Country Living (UK)

Wellbeing FOR MIND & BODY

Feelgood tips and advice from our health and beauty editor Kate Langrish

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Had a makeup ‘fast’ over lockdown? Feast your eyes on Bobbi Brown Crushed Shine Jelly Stick (£ 25, bobbi brown.co.uk). It contains lip-plumping hyaluronic acid and apricot, cherry and papaya fruit oils to give a moisture boost as well as a hint of colour. NEW ROUTE TO A BETTER BRAIN?

For cartophile­s like me, a sat-nav is no match for a paper map – and now research shows that unfolding an OS may be better for your brain than listening to directions on your phone. A study by University College London found that participan­ts who were following sat-nav directions had less activity in the areas of the brain associated with memory, navigation and planning than those who had to find their own way. In other research, brain scans of London taxi drivers revealed that their hippocampu­s (associated with spatial awareness) had developed and adapted to store mental maps of the city. For me, traditiona­l maps with their contour lines and symbols provide a connection to the landscape you simply don’t get with the narrow radius of a sat-nav.

Forage for wild garlic! Many woodlands are carpeted with this pungent plant at this time of year. Gather it up to add to salads or blitz into a pesto. Some studies suggest that the leaves may help to lower blood pressure.*

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