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Are we really ready to party?

For all the twinkling lights, promises of goodwill, tidings of comfort and joy and advertising which borrows heavily from soft focus Hollywood movi...

Leeches, cabbage soup and rotten teeth – a potted history of the pursuit of wellbeing

It’s not something we’d given much – if any - thought to and yet this week we found out why a red and white pole hangs outside of barber shops. And...

Reclaiming wellness

What does ‘wellness’ mean? And to who? This is something we’ve been asking a lot at HIRO, questioning the term, examining who it’s for and what it...

Superfoods – what’s the story?

Defined by the Meriam Webster Dictionary as “a food that is rich in compounds (such as antioxidants, fibre, or fatty acids) considered beneficial ...