Much has been said about the importance of getting enough sleep. Far from being a luxury – although some people seem to treat it as a nice-to-have – sleep is an essential time for the body and mind to recover from everyday challenges, for cell repair and growth and for the brain to flush out toxins. […]

Monitoring your health is extremely important if you want to stay healthy and prevent any future diseases or illnesses. This gets even more important as you get older.  While you can easily get some basic health checks done through your GP, sometimes we don’t always trust our doctors and we want to get tested privately, […]

Health is a result of different variables and it’s not just about healthy eating and exercise. Yes, these are just some of the things you should pay attention to in order to be healthy, but being healthy is much more than that. Being healthy means different things to different people, everyone has their own definition […]

By Helen Bond, State-Registered Dietitian It’s well known that our diet and lifestyle habits have a big impact on our general health, but many people forget that these factors are also crucial to maintaining healthy hearing. Our hearing can deteriorate very gradually, especially as you grow older, so small things can make a big difference […]

Do you currently suffer from digestive issues or you feel your digestive system doesn’t work quite as well as it should? Maybe you have a hunch that something is not quite right down there. You are definitely not the only one. Many people suffer from various digestive issues which come with other symptoms as well. […]

If you want to be healthy, nothing is more important than monitoring your health and do the necessary health checks to make sure you are as healthy as you could be. Monitoring your health is especially important if there are specific illnesses or diseases in your family which you could be more prone to. Luckily, […]

This is a collaboration with a video provided by Smart Cells and Netmums If you are pregnant or thinking of getting pregnant in the near future, there is something which you may not have thought about before, something that could save your child’s life or treat a serious illness in the future – I am […]

* A guest post Today, everyone seems to live an extremely busy lifestyle. Juggling work, a family, finances and personal affairs can make anyone feel overly stressed. By nature, stress is supposed to be a good thing. This evolutionary response triggered the fight-or-flight reaction that helped our ancestors avoid dangerous situations, such as being devoured […]

In recent years, thyroid issues have become much more talked about as certain celebrities have discussed their own thyroid problems. For example: Rachel Stevens from S Club 7 went public about her experience with thyroid issues during pregnancy and how they provided a risk to her unborn child. Oprah Winfrey famously suffers with thyroid issues, […]