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Surrogacy is a topic that has recently been in the press after Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker announced that she and husband Matthew Broderick were going to be expecting twin daughters, born through a surrogate. The SJP said that she and her husband had been trying to grow their family for several years through many different methods but had been unsuccessful. They then decided to use a surrogate as a means of ensuring that they were able to expand their family. This topic has been in the news again today after the lady of 24 years old came forward as already having given birth to 2 surrogate babies and is going to be looking at doing it for a third time. This is clearly not something that families choose to do lightly, but for many, as in Sarah Jessica Parker’s case, it is the only choice if they want to grow their family.

There was an article last month in the national press about a family who discovered an ancient church below their house in Telford. The family had noticed a wooden grill on the floor of their house and decided that they needed to investigate it further. They sent their son down the into the cellar and he discovered that they was an old wooden cross on the floor which first alerted the family to the fact that they were currently living on top of an old church. Down in the cellar the family discovered old wine bottles and old newspapers dating back to the early 1900’s. A local historian thinks that the church could date back to the 1700’s where it could have been used as a hiding place for Catholics.

I am about to sign up for something that I have never done before – a charity run. Over the weekend lots of people in my office did the BUPA Great Manchester Run for the British Heart Foundation and I have decided that I need to do something for charity too, so I have signed up for the Cancer Research 5k run. Although it’s not as far as the Manchester one, which was 10k, I figured I could start off small and work my way up. Not only are charity runs great as they raise money and awareness for charities they also help you keep fit and give you a goal to aim for. My run is in July which should mean that I’ll be fit and healthy over summer which is great for me and great for Cancer Research too.

Last night I went out with two of my best friends for dinner and then to a local bar, as it was a Tuesday night I drove there and back without having a drink (as a total light weight just one drinks would get me drunk) but I was surprised to see that my two other friends were knocking back the wine on a Tuesday night, claiming that they both usually drink a bottle a night between them. This got me wondering how much alcohol is healthy for women? According to the Department of Health women should drink no more than two to three units of alcohol a day. A standard 175ml glass of red or white wine is around 2 units, whereas a large 250ml glass of red or white wine is around 3 units.

The new diet that everyone is talking about at the moment is the brain diet. As consumers we are constantly told to keep our ‘hearts healthy’ and to top up our gut with ‘friendly bacteria’ but now there is a new organ that we need to keep an eye on, it’s our brains. A brain-healthy diet is essential for keeping your memory, concentration and intellect sharp and alert. The basis behind this new diet is not revolutionary, it reverts back to the classic idea that we need to eat regularly throughout the day, preferably three meals and to snack on nuts and seeds. It also highlights the risks in drinking too much caffeine can make someone anxious, so rather than having a double espresso, simply limited yourself to a single shot which will keep you alter and awake but won’t confuse your brain.