Health and Fitness
National Homeopathy Awareness Week
Now in its seventh year, national Homeopathy Awareness Week 2007 is proof that there is an ever-growing number of people seeking a natural way of treating their health.
Care For Your Senses
We use our senses every second of the day to recognise and monitor the world around us, so it’s very easy to take them for granted. However if they are not functioning properly our daily lives and routines become very difficult. Help is available for these potential problems by following few simple tips.
Get Bikini-Ready This Summer With Skinny Water
We all know water is the perfect choice for dieters - but Bio-Synergy’s Skinny Water will really help you shift the pounds. Just when you thought water couldn’t be bettered as a drink for helping you diet - Bio-Synergy brings you Skinny Water!
Beat The Bloat With Candigest
Vicky* was horrified one morning to wake up so bloated that she had gained 3.5 inches around her abdomen and waist. She had put on 2 inches around her lower abdomen – just below her belly button – and 1.5 inches around her waist. “I looked about four months pregnant and try as I might I couldn’t suck in my bloated tummy. It was rock solid,” says Vicky.
New Stress Test Measures How Stress Affects You
The Centre for High Performance Development (CHPD) has launched its online Personal Stress Questionnaire. Unlike many stress tests which tell you whether or not you are stressed, the new test measures the symptoms you will typically experience when you become stressed in the future. It offers an insight into how stress affects you and supports a preventative approach to stress management.
Bread & The Folic Acid Debate
After years of campaigning, the FSA finally agreed last week to recommend to the government that folic acid be added to bread via flour. Ian Marber and the nutrition experts at The Food Doctor have been campaigning on the importance and raising awareness of including folic acid in a balanced diet, for several years, not just to prevent the possible incidence of neural defects, but also since folates are so important to the vast majority of the population.
BUPA to deliver NHS services to North East patients
NHS patients in the North East will soon benefit from faster waiting times and more choice about where they can be treated.
Sue Barker Stays Ahead Of The Game
Sports presenter Sue Barker knows only too well the importance of staying ahead of the game. Starting her career as a professional tennis player, ranking Number 3 in the world in 1976, the former British Number 1’s sporting achievements include winning the French Open Singles Championships as well as being a Wimbledon Semi-Finalist. The three-time Australian Open Semi-Finalist was also a World Doubles Champion.
Wake Up & Smell The Green Coffee – It Could Help You Loose Weight
The latest and simplest answer to losing weight lies in coffee, or more specifically Robusta green coffee, in the shape of Natessance, France’s largest independent brand of food supplements.
Wi-Fi – A Warning Signal
Wi-fi networks in schools can give off three times the height of the signal radiation of phone masts, a BBC Panorama investigation has discovered. The Chairman of the Health Protection Agency, Sir William Stewart, calls for a review of the health effects of wi-fi in the programme, to be broadcast tonight on BBC One.
BUPA Match Day Heroes Raise Over £2,000 For Local School
Two football teams from BUPA Health Insurance in Staines battled it out all in the name of a good cause.
BUPA Signs NHS Contract To Offer More Choice To Patients In The North West
BUPA has signed a contract with the Department of Health to provide a range of NHS services to people in Cheshire and Merseyside.
Wholegrains – Not Just For Winter!
Sausages and burgers sizzling on the BBQ, lightly tossed green salad, asparagus, strawberries and cream…these are the dishes of summer. Wholegrain foods like porridge, on the other hand are often considered cold weather comfort fare. But in fact, summer is one of the best times to benefit from the goodness of wholegrains, and as the weather gets warmer, it couldn’t be easier to enjoy the recommended 3 servings a day.
Natural Treatment For Tummy Trouble
Sickness, food poisoning, diarrhoea and antibiotics all take their toll not just on your tummy but your entire gastrointestinal system. The ‘good bacteria’ that live in your gut and keep your digestion and immune system healthy, can be either overcome or killed off by bad bacteria during illness and food poisoning and antibiotics. When they can’t function, your health and immune system are seriously compromised.
Diets Make You Fat
An experienced Advanced Hypnotherapist has launched an exciting new audio product – ‘Diets Make You Fat’ to help people achieve permanent weight loss with quick and lasting results.