Healthy parents

Sun protection is vital to ensure we are not adversely affected by UVA and UVB rays. Two new products from Hada Labo Tokyo™ – Sun Face Cream and a Sun Lotion for the body – arrived for testing just in time for the UK heatwave. Anne Coates put them to the test.

With the trend towards a more plant-based diet, many of us are missing out on essential nutrients – amino acids. Of the 20 used by humans, nine are essential. Aminoscience® has developed a range of products to plug these gaps. 

Two new products from Puressential – Respiratory Nasal Hygiene Hydrating Spray and Puressential Respiratory Nasal Hygiene Baby Unidoses – are perfect for summer allergies and ear, nose and throat infections, writes Anne Coates.

Think Yourself Healthier by Chris Freer, a qualified hypnotherapist, NLP practitioner, CBT and mindfulness coach, and the founder of Upbeat Life, an organisation which helps people to enhance their lives by developing a healthy mindset. Here he shares his expertise and advice, delving into exactly how you can "think yourself healthier" as someone who used the power of the mind to personally overcome his own medical expectations.

Clinical Nutritionist Suzie Sawyer from Feel Alive discusses ways to help you cope with the menopause.

New report reveals the essential foods – including 100 per cent fruit juice – that can keep inflammation in check and protect long-term immune health. Dr Carrie Ruxton gives her expert tips to help us maintain a well-functioning immune system.

We keep being told that we are sitting for too long at our desks. Kerrie-Anne Bradley has the answer to the problems associated with inactivity in her excellent book, Move More At Your Desk and here she describes her Shake Break.

New Zealand blackcurrant supplements, CurraNZ, has just launched its new CurraNZ Immune Support to help deliver immune-enhancing effects which help to curb the common cycle of suppressed immunity and rising inflammation and help prevent opportunistic infections. Clinical pharmacist, Mike Wakeman describes their efficacy.

When we undergo a medical procedure, we expect that it's going to help us get better. However, in some cases, medical procedures can actually lead to serious problems occurring, and then these illnesses or injuries get worse instead. While your doctor should inform you of risks, there are some cases in which they only worsen due to the negligence of your doctor or surgeon. Emily Roberts outlines some steps you should take if this has happened to you.

Michael Gregory who founded True Quit give his top seven tips for giving up smoking,

WITH heart and circulatory disease the cause of a quarter of all deaths in the UK and claiming 160,000 lives annually, clinical nutritionist Mike Wakeman looks at how we can reduce our risks and improve heart health naturally through diet.

If anything the pandemic has taught us it's that sedentary lifestyles affect our health with joint stiffness and muscular aches and pains as research for Mentholatum, the brains behind the Deep Heat and Deep Freeze, the go to thermotherapy and cooling topical solutions our bodies need to help keep us active found. But the good news is that it’s never too late to take control. 

Clinical Nutritionist, Suzie Sawyer from feelaliveuk.com gives her  top tips on how to get over the dreaded January blues.

Current government guidelines suggest we should limit socialising indoors over Christmas and, if we do, to make sure we ventilate our homes. Here are some tips on keeping our families and guests safe.

Good nutrition should always come from food first but sometimes out bodies need a boost – especially if you have intolerances or your children are picky eaters. Alive! has a range of supplements to meet every need.

Anxiety is on the rise in the UK as new research commissioned by Dragonfly CBD®, the evidence backed CBD range, has revealed how 48 per cent of people feel more stressed than they did a year ago. With the advent of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, the chances are that even more people are feeling anxious. If you are suffering perhaps Dragonfly CBD® could help you.

National Stress Awareness Day 2021 is a good moment to assess our stress levels and take action to reduce them. Anne Coates offers some suggestions.

A new survey commissioned by Deep Freeze –– the go-to topical product with scientifically proven cooling – has revealed that more than half of Brits have experienced tired and hot discomfort in their feet and legs yet three quarters just ignore it and carry on. Physiotherapist and personal trainer Sammy Margo discusses the issues and gives her five top tips for happy, healthy feet and legs.