Fitness & Health

Sunlight: Risks vs. Benefits for elders

It’s no secret that sunlight is essential for all life on Earth. Animals need it for several reasons. Plants require it for carrying out photosynthesis and growing to provide food for animals. Even aquatic life depends on sunlight in many ways. In fact, without the sun, the Earth wouldn’t even be able to stay in orbit and sustain life at all. Having said that, the sun can send us mixed…
Read more
Fashion & Beauty

Autumn preparations: the dresses in style for Autumn 2021

After the long-awaited freedom of the summer months, you’re probably not ready to stop wearing bright colours and summery prints and certainly not thinking about those cold winter days ahead just yet. The good news is that the world of fashion agrees. For a start, you can keep floral prints going well into the autumn so don’t put your favourite summer dresses away just yet. Sometimes it’s…
Read more
Great Indoors

Lost In Disco, London’s biggest and best night of classic disco, returns to Bush Hall on 25 September 2021

Lost In Disco is a celebration of the disco sounds of the 70s and 80s and the spirit of Studio 54 – and attracts a mixed, friendly crowd of all ages into massive disco, funk and soul hits from the likes of Earth Wind & Fire, Chaka Khan, Donna Summer and Chic. The Lost In Disco parties have gone all over London, Brighton and Ibiza, with sell-out crowds of all ages turning up to take in the…
Read more
Fitness & Health

How to look and feel healthier in 2021 and beyond

More and more people are beginning to take their health and fitness seriously. Following the pandemic, the limitations of working from home and a reduction in opportunities to partake it travelling or activities out and about, has shown us the impact of a sedentary lifestyle on our bodies and minds. To ensure we look and feel healthy today, there are many steps we can take. Whether we want to…
Read more
Fitness & Health

Practical exercise scheduling tips for busy mums 

Exercise benefits your health and body by lowering your chances of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes and improving your mood, increasing your strength, and making moving about easier in general. However, clingy children and hectic daily schedules can affect the effectiveness of your workout before, during, and after your session. Jumping right into an activity without adequate energy and…
Read more
Activities

Three perfect outdoor adventures with kids

Getting outside is incredibly beneficial to both our overall health and our mental health. Just being outside lowers the stress hormone cortisol and can ease and possibly protect against anxiety, depression, and other mental health problems. In addition, it can boost our vitamin D levels, give our eyes a beneficial break from screen time, clear our lungs, and improve our blood pressure and…
Read more
Blog

The 6 biggest vaping trends of 2021: A year in review

Vaping as an industry has undergone many different evolutions. It is an incredibly popular hobby that has allowed for huge advancements. As technology progresses, there are many aspects and creations that have been embraced by the vaping industry. As a result, in 2021, there is a vast number of different types of vapes and accessories for consumers to choose from. And, as such, this year has seen…
Read more
Tested & Recommended

What's the fuss about Lego?

I hate openly promoting brands but my 16 year old son has always been crazy about Lego. Between the age of 3 and 12 he was fanatic about his construction sets and at every opportunity he was playing with his Lego blocks. He made cars, rocket ships, boats, houses for the Moshi Monsters and even his own inventions and machinery. There is nothing he would not make actually. In the last few years we…
Read more
Parenting Skills

Moving house? Here’s a checklist to make sure everything goes smoothly

Everyone knows that moving house is a stressful experience, even when it’s just you. When you’re moving your entire family to a new home, things get a lot more frantic a lot more quickly. You are constantly being pulled by two different forces, as the need to make sure that you’ve got everything packed and ready to go in your old place is just as urgent as the need to make sure that…
Read more
Parenting Skills

How to talk to your teen about STIs

The conversation around sexually transmitted infections can, at times, be awkward. Discussing STIs with their teenage child can be exceedingly awkward, at times challenging and albeit a bit frightening for many parents. Despite being an uncomfortable topic to talk about, it is a valuable conversation to have. Reports suggest thatevery four minutes, a young person in England is diagnosed with…
Read more