The number of new cases of Swine Flu has decreased, despite a rise in deaths from the virus on the last week, it has been announced. The Health Protection Agency revealed the news yesterday. 530 patients have been admitted to hospital suffering from H1N1 compared to 793 last week. There were around 30, 000 new [...]

Due to our menstrual cycle women need more iron in their diets than men. Adult women should aim for 18 milligrams of iron a day, and an easy way to bump up your iron intake is to cook with a cast iron skillet. Acidic and watery foods cooked in a cast iron skillet absorb iron [...]

Need exercise? Check. Like shopping? Check. If you need to get a bit of exercise and enjoy having a sneaky peek through shop windows, then mall-walking could be for you. It is a widely acknowledged past time in the U.S. and looks set to become a nationwide hit here too. Quite simply, mall walking involves [...]

…Beetroot! Beetroot is low calorie and packed full of health-bestowing nutrients. It contains high levels of carotenoids and flavenoids. These anti-oxidants help reduce the oxidation of LDL cholesterol, protecting the artery walls and reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke. Beetroot is also one of the richest sources of folic acid, which helps to [...]

A study has revealed that women may be undergoing distressful cancer treatment needlessly because as many as one in three cases of breast cancer detected by screening proves to be harmless. Data from Britain, Canada, Australia, Sweden and Norway suggests that a significant proportion of women have breast cancer “overdiagnosed” when the disease is unlikely [...]

Abigail Walters is an excellent reflexologist who will travel to any address in central London (sorry rest of the world!) to treat your body and mind, through your feet, with expert results. Let her know what it is that’s ailing you, from insomnia to constipation, and ask she will work her magic on the associated [...]

There’s something of a mind boggling story in today’s Daily Mail. The newspaper has reported on a woman who was hypnotised to believe she had a gastric band fitted. Claudia Connel underwent hypnosis in Spain’s Costa Del Sol where she was made to believe that she was being prepared for surgery, when in fact she [...]

One of the commonest forms of hair loss in men and women is a condition called telogen effluvium, in which there is a widely spread out shedding of hairs around the scalp and elsewhere on the body. This is an allover thinning of the hair, rather than patches of baldness. Telogen effluvium is usually a [...]

If you are a hayfever sufferer it’s always a good idea to keep some medication nearby. However, life isn’t always that planned out. We can’t always get to the pharmacy. So, if you find yourself sniffing and sneezing and need some instant relief then try this little trick. Apply vaseline to the entrance of nostrils. [...]

We’ve heard it all before, everytime we look at a health magazine or read some beauty tips it is all the same – drink lots of water. However, this ‘fact’ for healthy skin is quite divided, with many professionals and doctors claiming that in fact we are all hydrated enough and there is in fact [...]