Health

12 November 2012

Healthy food: Grapefruit is in season

With the long, dark nights already setting in and a cold winter ahead, it’s time to bring a little sunshine to your life with juicy Florida grapefruit. The delicious and ...
12 November 2012

The Six Secrets of Successful Weight Loss

Obesity and weight problems have reached epidemic proportions in the western world in the last two decades with more and more people struggling to achieve their ideal weight.  The repetitive mantra ...
11 November 2012

Hollyoaks stars launch new appeal for new blood donors

Hollyoaks stars and designer Wayne Hemingway MBE are supporting NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) in their appeal to recruit vital new blood donors.  NHSBT wants to recruit 100,000 new donors in ...
11 November 2012

Fitness tips for the festive season

Jack Frost may be nipping at your nose, but that doesn’t mean you should put your fitness regime on ice. Anna Reich, Simple Fitness Expert, says: “As tempting as it ...
10 November 2012

Alex Gerrard's fitness tips

Alex Gerrard is a mum-of-three with an amazing figure, we find out her fitness tips for staying trim.  The WAG to Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard is often spotted in her bikini ...
10 November 2012

Calorie counting not working? Snap your food instead

Research suggests that calorie counting and measuring portion sizes are not successful in maintaining weight loss as people often miscalculate their intake by as much as 40%. That’s precisely why ...
9 November 2012

Can you ever really quit smoking for good?

Most smokers will tell you that giving up cigarettes or trying to, is one of the hardest things they will ever do in their lifetime, but it doesn’t stop them ...
9 November 2012

Health benefits of fibre

Fibre makes up an important part of our diet, and we should all definitely be getting the recommended daily allowance of between 18g and 30g a day.  But what exactly are ...
9 November 2012

Booze Britain? Almost a third worry about drinking habits

Almost one third of Brits are worried that they, or people close to them, drink too much or are over-reliant on alcohol, according to new research. Despite the recent media spotlight ...
8 November 2012

How to lose your baby weight

Losing your baby weight may not be at the forefront of your mind when there is a new child to look after, but after a while it's something that you ...
8 November 2012

Could breakfast cereal be the key to longer life?

A higher intake of  dietary fibre could be associated with lower mortality, according to new research.  The study found that the lower mortality is particulary linked with circulatory, digestive and those ...
8 November 2012

Lose weight by cutting back on the booze

Saving money and losing weight is something most of us are looking to do at one time or another, especially in the run up to Christmas, but many of us ...
7 November 2012

How to exercise with Kettlercise

Kettlercise 2: Turning up the Heat is an effective fat burning and body sculpting workout DVD which will achieve results where other workout programmes have failed. Based on scientific and physiological ...
7 November 2012

Hairdressing is more important than dental health, say younger generation

Dental health is put on the back-burner for young people who insist that getting their hair done is more important.  In a recent survey by Denplan, the UK’s leading dental payment ...
7 November 2012

Healthy food mushrooms see sale surge

Eating healthy should be a way of life, and thanks to encouragement from celebrities more and more people are taking to it, the latest healthy food fad is mushrooms. Starlets are ...
6 November 2012

How stressed is the nation?

As National Stress Awareness Day (NSAD) on November 7th draws attention to the UK’s stress levels, a report released today by Kalms reveals what the nation deem as the underlying ...
6 November 2012

Men's happiness: The answer to it all

The best years of a man’s life are when he’s young, footloose and fancy free without a care in the world right? Wrong. According, to new research Brit blokes are ...
6 November 2012

Your Christmas pre-tox survival guide

1. Don't slack off on the exercise! According to LA fitness (www.lafitness.co.uk), attendance at the gym declines by a staggering 30 – 35% during the month of December suggesting that the ...
5 November 2012

Pineapple Dance Studios named Best London Fitness Facility

Pineapple Dance Studios have won the ‘Best London Fitness Facility’ award at the 2012 London Lifestyle Awards.  This award only adds to the credibilty and proves their dedication and commitment to providing outstanding ...
5 November 2012

Treating your child's cold

All children are likely to suffer from the dreaded cold at some point and at winter time these conditions can be particularly prevalent. In fact, there are more than 200 ...
5 November 2012

More help needed for eating disorders

A nationwide petition calling for more resources to be put into tackling eating disorders has been launched following a special reception at the House of Commons. More than 50 people, including ...
5 November 2012

How to manage stress

With National Stress Awareness Day taking place on the 7th November, there’s never been a better time to raise public awareness about the causes and cures as it can affect ...
4 November 2012

Winter health worries: Treat them now

With the cold weather and dark nights setting in, All About Health pharmacist Ajit Malhi offers some top tips on staying healthy this winter. Beating the flu Having a flu vaccination may ...
4 November 2012

Britain on brink of a poor vision time bomb

Technology is taking over a huge part of our lives, it's almost as though we can't carry out our day-to-day activities, but what affect is this having on our health?  According ...