Health

Save people's lives with your New Year's Resolution
4 January 2014

Help reduce heart attack deaths with your New Year's Resolution
As 92,000 people in the UK suffer heart attacks each year, and a third of those die as a result, St John Ambulance is calling for you to make a new year's ...

What sort of effect does your commute have on you?
3 January 2014

Commuters feeling the January Blues
It's cold outside, the wind is playing up and the chances are you've just come back from your Christmas break - it's no wonder the commute is getting you down ...

Will you be hitting the gym this January?
3 January 2014

We're avoiding the gym because of fear
January is the month that most people will be thinking about hitting the gym, but what's stopping people? New research shows that fear is hindering us from getting fit at ...

Health on Female First
3 January 2014

Men would give up football to be ideal weight
Half of men in the UK admit they are trying to lose weight, but just over a quarter of them will give up their diet after just one day, according ...

Walking is a great low-impact exercise
2 January 2014

How to get fit with walking this year
January is the time for new fitness regimes and if you're wondering in what to do, why not take up walking?  Not only can it be extremely enjoyable, but you burn ...

Have you balanced out your indulgences over Christmas?
2 January 2014

Carb guilt: Women starving themselves to be able to eat them
We all know that carbs can be bad - depending on which ones you choose to eat, and whether or not you plan to work them off with a little ...

Ensure your family is healthy this year with these tips
2 January 2014

How to have a healthy family in 2014
After a cold winter, mums across the UK may need a bit of support to keep their family’s immune systems in tip top condition particularly after an indulgent festive period. Janet ...

Whatever the reason for your New Year's Resolution, here's how to stick to it
1 January 2014

Tips on how to stick to your New Year's Resolutions
The ‘New Year’ is that infamous period when people make ambitious changes to their lifestyle, in order to achieve the ‘New Year, New You’ status that everyone so desires, but ...

Don't dread the scales in the morning with these healthy tips for parties
31 December 2013

New Year's Eve healthy eating tips
If you've been following healthy eating tips over Christmas, there's no need to stop now that it's New Year's Eve. Here's some diet tips to help you through the evening.  Dr ...

Get fit in the New Year and stick to it with these tips
30 December 2013

Planning to get fit in the New Year? Here's how to succeed

Getting fit is one of the most popular New Year’s resolutions. But it’s also one of the hardest to commit to and maintain and is often broken quickly as a result.  Gym ...

Health on Female First
29 December 2013

Will you be giving up alcohol in January and taking part in the Dryathlon?
This January, Cancer Research UK is challenging the nation to bin the booze and raise money with the return of Dryathlon.   Cancer Research UK is encouraging people to conquer the ...

It's true what you say, you are what you eat
28 December 2013

Healthy diet tips for glowing and youthful skin
Top Tip 1: Cut out the sugar In our skin sugar reacts with collagen to form so-called ‘Advanced Glycation End products’ (AGEs), which leave our collagen fibres of inferior quality. So ...

Improve your heart health with these tips
27 December 2013

14 ways to improve your heart health
According to the British Heart Foundation, heart disease is the biggest cause of death in the UK. By making 14 simple diet and lifestyle changes, as recommended by Dietician Helen ...

Health on Female First
26 December 2013

Women suffering in silence with vaginal dryness
There's no getting away from it, vaginal dryness is difficult to talk about. It's awkward, it's embarrassing and it leaves us feeling uncomfortable. Yet research, amongst 2,000 adults, reveals that despite ...

Health on Female First
25 December 2013

Men are turning to the internet for embarrassing health products
Men are turning to the web when looking for help and advice about embarrassing problems such as erectile dysfunction, according to new figures.  The confidential nature of the service allows customers to ...

Carving the Christmas turkey could even burn calories
25 December 2013

Christmas-cise how to have a calorie neutral Christmas
With the average adult consuming 7,000 calories on Christmas day, 4,500 more than any other day of the year, smart-connected health specialists Withings has discovered it is possible to enjoy ...

Beyonce has an incredible set of boobs
24 December 2013

How to boost your bust with exercise
With celebs such as Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez and Kelly Brook rocking the perfect hourglass figure, recent years have seen a rise in the number of women choosing to enhance their ...

Don't be dreading the scales come January with these tips
24 December 2013

Fending off the festive flab
Don't sucuumb to Christmas weight gain this year, keep it at bay with these fat busting tips.  Nutritionist and author, Fiona Kirk (fatbustforever.com) is on a yuletide mission with her fabulous ...

Christmas can also have huge benefits to your health
23 December 2013

Why Christmas is good for your health
Always thought that Christmas was a time for indulgence and letting good intentions slip by the wayside? Well, don’t be too tough on yourself, you may be having a healthier ...

Water is your friend when you have a hangover
23 December 2013

Hangover? Here's some helpful tips
Tis the season to be jolly, but with a seemingly endless stream of parties to enjoy over Christmas and New Year, it can be all too easy to overindulge. Fiona Hunter ...

Here are some health tips for a healthy throat
22 December 2013

How to avoid a sore throat over Christmas
A sore throat can strike for an average of 3 days at a time, according to new research, but we of course don’t want it to ruin our Christmas time. Here ...

How often do you resolve to lose weight?
21 December 2013

Women spend 18.9 years of their lives on a diet
Diets, we've all tried them. Whether it's for a special occasion, a new year resolution, or just because. But how much time are we spending on a weight loss plan?  New ...

Keep your eyes sparkling over Christmas
20 December 2013

Eye health tips for the festive season
There's going to be plenty of late nights over the next week or so, and you'll want your eyes looking bright and sparkling too, so we have some tips to ...

Are you a fan of Brussel sprouts?
20 December 2013

Brits hate Brussel Sprouts, but why when they're so healthy?
New research shows Brits distain for Brussel Sprouts, but we can't see what all the fuss is about. They're healthy and delicious.  The research from Birdseye found that while over a ...