General Health

25 February 2015

Beat The Bloat This Easter

During the Easter holidays, we are inclined to eat more sugary, fatty and rich foods - with research suggesting that the average adult ploughs their way through 6,000 calories on ...

25 February 2015

Spring Clean Your Lifestyle

Sometimes striking a balance between keeping yourself in optimum condition, whilst managing a full time job and other life pressures, can be tricky. There never seems to be enough time ...

17 February 2015

Can e-cigarettes really help you quit smoking?

It seems that throughout the year we’re bombarded with messages to encourage us to stop smoking. Grisly images on cigarette packets depict potentially lethal tumours of the throat and mouth, ...

6 February 2015

Cutting Back On Caffeine The Latest Health Trend

"While caffeine has a number of health benefits for adults with links to reduced cardiovascular disease, and reduced risk of developing Parkinson's disease, and Alzheimer's, more people are becoming aware ...

31 January 2015

7 Ways to give you a boost in January

With dark nights, low self-esteem from dwindling new year’s resolutions and a deterioration in motivation it’s no wonder that people just want to hibernate post-Christmas, but we have some tips ...

15 December 2014

90% of Brits want sick colleagues to stay at home

Ninety per cent of Brits would prefer if sick colleagues worked from home or took a sick day rather than coming into the office. The new research from Otrivine® has found ...
1 December 2014

Banish the festive bloat with these simple tips

The festive season might be the perfect time to indulge, but many of us will regret grazing our way through December, only to find their Christmas jumper is popping at ...
30 November 2014

Sleep success: Important tips and tricks

The popular myth of adults needing 8 hours sleep a night has a lot of logic to it.  With around 1 in 10 people in the UK suffering from insomnia ...
28 November 2014

Body image fads worryingly become signs of good health

Signs of a healthy body are now being compared to body image fads like the thigh-gap and fight club torso, according to new research. Popularised through celebrity "selfie" culture on ...
28 November 2014

Don’t let texting affect your spinal health

According to recent news, reading and sending text messages can lead to spinal damage, with reports arguing that craning your neck and hunching over your phone can add up to ...
27 November 2014

Little ways you can fight obesity

Forget costly gyms and class - just tweaking how you carry out everyday tasks such as shopping and walking can burn 500 calories a day. This equates to 3,500 calories ...
26 November 2014

Obesity causes 13,000 cases of female cancer each year

Women are twice as likely than men to develop cancer as a result of obesity, according to a new study. The research, published in The Lancet Oncology, shows that excess body ...
25 November 2014

Short-term counselling could reduce suicide risk by quarter

Talk-therapy could help reduce the risk of suicide by a quarter in those considered a high-risk, a new study has suggested. Researchers from John Hopkins University tracked more than 5,000 ...
24 November 2014

Your body fat: Explained

When it comes to ‘problem areas’ do you ever feel like every month another one rears its ugly head? From stubborn saddle bags to squidgy stomachs, it’s difficult not to ...
23 November 2014

Fast weight loss vs. slow - which is best in the long run?

There are many beliefs held about weight gain and obesity, which despite lack of evidence are still persistent.  How many people know the story of the Hare and the Tortoise ...
21 November 2014

Unveiling the truth about infertility

With egg freezing and IVF high on the UK news agenda, there is much speculation surrounding the topic of assisted fertility. From lifestyle choices that might thwart the chances of ...
18 November 2014

High blood pressure affects five million – yet we have no idea

Experts have warned that more than five million people are considered ticking time bombs, as they are walking around with high blood pressure, but they have no idea they suffer ...
14 November 2014

World Diabetes Day: The health facts

Today, November 14, marks World Diabetes Day, which for the past five years has centred on the theme of education and prevention of diabetes, highlighting the growing concerns about the global ...
13 November 2014

Take a Blood Sugar Selfie for World Diabetes Day

Health awareness campaigns are capitalising on the popularity of selfies this year, and the latest campaign launches for World Diabetes Day. Europe’s largest diabetes community, Diabetes.co.uk are hoping to raise awareness ...
11 November 2014

'Healthy' juices have more sugar than coke

Are you making a conscious effort to be healthier and as a result giving yourself and your children fruit juices? Well you could be serving them more sugar than what ...
8 November 2014

Using the 5:2 principles to get the health balance right

The 5:2 diet has taken the weight loss world by storm, with plenty of celebrities using the plan to keep them in their best possible shape, but new research shows ...
6 November 2014

Prevention of ill health needs to become a priority

The UK will fail to meet international commitments on reducing deaths from preventable diseases unless it prioritises the prevention of ill health, warn leading health charities. Without a national plan for ...
5 November 2014

National Stress Awareness Day: Top tips to beat it

While we are all living such hectic lives, it can be difficult to take time to focus on ourselves and notice the effects that stress can have not only on ...
4 November 2014

3 ways to beat Seasonal Affective Disorder

With the onset of winter creating darker, colder days, it’s easy for S.A.D (Seasonal Affective Disorder) to set in, sapping our energy and leaving us feeling blue. It’s even more ...