Health

9 January 2012

The key to a healthy mind: Brain food

Your brain eats up 20% of your daily calorie intake in order to stay alert and sharp, so the food you munch on really does have an effect on how ...
9 January 2012

Super food feature: Avocado

Our pick of super food this week goes to the avocado. The avocado has over 3,000 years as a health food. The Aztecs knew them as the 'Fruit of the ...
6 January 2012

Women Tell 9 Food Fibs A Week

The average woman tells 474 lies every year - about food, with 'It was only a small portion' is the most common lie, the most common food fib it emerges. Each ...
6 January 2012

Staying motivated with fitness

The New Year is a great time to set positive goals and make resolutions, and many of us use this time as an opportunity to try and embrace a healthier ...
6 January 2012

Kimberly Willis: The Feel Good Guru

If we need any help shedding those extra pounds it’s after the festive period, so we spoke to Kimberly Willis the author of new book The Little Book of Diet ...

6 January 2012

Doing more harm than good at the gym?

The chances are you've just rejoined the gym or have been partaking in your new celebrity fitness DVD. But a new survey reveals that while we may set out with ...
5 January 2012

Gisele Bundchen, Lauren Conrad, Courtney Cox and Kristin Cavallari's health secret revealed

Gisele Bundchen, Lauren Conrad, Courtney Cox and Kristin Cavallari are known fans of this super drink, so if we can look as good as they do, then bring it in ...
5 January 2012

Fitting health and hydration into your lifestyle

Ex- Army fitness expert and author of several best-selling fitness books, Lucy Wyndham-Read, knows just how important it is to squeeze the most out of every day in order to ...
5 January 2012

How to get healthy and save money

The new year is traditionally the time when people make a commitment to take on some healthy lifestyle changes. However, with a recession looming over us, gym memberships and extravagant ...
4 January 2012

Oral bacteria linked to risk of Pneumonia

Thousands of vulnerable people are being reminded they should look after their oral health this winter after scientists further linked oral bacteria to an increased risk of pneumonia. The study found ...
4 January 2012

No more gym excuses, it's time to get fit

January is here. The month long promised to healthy starts, diets and detox. To help you on your way to a fitter 2012 we have the best tips to get ...
3 January 2012

One in 10 women diet their entire lives

Diet, it’s a word that we seem to have a love/hate relationship with. We love it when it’s going our way and we can fit into our skinny jeans and ...
3 January 2012

Beat the January blues

The buzz of Christmas is over and soon your decorations will be down and the partying will come to an end. It's the worst time of the year for feeling ...
2 January 2012

Super food feature: Lingonberry

The lingonberry, an incredible foraged fruit from the forests of Finland, is set for its UK debut as the new superfood of 2012. The fruit will be available to buy ...
2 January 2012

Stick to your resolution: Diet tips

All goes well in the first week of being on a diet or healthy eating plan, but give it a few weeks and the diet's out the window and you're ...
1 January 2012

The Lemon Detox

There’s nothing like a good old clean-out to help us recover from the Christmas festivities and begin the year looking and feeling cleansed and rejuvenated. And if it's good enough for ...
1 January 2012

Three simple steps to detoxing

Most people would benefit from a Detox after the hectic festive season. As well as helping you lose any weight you gained, it also helps to support your body’s own ...
31 December 2011

Ministry of Sound's Stephanie Fitzpatrick's fitness tips

The Ministry of Sound, Pump it Up guys give us a great work out with their DVDs. I know, I've attempted them. Stephanie Fitzpatrick, is a veteran to the group, ...
31 December 2011

Lose weight naturally this year

It's that time of year again, we're going through a body overhaul and we need a little help with it too. Dr Prasanna Kerur Ayurvedic, consultant at the Ayush Wellness ...
30 December 2011

Diet tips: intuitive eating

A big problem that people face day-to-day when it comes to eating, is whether or not they are actually hungry. Sometimes it can be your mind telling you that you are, ...
30 December 2011

Give yourself a boost

The best way to boost your energy and banish tiredness is to have a balanced diet and to eat regularly. The NHS recommend staying hydrated by drinking 6-8 glasses of fluid ...
29 December 2011

10 essential foods to boost your metabolism

Not everybody has an annoyingly fast metabolism that burns off anything and everything consumed by the body. So we've searched for the 10 best foods to help boost your metabolism and ...
29 December 2011

Ultimate beauty foods

The quest for beauty isn't easy but by eating the right foods you can keep your hair, skin and body looking and feeling great. Over the Christmas period over-indulging in fatty ...
28 December 2011

An incentive to lose weight

Sometimes a little encouragement can go a long way when you want to lose weight. It may a picture that makes you feel good or some pays you a compliment. ...