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Get bikini ready for summer

Get bikini ready for summer

Whether you’re staying at home or going away this year, everybody wants to look great wearing their summer clothes.

A different league of diet tea

A different league of diet tea

Far too often natural remedies burst onto the scene having been touted by celebrities as the next wonder supplement only to fade away again with little evidence of their efficiency.

Average woman spends 21 minutes each day calorie counting

Average woman spends 21 minutes each day calorie counting

The average woman spends the equivalent of almost one year of her life obsessing about calories, research has revealed.

Omega-3 challenge makes family fitter

Omega-3 challenge makes family fitter

The health benefits of oil rich fish have been widely publicised in over 3,000 research papers, but evidence shows that most of the UK aren’t eating enough of this nutritious fish to fully benefit.

Seeds of beauty

Seeds of beauty

Over the last year it’s been hard to open a magazine without reading about the nutritional benefits of chia seeds, with Miranda Kerr and Gwyneth Paltrow among the many celebrities singing their praises.

‘Ladies, it’s all about the confidence!’

‘Ladies, it’s all about the confidence!’

We’ve all been there. You buy a skimpy bikini (or two) before jetting off on holiday, ready to strike a pose by the pool or stroll along the sand like a beach goddess.

Annabel Karmel’s yummy Yogurt Lollies for teething tots

Annabel Karmel’s yummy Yogurt Lollies for teething tots

Mum of three, Annabel Karmel MBE is a modern day ‘mumpreneur’. As the UK’s number one parenting author and expert on devising delicious and nutritious meals for babies, toddlers and children, Annabel knows how important it is to give teething tots something to chew and suck on during their teething troubles.

Get set for summer with Onca

Get set for summer with Onca

Onca is a new and exciting natural health and beauty enhancing supplement produced exclusively from native fruits of the Amazon rainforest, packed full of 21 ingredients including Camu Camu, Acai and Manu Cubiu.

Glimmer of hope in early Alzheimer’s disease

Glimmer of hope in early Alzheimer’s disease

As the government sets out to prioritise earlier diagnosis of dementia, of which Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form, an innovative nutritional drink for the dietary management of early Alzheimer’s disease has become available in the UK.

Shake up your summer milkshake with soy

Shake up your summer milkshake with soy

With summer here milkshake season is upon us, with them providing a tasty way for many of us to stay cool and refreshed.

Get Svelte for Summer

Get Svelte for Summer

At long last, summer is finally on its way after the long winter! This means it’s time to start thinking about getting into shape so you can flash the flesh more confidently as the temperature rises.

Vegetarians iron out the nutrition facts

Vegetarians iron out the nutrition facts

A recent Spatone survey set out to discover what makes people decide to put down their steak knives and become a vegetarian.

Scientists reveal that lemon-aids a better day

Neuroscientists, on behalf of Sainsbury’s, have revealed the results of a unique study into the subjective and physiological emotional responses to the nation’s top day enhancers, showing that a simple glass of lemonade elicits a greater subjective and physiological emotional response than other every day pleasures, including a text message from a loved one or bagging a bargain in the sales.

Chocolate collagen booster

Chocolate collagen booster

It sounds too good to be true, but you might be able to boost the collagen in your skin, and help keep aging at bay, just by drinking a chocolate, cappuccino or vanilla drink.

Time for tea

Time for tea

A cup of tea after your workout may be better for muscle recovery than whey protein supplements.