The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will soon enough be upon us and each of the athletes will all be fighting fight over the next couple of months.
The dates ...
A staggering 29 per cent of women say that they have never been for any type of health screening, including cervical screening, which is vital in detecting abnormal, pre-cancerous cells which ...
It’s Farmhouse Breakfast Week (22-28 January 2012), a time to celebrate the most important meal of the day.
One in four people skip breakfast at some point during the week and ...
There's nothing better than scratching an itch, and new research suggests that we get the most pleasure now from relieving the ankle.
Researchers at the Wake Forest School of Medicine in ...
Beetroot has emerged as a superfood, as it helps to reduce blood pressure as successfully as clinical drugs.
According to health experts, this purple-red bulb is virtually fat-free, rich in iron, ...
Exactly 90 years ago today a 14-year-old Canadian boy, Leonard Thompson, became the first person with diabetes to be successfully treated with insulin.
Since then it's gone on to save the ...
So you’re in the gym, training hard, working out so much that you’re bound to lose weight and get that New year, New You figure in no time right? THINK ...
Research has shown that couples who train together are more likely to stay together.
Jenny Pacey and Wayne Gordon are the UK’s leading celebrity fitness couple; they train together, from chasing ...
A lot of people are starting New Year diets, what do you find are the biggest mistakes people are making with them?
The New Year is a great ‘starting point’ psychologically, ...
It has been reported that the contraceptive pill "does ease period pain".
A Scandanavian study has found that women who are on the pill suffer from slightly less severe period pains.
However, ...
Motorists afflicted by a heavy cold or flu suffer a major loss of concentration when behind the wheel, putting themselves and other road users at risk, new research shows.
Safety experts ...
A flat tum can't be achieved through just doing 100 secret sit-ups every night in your bedroom. If you really want fab abs, you have to make sure your diet ...
Breakfast - the most important meal of the day.
Experts recommend that we start our day by eating a healthy breakfast, to kickstart our bodies and get us ready for the ...
Did you make a news year's resolution to start running or to get fit, but haven't quite had the motivation for it yet? This could be just what you need!The ...
Jimmy Carr is put through his paces by Fearne Cotton as she attempts to get him into shape for the launch of this year's Sport Relief.
But thankfully, we can raise ...
World Cancer Day is on the 4th February and it's the only day when the entire world unites to raise awareness of the global cancer epidemic.
The day was first organised by ...
While many of us are concentrating on losing the extra pounds we put on over the festive season, there are millions of people dealing with a much more serious kind ...
After seven difficult days I have finally finished the big juice detox and to be frankly honest, I don't think I want to see another glass of juice for at ...
When the weather's freezing and damp, it's difficult to feel healthy and beautiful. Especially at this time of the year it's easy to become run down with the winter blues.
And ...
Didn't think that the extra mince pie would really matter over the festive period? Well, it seems like it did.
Britons have piled on 188,305 TONNES of extra weight over the ...
It's often that one picture that will turn it around for you, one picture that comes out with the realisation that that is actually what you look like and it's ...
Obesity figures are on a constant increase and no doubt the reason for that has been revealed today after a new report has discovered more than half of all meals ...
Our New Year fitness overhaul may need a little revitalisation as we head in the latter end of the month.
We bring your the latest products that will help to change ...
