General Health

12 August 2015

Top 5 ways to maximize your spa visit for time-poor travelers

1. Plan ahead When scheduling your treatment, ask for advice from the spa team on the type of treatment that may fit your needs. If you didn't have time to ...

5 August 2015

Pancreatic Cancer Answer?

A simple urine test that could detect the most common form of pancreatic cancer (pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma) much earlier than at present has been developed by scientists in England and ...
4 August 2015

Why supplement Vitamin D?

Vitamin D hit the news again this week with new draft guidance suggesting we all need to take a vitamin D supplement. But would we take a pill? Here Tara ...
3 August 2015

The myths surrounding cleft lip and palate

Cleft lip and palate are facial malformations which occur when a baby's mouth does not form properly during pregnancy. Each year, more than 170,000 babies in the developing world are ...
31 July 2015

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: What you need to know

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a common condition which affects millions of women across the UK. It is known to be hereditary, and is one of the biggest causes of ...

30 July 2015

A shot a day helps keep joint pain at bay

The new sportive lover! An estimated 8.75 million people in the UK seek treatment for osteoarthritis (the most common form of Arthritis) which can affect any joint, with knees being ...
30 July 2015

Ten things you didn’t know about Bach™ Original Flower Remedies

Balance your emotions and fulfil your potential. Bach Original flower Remedies is a system of 38 flower essences from the makers of RESCUE®, they are the original flower essences, ...
30 July 2015

Slim down and tone up fast this summer!

We're all after that quick fix; the fastest way to burn calories, slim down and tone up for our holidays. This week we've been chatting to James Winfield, Master Trainer ...

30 July 2015

Are we a nation of body haters?

Celebrities in the media take a toll on our body confidence According to a new study by online health and wellbeing retailer NutrientWise, we're a nation in need of a ...

29 July 2015

Never miss a spot again!

Hate missed spots when applying sunscreen products, but also worried you are not fully protected and too shy to ask a stranger to 'do my back'? Dr Michael Isaacman, ...
29 July 2015

Top 5 summer essential tips you need to know

Chief Chemist at UK based Calypso sun care, Seena Seka, provides his five top tips that you may not have thought of this summer to ensure your skin is fully ...

28 July 2015

Linda Papadopoulos tells us why we need to take our full holiday entitlement every year

A recent study by Avios has found that a quarter of people are not taking their full holiday entitlement due to guilt, stress and money. Furthermore people are cancelling their ...

27 July 2015

10 Ways to Reduce Your Risk of Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic cancer has a strong association with lifestyle, prompting the World Cancer Research Fund and American Institute of Cancer Research in 2007 to estimate that 41% of pancreatic cancers can ...
23 July 2015

Ten things we never knew about Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Familial Hypercholesterolemia often goes undetected before it's too late. Thousands of people are at risk of suffering early heart attacks due to the disease, according to research by the charity ...

16 July 2015

Top Ten Reasons Why Seeking A Second Opinion Is Good For Your Health

Despite the UK being a nation of "symptom googlers", Brits are more likely to seek a second opinion on financial advice (36%) than on their own health, with only 30% ...
15 July 2015

Getting to the heart of the matter

Your heart is an amazing organ. It beats around 70 times a minute, non-stop for 80 years or more, pumping more than 10 million litres of blood around your body ...
13 July 2015

Do you know which germs are lurking under YOUR fingernails?

Our hands and fingers are an essential part of us that we use regularly without even thinking about it. It is amazing how many times we touch, feel and work ...
13 July 2015

10 reasons why vegetarians need iron in their diet

By Sally Wisbey, Nutritionist Haemoglobin formation Iron is necessary for the formation of haemoglobin. This is the principal carrier of oxygen throughout the body and is responsible for the dark red shade ...
13 July 2015

How Can Diet Help Our Livers?

Up to one third of Britons suffer from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease or NAFLD and most don't even know it! If left untreated, this can progress into non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), ...

13 July 2015

Top Tips From Meditation Expert Emma Mills

We all lead busy and stressful lives and we rarely get the chance to give ourselves five minutes to relax. Emma Mills has some great meditation tips that will help ...

9 July 2015

What are mouth ulcers and what causes them?

Mouth ulcers (or canker sores) are small lesions (small oval sores) that develop inside the mouth, most often on the inside of the cheeks or lips. Usually painful and annoying, ...

7 July 2015

Spells to beat the Scorch – how to keep your mind cool!

Professional coaches, Bec Howard and Dannie-Lu Carr, aka ' The Good Witches of the North ' have stirred up 5 practical 'spells' to help you get in the right frame of mind ...

7 July 2015

10 ways to Reduce Your Risk of Bowel Cancer

Bowel cancer has a very strong association with diet and lifestyle. Most cases of bowel cancer are therefore preventable by making little tweaks to everyday life. Oncology Dietitian Tara Whyand ...
7 July 2015

Top 10 tips for reducing underarm sweating

Our body is designed to sweat in order to help us regulate our internal temperature, especially during periods of excessive heat, exercise and even during illness. When sweat evaporates from ...