Health
Help Is At Hand For Five A Day
With few of us reaching for our ‘five a day’ fruit and vegetable target, coupled with the proliferation of fast foods and fast lifestyles, it’s no wonder people reach for the supplements in a bid to bring their daily diet back under control.
Mobile Service Recognises Inappropriate Download
An instructional video demonstrating how to ‘Make the Perfect Joint’ has been removed after thousands of UK teenagers downloaded the tutorial to their mobile phones. Tocmag (tocmag.com) – the free user-generated mobile content service – moved quickly to delete the offending mobile magazine after a Bristol secondary school teacher alerted them to the problem.
Nicole Richie Isn’t Only Driver Under Influence
US “celebrity” Nicole Richie may be facing a jail sentence if she is found guilty of driving under the influence of drugs, after being arrested last week as she was allegedly found driving the wrong way down a busy Los Angeles freeway. Nicole, daughter of soul legend Lionel Richie, reportedly confessed to arresting officers that she had earlier taken a mixture of marijuana and the strong painkiller Vicodin.
Natural Resolution Solutions
If slimming, curbing your appetite and detox are among your New Year’s health resolutions, then a little natural help is at hand. By working with your body to stimulate natural responses, supplements can support you in your health resolutions naturally and gently.
Beat the January Blues
With Christmas and New Year festivities behind us, some people find January a bit of an anti-climax and even a gloomy month. Yet it doesn’t have to be that way. How we feel is really up to us... and the things we do influence how we feel. Here are some tips for achieving a positive start to 2007, courtesy of the Association for Coaching.
Britons in denial about growing old
Britons are refusing to face the reality of old age and are leaving the UK at the mercy of a caring time bomb.
Give Your Body A New Year Boost
As the cold weather sets in, start preparing your immune system with a natural formula that can help to reduce the symptoms of a cold and boost the immune system.
Kick Your Habit’s Butt! You Can Stop Smoking
From the author of the NHS Giving Up For Life and with a foreword by Richard Branson, this is a personalised plan that’ll help you quit for good and reclaim your life. You Can Stop Smoking this January – for good! There’s never been a better time to quit smoking.
1 In 10 Attacked By Female Drinkers
Almost one in ten people said they had been physically attacked by a woman who appeared to them to be drunk, according to a survey commissioned for BBC Three. The survey results will be revealed on Bashing Booze Birds at 9pm on Sunday 10 December when Nicky Taylor from the critically-acclaimed Booze Bird aims to expose the real level of female alcohol-fuelled violence.
BUPA pledges millions to help charities worldwide
BUPA has pledged to help make a difference to people's health with one of the biggest corporate donations of its kind.
New Year – New You?
It’s that time of year when we all make resolutions to make this year even happier and more successful than the last. Here are the top ten resolutions we should all be making to make 2007 our healthiest yet . . . .
A Winter Warmer For Aching Joints
Approximately 70% of arthritis sufferers are weather sensitive, and now that the dark and gloomy winter months have arrived, the pain can worsen in the cold weather and pouring rain. For the 8 million adults in the UK that suffer from osteoarthritis, the winter period is a gloomy prospect.
Take a Reality Check – Is Your Life In Balance?
Another year, another New Year's Resolution list that includes finding more work and life balance. Is it just a fantasy or are you being realistic about how to make it happen? Take a quick Reality Check to see if your ideas about work and life are in balance.
Stress-Busting Tips For A Calmer Christmas
For many people across the UK Christmas is typically one of the most stressful events of the year. Now that the countdown to the big event has begun, millions of Britons are dreading the prospect of yet another advent filled with chaotic preparations and stressful situations. The usual overload of shopping, socialising, family duties and over excited children can cause even the calmest of people to lose cool.
Relief From Gluten Sensitivity
Around one in two hundred people suffer from a gluten sensitivity whereby when the gluten comes into contact with the lining of the small bowel, a reaction occurs. In mild cases, this causes discomfort and can lead to bowel problems such as IBS, diarrhoea and bloating.