Health

19 May 2015

Healthy Curves or Overweight?

Dr Helen Webberley - MBChB, MRCGP, MFSRH, is a GP in Wales and she also specialises in online medicine for one of the UK's leading pharmacies, www.oxfordonlinepharmacy.co.uk. For years we ...
17 May 2015

Top 10 reasons to be more open about periods

-  About Clue: Clue is a woman-led digital health startup based in Berlin, Germany. Launched in 2013, Clue is the world's best period tracker and fertility app. Clue's mission is ...
15 May 2015

10 reasons why laughter is as good for you as exercise

Healthier biscuit brand, go ahead!, recently conducted research into the UK's exercise habits and discovered that 70% of people would do more exercise if it was more fun, and 60% ...
12 May 2015

Post-Pregnancy Workout!

'Let's Keep The Baby Weight', Said No Woman EVER! Getting back into the gym routine after giving birth may be seen as the last priority in any new mother's schedule, but ...
11 May 2015

Top 10 Tips and Tricks for Breaking a Bad Habit

Changing your behaviour to break a bad habit can be challenging. Rokfri, the unique stop smoking programme, understands that every smoker and smoking habit is different, which is why it ...
7 May 2015

Life in the Fast Lane: top tips on overcoming jetlag

Whether it's flying her life across the globe, nipping to Paris for a petit voyage or travelling business for a book launch, author and PR guru Lady Terry Robinson aka; ...
30 April 2015

6 tips to help you turn your walk into a workout

With May being National Walking Month, Nordic Walking UK expert and author of ' The Complete Guide to Nordic Walking', Gill Stewart, reveals how to walk your way to better health ...
24 April 2015

Save your summer skin with a daily dose of vitamin C

Summer's approaching and bathroom cabinets around the country are spilling over with an arsenal of lotions and potions to try and stop the oncoming assault of the harsh Ultra Violet ...
24 April 2015

Fat or Fiction? Dispelling the Myths around this Vital Nutrient

Still struggling to get to grips with the notion that fat is good for you? Naturopathic Nutritionist, Amy Morris has gathered some of the most common myths (and truths!) about ...
16 April 2015

8 Things you never knew about BV

Today is National Bacterial Vaginosis Day so we are here to tell you eight things you never knew about it. Penny McCormick, managing director of Balance Activ™, said: "Despite the ...

14 April 2015

Beating back pain on your lunch break

Many of us are working longer and harder than ever before, but our hectic lifestyles may be having a counterproductive effort - with studies indicating that more days of work ...

9 April 2015

Lucy Mecklenburgh, TV star and fitness entrepreneur, shares her top ten tips for a summer body

Beach bodies need smooth hands and feet! A pre summer manicure and pedicure is the perfect tonic. For summer sometimes I use Shellac as it's long lasting and doesn't chip ...

1 April 2015

The perfect Easter Calorie Counter

Tim Hart has created a brilliant Easter calorie counter for users of Female First, so now you can enjoy yourself over the Easter break and ensure you're doing the right ...
30 March 2015

How Important Is Vitamin D?

Our bodies produce vitamin D following exposure to sunlight but 10 million of us Brits are simply not getting enough. That's about one in five adults and one in six ...
27 March 2015

Zooey Deschanel: Pregnancy Diets Are a Joke

Zooey Deschanel thinks it's a "total joke" she can't have wine or four cups of coffee a day while pregnant. The 35-year-old star, who is expecting her first child with ...
24 March 2015

10 Ways to keep your vagina happy

-  "It is completely natural for the intimate area to produce odorous discharge and sweat, but some women can feel embarrassed. One way to keep things fresh is by selecting ...

19 March 2015

Top 5 Tips To Cope With The Clock Change

The clocks spring forward on Sunday 29th March 2015, we lose an hour sleep but hey, British Summer Time is here! But for many parents the clock change and lighter ...
16 March 2015

Zoe Ball proves that almonds aid agility

Zoe Ball from the radio and Strictly fame decided to do things totally out of her comfort zone for two days powered by almonds. The purpose? To show women how ...
10 March 2015

10 things you didn’t know probiotics could help with…

By Natalie Lamb, Nutritional Therapist at Protexin Probiotics ...

10 March 2015

Eight of the best healthy fats and oils

This spring, fats are making a comeback. In the bid for optimum health and vitality, the inclusion of dietary fats is often over-looked. However, when it comes to maintaining good ...
10 March 2015

10 Excuses women use not to go to the gym

Think Money has found that 57% of women who have a gym membership don't actually go- however they don't cancel it because they convince themselves that they are going to ...

3 March 2015

10 Lower Sugar Food Swaps

A sugar-heavy diet can have a dramatic impact on our health and wellbeing. As a nation, we are consuming a vast amount of the white, sweet granules in our daily ...

26 February 2015

Five Ways To Reduce Your Risk Of Breast Cancer

Cancer is often thought to be a mainly inherited disease. However, research reveals that just 5-10% of all cancer cases can be attributed to genetic defects - the remainder are ...

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 ...