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Brummies most committed to getting healthy in 2013

The people of Birmingham are most committed to self-improvement, according to online voucher and daily deal specialist DiscountVouchers.co.uk.

14.5m Brits set to make a New Year's Resolution to lose weight

26.5 million people - over half of adults in the UK - will make a New Year's Resolution in 2013, according to research by thinkmoney.co.uk. But by the end of New Year's Day, over 520,000 of them (2%) will already have given up!

Good mood food, is food intolerance behind your winter blues?

Good mood food, is food intolerance behind your winter blues?

We all make emotional connections with the foods we eat, but many of us don't realise just how direct the link is between food and our mood.

Your new best gym buddy

Your new best gym buddy

Forget about the protein shakes, isotonic drinks and energy bars in 2013, as a recent human study on green tea suggests the popular drink could actually be your new best gym buddy when it comes to getting the most from your workout.

Feel like you’re forever fighting fatigue?

Feel like you’re forever fighting fatigue?

If you feel like you are forever fighting fatigue and tiredness then perhaps it is time to discover the underlying cause for your exhaustion, by visiting your GP.

Oomf! Bench Pressed Oats - The perfect training partner

Oomf! Bench Pressed Oats - The perfect training partner

Say hello to hot stuff in the morning! If you are looking for the perfect breakfast fuel to get you from bed to bench-press in no time - then new Oomf! instant pots could be the answer.

Slimsticks launching at Boots

Slimsticks launching at Boots

Turbo-boost your diet with EFSA-approved Slimsticks, launching at Boots nationwide. These powder sachets are mixed with warm water to form vanilla, strawberry or malt flavoured drinks.

SlimVest the size reduction suit from Switzerland

SlimVest the size reduction suit from Switzerland

Are you always on the hunt for that 'magic' treatment or diet that will help you reduce dress size without the need for denying yourself your favourite food or finding the time to head off to the gym for a strenuous workout?

Goldenberries - Little nuggets of nutritional gold

Goldenberries - Little nuggets of nutritional gold

Terrafertil dried Goldenberries, also sometimes known as dried physalis, are the new nutritional superfruit packed full of nature's nutrients to promote good health and wellbeing for all.

Help keep your tummy festive-season ready

Help keep your tummy festive-season ready

It’s the same every year – most healthy habits go out the window with the arrival of the festive season – with second helpings becoming an all too common occurrence.

David Haye reveals a Japanese algae is behind his jungle physique

David Haye reveals a Japanese algae is behind his jungle physique

So that's how he got that bottom! I'm A Celebity star David Haye reveals a Japanese algae, Sun Chlorella ‘A’ is behind his jungle physique.

You are what you eat

You are what you eat is not a new saying, but it’s one that seems to mean nothing to many of us according to a new study commissioned by Lactofree, which found that Brits don’t consider diet as a possible cause when feeling under the weather.

Detox like a Diva with Soulmatefood & The Chelsea Day Spa

Detox like a Diva with Soulmatefood & The Chelsea Day Spa

Not all detox and weight-loss regimes have to be tough, taxing or tiresome. Kick-start your healthy new you resolution with the exclusive Detox Diva package brought to you by The Chelsea Day Spa and Soulmatefood.

One in three men are secret dieters

A new survey by home delivery diet brand, Diet Chef, shows 31% of men have been on a diet but, unlike women who talk openly about dieting, they have kept it quiet. It seems many men even today still see dieting as ‘something women do’.

Beat the winter chills with New Zealand Honey Co

Beat the winter chills with New Zealand Honey Co

Nature has a wonderful ability to help heal and protect. However, with many of us reaching for medications every time we have a twinge or a tingle, it’s easy to forget that Mother Nature has a whole host of natural remedies that might just do the trick instead, particularly when honey is involved.