CYCLING strengthens the heart and lungs, burns fat and helps maintain muscle mass. But heading out on a bitter winter’s day could leave you feeling like death warmed up if you don’t have the right …
REMEMBER the days when families could all go together to your friendly NHS dentist? Free check-ups galore, big shiny stickers to take home for the kids, free mini tube of toothpaste on the way out …
MY fearless six-year-old son, Alex, giggled as a large Asian brown owl landed on his gloved arm, just inches away from his face. Neeka is so used to mingling with guests who visit the birds of prey…
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 little Noah Vorajee made a festive picture he urged children around Britain to draw one too to help his aunt to save lives. His relative is Safiyya Vorajee who lost her daughter to an aggressive…
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…
WITH 2.5billion single-use plastic bottles going to landfill each year, choosing a reusable water bottle is a small contribution to going green. For a runner like me, one with a straw is great for …
IF you’re caught with your trousers down, just like Gregg Wallace has been, you need to come up with an excuse to get out of trouble fast, don’t you? The troubled MasterChef presenter has done just…
GLASTONBURY kicks off on Wednesday, meaning festival season is now in full swing. That’s great if you like music, partying and booze, but not so brilliant if you are trying to keep on top of your h…
A NEW report shows one in ten people aged 18 to 24 prefer health-related first dates to going to the pub. This could be one reason creatine is the supplement of the moment. The compound, found natu…
WHY do we have so many awareness days, weeks and months? Some of them seem utterly ridiculous. The health related ones, though, are a good idea. It is National Smile Month. One in three adult…
HAVE you been inspired to get your running shoes on after watching the London and Manchester marathons last weekend? I know I have. And already, nearly 1.2MILLION people from around the world have …