Barbara Currie on Yoga for Life

Barbara Currie on Yoga for Life

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…

	Superfoods: Acai Berries

Superfoods: Acai Berries

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…
Beat Stress: Simple Stress-Busters

Beat Stress: Simple Stress-Busters

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…
Alternative Health: Are Herbal Remedies Safe?

Alternative Health: Are Herbal Remedies Safe?

Herbal remedy facts: If taken incorrectly, herbal medicines can lead to allergies, liver or kidney malfunction, blindness, cancer or even death. Find out why you should exercise caution when popping…
Could an At-Home Heart Test Save Your Life?

Could an At-Home Heart Test Save Your Life?

For people with heart conditions, niggling chest pains can cause panic, distress and sleepless nights in hospital waiting rooms. “I was caught in a vicious circle,” says Arif Hasan, who…
Speed: Need To Know

Speed: Need To Know

Amphetamines (uppers, blues, base, whiz, jollies) are stimulant drugs made from chemicals. They come in white, pink or greyish powder form as well as in brightly coloured tablets and can…