Healthy holiday reading

What’s a summer holiday without a good summer reading list? Here are five exciting new titles to cram into your suitcase this summer. Summer holidays are upon us and an abundance of compelling newly published books to choose from. From ‘Botanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland’ by Lisa Schneidau, an exploration of how plants […]

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Staying healthy at summer festivals

Summer festivals have now become de rigeur for everyone from teens to hipster mums, foodies, music lovers and body- beautiful aficionados. This summer hundreds of thousands of people will be flocking to open-air festivals around the UK, and some of them may need to recuperate afterwards. Whether you are planning to attend the Reading Music […]

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Diet and its effect on Autism

How may diet and nutrition benefit those with Autism and Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD)? I see a considerable number of people who tell me they believe that diet is an issue and it affects their, or their children’s, autistic symptoms.  I do not think diet cures autism, but there is such a broad spectrum to […]

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Banning smartphones for children

More than two thirds (67%) of parents with children aged 10-18 think that the Government should introduce legislation setting out an appropriate age for the use of smartphones among young people, according to new research commissioned by the Priory Group, the mental healthcare specialists. The polling comes as surveys show 65% of 8-11 year olds own […]

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Swimming pool hazards

Before plunging into your hotel swimming pool, or soaking in hot tubs during your long-awaited summer holiday, you might want to think twice, especially if you have health problems. What lies beneath the sparkling, inviting surface of the water is something we would rather not think about. As well as being good for your health, […]

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Injuries causes by smartphones

An astonishing 41% of us have had an accident relating to our smartphones. People are astounded at the following extraordinarily common injuries from smart phones: A senior sister in emergency care at a leading London hospital, reports that she not infrequently has had to remove shards of glass from patients’ bottoms after the screen of […]

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Love Island and the morals of plastic surgery

The TV programme dominating screens up and down the country this summer is Love Island. The ITV2 show was the surprise smash hit of last summer and has proved just as popular this year. But the beautiful young people who are trying everything in their power to win the £50,000 first prize have throw up […]

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Low-carb diet really does work better

Summer time is a perfect season to start a healthy diet, but trying to lose weight can be hard work as well as stressful and frustrating. So instead of following strict fad diets such as the cabbage soup diet, the grapefruit diet or liquid diet, how about simply eating less carbohydrates combined with foods rich […]

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Wild swimming this summer: hazards to avoid

Daniel Start, the author of Wild Swimming and Wild Guide Wales, on hazards to avoid when swimming in Britain’s seas, rivers and lakes and jumping into cold water this summer In recent years wild swimming has enjoyed a revival. It began as a quirky hobby; but now thousands of swimmers of all age, including a […]

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