Health

1 April 2014

Drinking diet drinks can increase risk of a stroke

Diet drinks have long been championed as a healthier version, but new research shows that women who drink two diet drinks a day could be 30% more likely to suffer ...
1 April 2014

Run like Channing Tatum is waiting at the finish line

Have you ever heard the phrase ‘Run like Channing Tatum is waiting for you at the finish line’? I know I have lots of girl friends (and some guys!) who would ...
31 March 2014

Five of the best for back pain

Recent research warned that Britain is facing an epidemic of lower back pain as the population ages. Research carried out by Dr Tony Woolf from the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro, ...
31 March 2014

Organic food doesn’t cut risk of cancer

Despite the healthy spin of organic food, a new study has revealed that it doesn’t cut the risk of a woman developing cancer. The research found that women who always ate ...
31 March 2014

10 ways to protect your eyes

Our eyes are one of our most important organs giving us 80% of the information about our surroundings. It should be on our priority list to get them checked regularly, ...
30 March 2014

The lazy guide to dieting

As the New Year becomes a distant memory, the initial motivation to stick to our resolutions can be somewhat lost. The summer holiday still seems so far away but with ...
30 March 2014

Brits opting to 5:2 their lives as well as their diet

The 5:2 diet has seen incredible success, and now it seems we're extending it to the rest of our lives.  Half of Britons, equivalent to 26 million people will 5:2 their lives ...
29 March 2014

Top tips to make the most of your mornings

This Sunday, March 30th, the clocks will go forward one hour marking the beginning of British Summer Time.  Despite losing an hour, the mornings will be lighter so what better ...

29 March 2014

Sugar raises the risk of heart attack

Sugar-laden foods and drinks could triple your chances of dying from heart disease, according to a new study. Scientists in the US found that consuming the equivalent of a can a ...
28 March 2014

The easy way to 5:2

The 5:2 diet has taken weight loss by storm, plenty of people have tried the diet and saw excellent results – even Phillip Schofield has advocated it. But, it does ...
28 March 2014

The benefits of a personal trainer

Having a personal trainer to push you to your limits while you are training increases body mass and muscle strength compared to exercising on your own, says new research.  A ground-breaking, ...
27 March 2014

Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: Early detection is the answer

Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month takes place this month, it's an annual event that seeks to raise awareness of the symptoms associated with Ovarian Cancer. Regarded as the largest gynaecological killer of ...
27 March 2014

The ultimate skipping workout

With all of the fitness classes, trends, high-profile gyms, and workout equipment out there, it's easy to overlook how some of the most basic tools available can be just as ...
26 March 2014

Bowel Cancer UK calls for better services for those at higher risk

Bowel Cancer UK is bringing to light the shocking lack of surveillance screening available to those with higher risk of the disease. The cancer charity is calling for this to be ...
26 March 2014

Dementia may be affected by your fitness and IQ at 18

Teenagers with poor fitness and poor cognitive performance are 7 times more likely to develop early-onset dementia, according to research published in the journal Brain. The research, conducted at Gothenburg University, ...
26 March 2014

How to get an athletic body

A recent survey has revealed that both sexes prefer the athletic lines of the likes of Olympian Jessica Ennis-Hill over the cartoon curves of glamour models.  British Military Fitness has put ...
25 March 2014

Avoid period pain that interrupts your day

Did you know up to one in five women stop doing daily activities because of period pain? Approximately three quarters of young women, and up to a half of adult women, ...
24 March 2014

Binky Felstead quits caffeine

Binky Felstead has become the first person in Britain to sign up to the ‘Decafflon’: a new challenge to encourage the nation to give up caffeine for 10 days.  The Made in ...
24 March 2014

Quality of sleep drops once we change the clocks

Turning the clocks forward by an hour may herald the longer, lighter days of Summer but it leaves us with a temporary ‘Spring – lag’, according to the latest findings ...
23 March 2014

Regular exercise reduces breast cancer risk regardless of age

We know there are plenty of benefits to regular exercise, and new research shows that physical activity for more than an hour a day reduces the risk of contracting breast ...
22 March 2014

The future of smoking

Despite Government regulation which has increasingly side-lined smokers in society, it’s thought that about 22% of the UK’s adult population still light up on a regular basis. But the fastest growing ...
21 March 2014

Cheryl Cole speaks about her fight against malaria

Cheryl Cole battled life-threatening malaria four years ago, and in a bid to bring attention to the devastating epidemic that claims thousands of lives across Africa, she is speaking out ...
21 March 2014

Selfie app launched to bring awareness to cervical cancer

The no make-up selfie campaign has so far raised over £1 million this week for Cancer Research, as women take it in their own hands to raise money and awareness ...
21 March 2014

Jodie Kidd avoids extreme diets

Jodie Kidd doesn't believe in extreme diets and exercise. The 35-year-old former model is an advocate for healthy living but claims that when it comes to fitness, people should take their ...