LifeStyle

When spring wears you out

CARMEN BARREIRO

Carmen went to see her GP for a check-up a couple of weeks ago. For some time she had been feeling as if everything was just too much. It took a great deal of effort to get anything done, and even things that not long beforehand had seemed normal, ... diagnosis? Asthenia (when the body lacks or has lost strength) with an unidentified cause. In other words, exhaustion. "We see a lot of patients like this at this time of year, especially women aged between 20 and 50. The feeling of being physically and ... Don't overdo coffee or alcohol. A light supperAvoid heavy meals, and try to eat the last one of the day at least two hours before going to bed. Regular bedtimesTry to go to bed and get up at the same time every day. "Asthenia is the cause of

What to do

Making jazz music on the Costa Tropical

Jennie Rhodes

...leaving home and it's a time of great change for many women". She adds, "It's the perfect opportunity to embrace projects you have always wanted to do. If you want to do something at 50 or 60, it doesn't matter; just go for it." Sophie says that her ... silver lining to the Covid-19 pandemic has been more time to write and record music and she has "learned to appreciate her local surroundings and nature". She started going on long walks with her dog and rehearsing in the local countryside. "I put my

National

Look out for changes in the 2020 income tax declaration

Clara Alba

It’s that time of year again. Last Wednesday, 7 April, the period opened for the 2020 annual income tax returns to be presented via the internet, and it will continue until 30 June. People who want to make their tax declaration by telephone will be ... a tax declaration for the first time this year However, as Enrique García, the CEO of TaxDown, points out: “If someone has received more than 1,500 euros from the SEPE, they are going to have to make a tax declaration.” In total, of the millions ... of workers who were furloughed last year, 327,000 will be presenting a tax declaration for the first time. Hacienda says it isending out letters to explain what they have to do. To help them pay their tax it will allow them to do so in instalments

Opinion

The cost to investors of stepping out of the market

...prices have fallen sufficiently to justify buying back into individual securities or the market. Market prices move in cycles and eventually revert to the mean over time. For long-term investors, cashing out of the market may give temporary peace of ... mind. For a time, they are sitting on a healthy profit and riding out the inevitable storm, until the anxiety of when to buy in again becomes real. The investors’ enemies are inflation and taxes, which can erode and eventually destroy accumulated

LifeStyle

'For some it can be hard to channel the energy we get in spring'

ALEKK M. SAANDERS

...functioning over time, and you no longer have the energy to do activities you normally enjoy, experts recommend consulting a GP or seeking help from a psychologist. We met Marie Strandberg, a psychologist from Sweden who has a Spanish and a Swedish degree, at ... disorder and you see a covariation each year with the symptoms beginning and ending at around the same time. Most common is depression in winter. Does it mean there is a sort of emotional calendar? Yes. Even if this is more obvious for some people than

LifeStyle

Sending out an SOS for a 'mule's leg'

ANA G. BARRIADA

...factory because we are friends, and after we explained the situation we were in he said it was time to do something about it." A Facebook post telling their story, a direct link to buy their cheese and the power of social media worked wonders. "We

Sport

Late equaliser dents Malaga’s fading promotion hopes

SERGIO CORTÉS

...equalised five minutes from time. The first chance of the game fell for the Canarians when Sergio Araujo was found in space but his first-time shot could only sting the palms of keeper Juan Soriano. Malaga’s biggest opportunity of the half came at the ... corner and found Araujo unmarked in the box. He was not to be denied this time and powered his header into the bottom right-hand corner to earn his team a point. Commenting after the game, Pellicer said: “It’s frustrating because we had the points

National

Spain's coronavirus incidence rate exceeds 200 for the first time since February

ÁLVARO SOTO / MELCHOR SÁIZ-PARDO

The coronavirus pandemic in Spain continues on the same slightly upward trend as in recent days. This Wednesday, 14 April, the Ministry of Health reported 10,474 new cases of Covid-19, a level similar to that of previous days, which brings the tota

Sport

A perfect week for Real Madrid

Rob Palmer

League titles and last season's Spanish crown was on the brink according to the Spanish media. Luckily the club held their nerve and didn't panic. They learnt from what happened when he stepped aside last time. It could be argued that he was let down ... by his players - a bunch of Big Time Charlies. This may be true but now the big games are stacking up, the Charlies are displaying their charms. These are footballing heavyweights who took a few bruises against the lesser sparring partners; when they

National

Ex-Cs member told not to stand for PP party in Madrid election

SUR

Ayuso. Now a court has ruled against it as the former actor wasn't registered on the local census in time. The PP appealed to the Constitutional Court which upheld the first court ruling this week. Cantó was previously the Cs spokesperson for the