Healthy parents

Our unseasonably wet and warm weather has meant that mosquitoes are a real menace and they're in a garden near you!

The typical Mediterranean diet of colourful fruit and vegetables, wholegrain cereals along with fish and small amounts of lean meat and low fat dairy food washed down with a glass or two of red wine is really good for your health says the British Dietetic Association. Even better you won't be increasing your carbon footprint when you reproduce it at home!

We all know that sun protection is imperative but sometimes we forget the suncream or the weather changes suddenly and we get caught out.  Lee Kayne, Pharmacy Dean of the Faculty of Homeopathy, explains how homeopathy can help relieve the effects of sunburn and prickly heat.

Becoming a parent means reassessing our lives and that often includes thinking about the  type of products we use in the home and those we apply to our bodies - either to create a pleasant fragrance or avoid  an unpleasant smell!
 

Although most people blame bouts of tummy upset on eating out, 80 per cent of the annual millions of cases of diarrhoea and vomiting in the UK are caused by food eaten in the home. While these are usually minor illnesses, for vulnerable people like babies, the old and those in ill health, our houses have the potential to kill.

Essential for healthy bones and teeth, and one of the best ways to avoid osteoporosis in later life, you need to make sure your body is getting enough calcium