Fitness & Health

Are we driving round in a breeding ground for germs? The dirtiest areas of the car now revealed

Could you and your family be driving round in a breeding ground for germs? A newexperiment, conducted by UK-based personal car leasing specialists ZenAutowho surveyed 2,000 people in the UK, has revealed the dirtiest areas of your car.Twelve areas of a car were tested using swabs and agar filled petri dishes. The vehicle was used for both commuting and social purposes.After…
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Brain Fog: what is it and what you can do to help your brain

During a recent seminar held at the Ivy in Central London experts talked about Brain Fog. I never really heard about this before but it was very interesting to learn all about it. Dr Julia Gottwald, an Oxbridge neuroscientist, explained the brain’s job when it comes to symptoms such as brain fog, insomnia, memory loss, fatigue and so on. She talked about the humans’ brain and…
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How to help someone who has been stabbed

Every day we are faced with news reports telling us horrifying stories of people who have been killed or injured from violent attacks. This violence appears to permeate across all communities and we only hear a fraction of the incidents. In fact, it has been revealed that the police and courts in England and Wales are dealing with thehighest number of knife crimes in a decade. It’s a very…
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How to tell if your child has a sight problem

NEW figures that short sightedness amongst UK children has more than doubled since the 1960s, with almost 20% of under 16s now living with the condition, make eye watering reading for parents and carers. Moreover experts believe it is environmental factors that are driving the change, rather than genetics. So it is more important than ever that parents know the signs to look out for in children…
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Tips to help mums create good workout routines at home

Raising kids is one of the toughest tasks out there, and it can easily take up most of our time.Instead of drinking coffee with friends, going to a hair salon or enjoying our favourite show, now itseems like all we ever do consists of cleaning up after our little ones, cooking, driving them to schoolplays and football practises and helping them with homework. However, no matter…
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Easy ways to make 2020 a more enjoyable year

At the start of the year, it is always tempting to try and think of some of the things that you might want to do differently this time around. There might be any number of resolutions and changes that you want to undertake, but one that people rarely say is that they would like to have a much more enjoyable time. This is so simple, and yet such a powerful and beautiful thing to aim for and try to…
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Are You Really Taking Care Of Yourself?

It’s probably pretty fair to say that we all want to be as healthy as possible. However, for many people, it’s difficult to get past that stage and actually start doing anything about it. The list of excuses that the vast majority of people have for not being more healthy in their day to day lives is probably a dozen miles long at this point. Whether it’s a matter of time, not…
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Our guide to caring for elderly relatives

Caring for an elderly relative yourself can put a strain on a relationship, but it can also put strain on the family. Considering care options such as affordable care homes in London services or other nearby services can support their well-being and help reconcile the relationship you have with them. In this article, we will be providing you with our simple guide to caring for the older members of…
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Firework safety and keeping children safe at Halloween and Bonfire Night

Halloween and Bonfire night are two events eagerly anticipated by many and dreaded by others. Scarily this time of year always results in a surge in road accidents, sharps injuries and burns. Let’s try and make this year safer. Please read our tips on firework safety to try and make this time of year memorable for all the right reasons. Halloween Halloween is now synonymous with…
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Health: Is cannabis-based oil CBD legal? Sorting fact from fiction

I attended a health conference at the lovely Ivy restaurant in Central London recently where experts shed some light into CBD also known asCannabidiol, sorting fact from fiction. In recent months, in a way or another, we have all heard about the term CBD oil, but is the meaning clear to us? Well, I have to say that theevent did open my eyes as I did not have very clear thoughts…
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