you.

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National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (26th February– 6th March) aims to bring the condition and awareness of it to a wider public audience, including illustrating how it affects the lives of those in the UK who have been diagnosed with it.

wHAT IS AN EATING DISORDER? They’re conditions defi ned by abnormal eating habits. These may involve either taking in excessive food – or, in complete contrast, insuffi cient amounts. In both cases, the intake, or lack of it, is to the detriment of an individual’s physical and How you feel mental health.

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wHAT cAUSES AN EATING DISORDER? Precise causes are currently not fully understood, however, contemporary evidence suggests that it may be linked to other medical conditions. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in young girls has been linked with eating disorders as has Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). There is also the relentless peer pressure and portrayal of idealised body types as illustrated in media.

SO wHAT’S NATIONAl EATING DISORDERS wEEK All ABOUT? Its ultimate aim is to prevent eating disorders and negative body issues while removing the stigma that surrounds them. It’s critical to remember that these are not ‘fads’ or choices but potentially life threatening illnesses – hence the importance of prominence and the need to recognise pressures, attitudes and behaviours that shape the disorder. Th is year’s NED Awareness Week theme is ‘Everybody Knows Somebody’. For more information and to fi nd out how you can get involved, visit www.nationaleatingdisorders.org. If you think this condition is affecting your life or that of a friend or family member, always consult a qualified health professional.

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