health

More than a third of Brits have trouble sleeping at least some of the time, and around 1 in 10 have chronic, unrelenting insomnia. Find out how to minimise the…

Your body shape could be increasing your chances of diabetes, heart disease and more. Throw away your scales and get out a tape measure. Scientists suggest that the important variable…

Anorexia Information: What Is Anorexia? Anorexia nervosa means “appetite loss of nervous origins,” but anorexics are really very hungry. An anorexic has a phobia of being fat, food and eating,…

Breast Cancer Advice: How Common is Breast Cancer? Breast cancer is currently the most common cancer in the UK among women. Every year, 44,000 people are diagnosed with breast cancer,…

Marijuana (also called grass, marijuana, pot, spliff, weed or hash in concentrated form) is an illegal Class C drug, in the same group as anabolic steroids and tranquillisers like valium,…

Moderate alcohol consumption (about three drinks a month) significantly reduces the severity of hot flushes for menopausal women, new research suggests. Many women going through menopause experience hot flushes; unpredictable…

THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED!A unique new book takes a holistic approach to skincare. Read on for your chance to win one of five copies. Angela Egan has had a…

Yoga teacher Barbara Currie explains why anyone resolving to boost their health and lose weight this year should consider yoga. Barbara Currie has been practising yoga for thirty years and…

Petrea Dishman runs through the many health benefits of the super superfood from the Brazilian rainforest, acai berries. For many years, the acai berry (ah-sah-ee) has been a well-kept secret…

Stress causes heart disease and diabetes, leads to depression and costs the British economy an estimated £3.7 billion per year – but that’s nothing compared to the personal costs. Almost…