Healthy parents

Julia Buckley, author of The Fat Burn Revolution, gives her top six "No Shizzle, Just Sizzle" tips to get you into great shape.

A new meditation app has been launched by Anamaya, owner of the world-renowned London-based health and wellbeing centre. The eponymously named App is based upon clinical work carried out at the centre. Anne Coates has tried it out

On World Diabetes Day the theme is Helathy Living and Diabetes and you can calculate your own risk with a simple questionnaire and make some lifestyle changes.

Apparently parents are still embarrassed when their children get head lice but there is no reason to be. Outbreaks occur in all schools and nurseries. The important thing is to treat the whole family and to be vigilant, writes Anne Coates.

The NHS has revealed that up to a third of the population could be deficient in vitamin D. Time to take action in National Vitamin D Awareness Week.

World Walks have reated an infographic detailing ten reasons why you really should go out for a walk.

Walking or cycling to work is better for people’s mental health than driving to work, according to new research by health economists at the University of East Anglia and the Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR). Plus walking and cycling are better for the environment and reduce financial costs.

This summer, Ellie Simmonds is encouraging the nation to get back in the water and rediscover their love of swimming with an exclusive SwimBritain training session. Here Ellie gives her seven top tips to get the most from your swim.

Becky Adlington reveals that swimming can make you happy according to research carried out by British Gas SwimBritain.

Boots have introduced TheraPearl a new concept in pain relief for aches and pains, swellings, sprains and bruising. Anne Coates put it to the test.

On Mothering Sunday Anne Coates remembers her mother and the "invisible" pain she endured just as those suffering from EDS, Ehlers-Danos Syndrome, have to. If Anne could have a Mother's Day wish it would be for us all to show more compassion and empathy. Just as mental illness is so often invisible, so too are many physical conditions, like EDS.

Netflix has teamed up with fitness expert  Niki Wibrow to help busy Brits find a way to work in some work outs during their daily routine, and what better way to do this than to burn the calories while you are watching a show on Netflix.

BOB have teamed up with fitness expert, Laura Williams, to create a realistic 30-day fitness challenge for busy parents, designed to help you burn calories and tone up simply by doing everyday tasks around the home and many of the calorie-burning ideas are suitable for everyone – not just buggy-pushers.

TV and theatre actress Roxy Shahidi (known to many for her role in Emmerdale) has been passionate about yoga for some 12 years and shares this on the DVD Roxy’s Yoga Conditioning Total Body Workout. Anne Coates is definitely impressed.

Worried all those hours of television watching are damaging your eyes? Think that the link between eating carrots and good eyesight is just a myth? Or perhaps you’re never quite sure if reading in dim light is actually bad for your eyesight. Here, The College of Optometrists reveals the truth behind some of the most common eye care myths.

Whatever the weather, Shiva Rea brings sunshine into your home as you exercise with her DVD Shiva Rea Yoga in Greece, as Julia Bairstow discovers.

Hope's Relief is a range a skincare products specially formulated for senstitive skins and those prone to eczema and psoriosis. Hope's Relief Goats Milk Body Wash is made with natural ingredients which are safe to use on even baby's skin. Anne Coates put it to the test.

Nelsons® Arnicare® bath & massage balm can be used as a batth additive or applied to slightly damp skin after a shower. Anne Coates enjoyed using it both ways.