Spring and summer is the time when I really love to spend time outdoors, doing my favourite activities, cycling and hiking. It’s the best time of the year! Do you enjoy it as well? But do you always remember to take your sunscreen with you? Remember, it’s very important to take all the necessary steps to […]
By now you’ve heard about Zika, the mosquito-borne virus that has swept across Central and South America and the Caribbean in recent months. In February, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Zika outbreak to be an international public health emergency. While the symptoms of Zika, which include fever, rash and joint pain, are usually […]
Cinnamon… I put like a half of a teaspoon in my muesli or porridge every morning, only because I like it. It’s interesting to see that a mere teaspoon of cinnamon contains 28 mg of calcium, almost one mg of iron, over a gram of fibre, quite a lot of vitamin C and K, and […]
In January many people join gyms and go on a diet in an effort to lose weight and improve their health. Do you want to be healthy and happy in 2016? It’s actually not about dieting! It’s about introducing small changes to your life which will make a difference. And it’s not all about food and exercise either. […]
If you regularly eat meat and animal products you should be really aware of the fact that the farm animals are regularly given antibiotics, particularly in intensive farming where animals are kept in confined conditions. This means that when you eat meat and animal products from these animals, you also ingest antibiotics left in them. The […]
Many of us look after our health. We try to eat well, exercise regularly and try to maintain a healthy weight, but how many of us think about looking after our feet? Feet? I know, strange right, but that is exactly the problem. We just do not realise how important healthy feet are to being able […]
This week is National Vitamin D Awareness Week, making it perfect to remind ourselves of the importance of vitamin D and raise awareness of why we should know our vitamin D levels. BetterYou have set up National Vitamin D Awareness Week website where you can find all the information about vitamin D and you can […]
There are so many natural health and beauty brands on the market today with new ones are appearing all the time that the choice you have these days is enormous, sometimes making it difficult to buy the product you need. But let’s not forget the brands who’ve been established for many years and have a vast array […]
Skin cancer cases in the UK are increasing faster than any other cancer cases and more people die from skin cancer in the UK than in Australia. Getting sunburn doubles your risk of getting the deadliest skin cancer, melanoma, but luckily the sunburn is something you can easily prevent, just follow these top tips: Choose […]
Today I have a guest post for you from lovely Carly, blogging over at Well Being Journal. Carly was diagnosed with IBS three years ago and since then she’s been researching this digestive problem and finding out what eases her symptoms and what makes it worse. IBS symptoms and trigger-foods vary from person-to-person and this […]
