Healthy parents

Anne Coates reports on the acupuncture treatment of a very painful thumb carried out by Crispin Gordon.

Crispin Gordon uses shiatsu and acupuncture to treat patients both in the NHS and in private practice. Here he answers questions about acupuncture and how this Oriental Medicine can improve your health.

According to recent research carried out by the British Dental Health Foundation, two thirds of us risk potentially serious health problems by not replacing our toothbrushes every three months and this includes the brushes we take away with us. Arm & Hammer have made teeth cleaning while on holiday or at festivals easy with their latest product, the Sonic Spinbrush, tried out by Anne Coates.

Certified nutritionist and author of Cinched and Flat Belly Diet, Cynthia Sass discusses how to trim down for summer and whether or not fad diets really work with Paltalk's Diana Falzone.

Nelsons are celebrating Homeopathic Awareness Week (14 to 21 June) by providing free homeopathic advice online. So if you have a health query here's your chance to see if homeopathy can help.

Sarcoma UK launches its national Sarcoma Awareness Week (13 to 19 June) to focus much needed attention on this rare and devastating form of cancer that affects 3200 people each year including children and teenagers.

If any of your family or friends are intolerant or allergic to certain foods, check out the FreeFfrom Food award winners for a prize-winning alternative.

Are you sitting comfortably or are you slouching? Do you suffer from lower back pain? If the answer is yes you could consider investing in the Sit Right back rest to bring relief and comfort, writes Anne Coates.

Exercising at home is often the only option for busy parents. Qi Suduchi Shape at Home provides an effective workout in 20 minutes, as Olivia Coates discovered.

If you have your child's eyes tested during the Easter break – 13 to 26 April – Boots will give them a free pair of sunglasses with every prescription dispensed. Plus there are other money saving offers.

With over 91 per cent of women aged 16 to 64 in the UK not getting sufficient iron from their diet, it’s not surprising that iron deficiency in women is common. Spatone® has launched Spatone® Apple, a unique natural liquid iron supplement with added vitamin C which is designed for the busy woman on the go.

For diet devotee Helen Hunt, a diet which allows two pots of yogurt a day and claims that you can lose up to 10lbs in two weeks seemed almost too good to be true! Helen was so impressed she had two shots at the Rachel's Organic Yogurt Diet devised by Monica Grenfell, and lost a total of 15lbs!

Health Plus has teamed up with Parenting Without Tears to offer readers an exclusive 25 per cent off their 5-HTP Complex for adults as well as a 25 per cent discount on every product within the Health Plus children's range.

In the third of our articles on exercising your eyes, behavioural optometrist Dr Marc Grossman of Natural Eye Care describes two important exercises to improve the flexibility of your eye muscles.

Gaiam's Pre and Post-Natal 2 DVD set sees certified yoga expert Shiva Rea guide you through a series of calming exercises specifically tailored to make you feel your best both pre and post pregnancy. Gaiam has temae dup with Parenting Without Tears to offer the Pre-and Post Natal DVD set plus a yoga mat to four lucky winners.

In the second of our articles on exercising your eyes, behavioural optometrist Dr Marc Grossman of Natural Eye Care describes how to give yourself an eye massage.

Created by five leading plastic surgeons and a renowned biochemist, Heal Advanced Formula Skin Therapy Gel is an effective treatment for problem skin condiitions and after bikini waxes and our tester is still using it on her stretch marks.

Behavioural optometrist Dr Marc Grossman of Natural Eye Care describes the first in a series of eye exercises which can help increase your eyes' strength and flexibility.