Health

The B Positive Choir
19 June 2019

10 Things you should know about Sickle Cell
The B Positive choir made their debut with an exclusive performance yesterday at the MOBO Pre Awards Show at Boisdale Canary Wharf, London. They will also be performing at various events and locations, which ...

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14 June 2019

Facial aesthetic treatments: How to look naturally young
There is no shame in wanting to look younger, let’s be honest when you get right down to it don’t the vast majority of us want to? And it seems ...

The Happy Pear at Swimrise 11/05/2019
7 June 2019

Why you should take a dip on the wild side this summer
With spring very much so sprung and summer very much so on its way, more and more people are taking to the great outdoors to bask in all its glory. ...

Health on Female First
7 June 2019

Five reasons why using a vitamin drip might work for you, by Dr. Pamela Benito
Vitamin drips are an increasingly popular trend amongst celebrities and health gurus alike. The benefits of this treatment span from skincare to strengthening your immune system - recommended for anyone ...

Simplyhealth's Rate my Gait experience - present at the North, Birmingham and South runs
5 June 2019

Global Running Day: All you need to know about gait analysis
Jenny Blizard answers all the questions you ever had about gait analysis as we celebrate Global Running Day. She explores injury prevention, foot strides and running shoes for the serious ...

The Nursem range
30 May 2019

Nursem tackles dermatitis caused by hand-washing one bottle of hand cream at a time
If you read our International Nurses Day feature in May detailing seven things you didn't know about nursing, you'll know that excessive hand-washing is one of the biggest challenges nurses face. ...

Health on Female First
21 May 2019

Why women shouldn't count calories
For decades, the fitness industry has been telling us that we need to “eat less and move more” to shed fat. The theory behind this is that you need to ...

Dreams on Female First
19 May 2019

Seven things your dreams can tell you about your health
We usually don’t think too much about the dreams we have. You might see a strange dream one night, for example- but then you’ll likely never think of it again. ...

Health on Female First
16 May 2019

Combat work stress for a happier, healthier you
Four in five (79.8%) Brits claim to be under pressure every day, and it’s impacting our overall health and wellbeing; lack of sleep, feeling run down and general health are ...

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16 May 2019

"Mark my words: dyslexia is a gift, not a curse"
After learning that his daughter was also dyslexic, Karl de Leeuw set about finding a ‘cure’. His quest triggered a chain of events that will culminate in next year’s inaugural ...

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14 May 2019

Six of the best exercises for mental health
When suffering with mental health issues, getting out of bed can feel hard enough. But on the flip side, exercise is an incredibly useful tool to help combat some of ...

Health on Female First
14 May 2019

Viva La Vulva Bathroom Takeover: Celebrating the beauty of female genitalia with art
What is it about penises that makes people so tempted to draw them anywhere and everywhere, particularly all over toilet cubicles? Don't get me wrong, I'm certainly up for celebrating ...

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13 May 2019

Mental Health Awareness Week: Seven easy exercises to combat depression and anxiety
It's Mental Health Awareness Week and as someone who has had her fair share of psychological obstacles, I've learnt a thing or two about fighting back. Here's a list of seven ...

Health on Female First
11 May 2019

Points to consider before you undergo cosmetic surgery
Beauty can sometimes come at a price and not just monetary. In a world where image is believed to be the key to success, partly fuelled by the ever-increasing popularity ...

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10 May 2019

Five ways Pilates can make your overall gym performance even better
From cardio to weight training, we all have individual preferences when it comes to our workout regime and how to achieve the best possible results. However, if you’re one to ...

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9 May 2019

Introducing you to the world of Barreworks
At Barreworks, our clients range in age from 20-75, often in the same class - and often with the older clients ‘out-performing’ the younger ones! Lotte Berk, the doyenne of ...

Health on Female First
7 May 2019

Running the road to recovery
-  If someone had said to me two years ago that I’d be planning to run half a dozen marathons next year, I’d have laughed, and such was my health ...

Health on Female First
3 May 2019

Five ways stress can impact your skin
Stress can severely impact both our mental and emotional health, alongside the most visible place of all – our skin. If you believe that stress is starting to make an ...

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3 May 2019

How women can put the best energy into their workouts and muscle building
For the majority of the time, women do not need to train differently to men as the principles of building muscle and losing fat are the same. Yet the reasons ...

Health on Female First
1 May 2019

How maternal mental health affects relationships
May is Maternal Mental Health Month and figures suggest that between 10-20% of women experience perinatal mental health problems during pregnancy and the first year after having a baby. From the ...

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26 April 2019

Six ways to turn yourself into a marathon machine
The infamous London Marathon takes place this Sunday (April 28), and with tens of thousands of people lacing up their trainers in order to pound the pavements for 26.2 miles, ...

Health on Female First
23 April 2019

Three hidden signs that your body is over-stressed
With statistics showing that there has been a 28% increase in people suffering from long-term stress and that one third of British people are likely to be stressed for an entire ...

Health on Female First
17 April 2019

Could your hormones be making you tired?
Hormones are special chemical messengers, travelling around the body in the bloodstream, between cells and organs. They affect different functions from growth and development to mood and how well we ...

Olivia Buckland is promoting self check examinations
21 March 2019

Olivia Buckland tells Female First why self check examinations are so important
When Love Island star, Olivia Buckland, found a lump in her breast a few years ago, the experience inspired her to encourage people to have conversations about their own breast ...