WITH the clocks having gone back today, we could face some disrupted sleep – and when it comes to overall health we could do without that. We are told we need eight hours a night, but that can be e…
FIGURES show that many people worry more about their cognitive health now than they do about cancer, driven by a growing awareness of dementia risks. Cognitive health is the ability to think, learn…
THE biggest tragedy of the whole sordid Prince Andrew saga is that his accuser, Virginia Giuffre, wasn’t here to see his undoing. Not only was she trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein, but she was branded…
THE saying goes that grown men don’t cry. But Prince William proved this week that they can. And I think more should. He welled up while speaking to Rhian Mannings, whose husband took his own life …
OSTEOPOROSIS is estimated to affect over 3.5million people in the UK, leaving bones fragile and increasing the risk of breaks. Half of women over 50 are expected to suffer a fracture due to the con…
A DAILY dose of omega-3 may slow the ageing process, found a report earlier this year. Healthy older people who took one gram of the fatty acid for three years aged three months less than others on…
AS the days get shorter, it gets harder for our bodies to produce Vitamin D from sunlight – so a ten microgram (400 IU) daily supplement is recommended. Vitamin D helps build strong bones and muscl…
WE all have stressful times when we can’t sleep and feel frazzled and emotionally strung out. Which is why there are so many supplements on the market that claim to make you “calm” and help regulat…
MORE than half the calories in an average person’s diet come from ultra-processed foods – and ready meals are a big offender as one in five exceed the recommended daily limits for salt, sugar, and …
PROTEIN supplements may have been a gym bunny obsession a few years ago but now they have gone mainstream. Across all sports nutrition products, sales in supermarkets were up 47 per cent this Janua…