Withings has introduced a new set of wireless bathroom scales to spare us sedentary geeks the effort of recording our weekly weigh-ins. The updated set includes Position Control technology, which we assume means it tells you to stand up straight and suck your belly in while it’s sending your details to the internet. All you need is a [...]
Maggie Hayward had suffered crippling back pains since her teens Maggie Hayward winced as her husband Al wrote out the cheque for her £35,000 back operation. ‘It was painful to part with such a huge sum of money — we had to remortgage our home to raise the cash — but I was in so [...]
How much is too much? The Government should set an upper drinks limit for any one day, according to Professor Heather Alcohol guidelines should be updated to include a ‘binge drinking limit’ – the maximum amount that should be consumed in one day, an expert has told MPs. Nick Heather, a professor of alcohol and [...]
Coloured contact lenses can make for an eye-popping fright with hues like zombie yellow, blood vampire or black wolf on novelty shelves every year before Halloween. But revellers are being warned that unauthorised contact lenses could cause serious harm to the wearer. It comes as one young woman revealed she damaged her vision and was [...]
One in five hospitals is breaking the law in its level of neglect of the elderly, a damning report revealed yesterday. The Care Quality Commission found at least 20 hospitals where care was so poor that patients were denied ‘the basics in life’ – eating, drinking and going to the toilet. This was a fifth [...]
Ever wonder why the man in your life is a little too sensible? Why he loves cosy cardigans, comfy slippers and wouldn’t dream of a wild night on the town – let alone in the bedroom? It could be down to the Pill. Scientists say that women taking the contraceptive tend to choose reliable, caring [...]
I really love my life! It wasn’t always that way. It took a lot of hard work, important lessons and many shifts in perception to get to this place. I’ve learned to step into myself and who I truly am, and I’ve learned to get out of my own way. Something else I learned along [...]
Sick of feeling sick? Dr. Janine Bowring offers five steps to help you prevent and treat your next cold. We always talk about treating a cold or flu, but are there ways to prevent one in the first place? Prevention is key in keeping a healthy immune system. As naturopathic doctors, we don’t like to use [...]
I saw him pushing his walker, on wheels, down the steep public library ramp. “Do you need help?” I asked. He looked up at me quizzically, his weathered face more wrinkled as he squinted against the sun, his full head of grey hair waving slightly in the wind. “Are you good?” I said, changing the [...]
Retailers and food manufacturers will finance new research in an effort to find ways to reduce levels of salt in food, it has been announced. The work, commissioned by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Food and Drink Federation (FDF), will aim to find new solutions to lower the salt content in products while maintaining [...]
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