Health
Relax your mind
Luxury Swedish bed manufacturer, Hastens has launched the innovative MindSpa, an auditory visual stimulation, (AVS) digital player designed to help reduce stress, leading to a better quality of sleep. The Hästens MindSpa system includes a visual audio player kit consisting of headphones and light simulation glasses and is as compact as an iPod. Specially designed programmes are available to help induce sleep and relaxation and last from 20 minutes to an hour.
A super berry boost for busy bods
We all start out with the best of intentions, but too often our busy lifestyles get in the way of healthy eating. In fact, with almost 80% of Britons failing to eat their five-a-day, it’s no wonder we sometimes feel as though our energy levels and immune system are in need of an extra boost.
Brits fear for their health as credit crunch bites
Three in every four people fear the credit crunch will damage their wellbeing and not just their wallets, according to a survey of 10 of the UK's biggest cities, by health and care company Bupa.
Arm yourself against cold and flu viruses
For most of us, the onset of winter heralds the dreaded yet all too familiar winter snuffles, sore throats and chesty coughs make the wind and rain that bit harder to bear. With shelves stacked full of remedies offering relief to cold and flu symptoms, why not tackle viruses before they infect you and beat germs at their source?
Out of sight, out of mind
Yesterday was World Sight Day. One of its aims is to educate people about how they can protect themselves against Glaucoma, the leading cause of preventable blindness in the UK. One in five people visit an optician only when a problem is obvious. Glaucoma, however, often goes unnoticed until its advanced stages. Its effects can be minimised with treatment, but any loss of vision it may have already caused can never be recovered.
Back on track
This year sees the 40th anniversary of Back Care Awareness Week, providing advice and guidance for the 80% of Britons regularly affected by back pain.
Can herbal remedies lift the mood of the nation?
Research has shown that nearly 70% of UK adults experience low mood and anxiety, which means 35 million people are in this constantly unhappy state or “slump”. “Slump” is a term coined by psychologists to describe a mood state that is not as serious as clinical depression, but enough to affect people’s daily lives.
Northern Lights - The sight of a lifetime
If you’ve been fortunate enough to have witnessed the dancing lights of the Aurora Borealis this autumn, consider yourself lucky – according to the latest research by eye health supplement, PreserVision, it’s the sight of a lifetime.
Over 50’s are anything but over the hill
Forget the more traditional sporting pursuits – over 50s Britons would rather be taking to the reins, according to a new survey by the Omega 3 fish oil supplement, Efalex Active 50+. The survey of 2,000 fifty plus Brits revealed a desire to be the equestrian world’s latest Mary King or William Fox-Pitt among the challenging list of past times they’d most like to take up.
Bupa extends Great Run series sponsorship until 2013
Bupa, the leading health and care company, has renewed its sponsorship of the Great Run series for another five years, from 2009 to 2013, making it one of the longest-running sporting sponsorships in the UK.
The disappearing sick day
A major new report looking at the impact of the economic downturn on corporate healthcare provision has shockingly revealed that organisations throughout the UK are putting employees under pressure to work while off sick and to return to work before they are well enough.
Pupils get plum role in bid to combat childhood obesity
London primary schools will be leading the way in a UK-wide initiative involving over 3,000 children to help combat childhood obesity.
Older people have the "know how"
On UK Older People's Day new research reveals a rich variety of knowledge, culture and practical know how being passed down through families.
More options for mastectomy patients
An inequality in breast reconstruction options for mastectomy patients has been highlighted by a West Sussex hospital. The Queen Victoria Hospital (QVH) announced that women considering breast reconstruction following breast cancer are often not given the full range of options available for reconstruction in what can sometimes be a ‘postcode lottery’ – and may end up choosing an option that isn’t right for them or which requires further plastic surgery in the future.
Man Alive! Conference tackles men’s health
The Ulster Cancer Foundation (UCF) and BT have hosted the first Man Alive! Conference, to address the subject of men’s health in the workplace. The conference was the focal point of the Man Alive campaign, launched by the charity in partnership with BT to inform men about cancer, encourage them to make positive changes to their lifestyle and empower them to take control of their health.