Healthy parents

Time for a healthy cup of tea – Dr Carrie Ruxton gives the lowdown on a range of healthy teas and infusions.

Our immune system has the very important job of helping to protect the body against infections and other external and internal threats. But how does it protect us? And how can we help support our immune system? Clinical pharmacist Mike Wakeman sorts fact from fiction.

At-Home Health Check by BetterYou tested out by Fiona Jack.

One of the first research projects aimed at gauging the UK public’s attitude and responses to the coronavirus pandemic is being launched.

Experts at Cardiff University and Cardiff Metropolitan University are urging people from across the UK to take part in a survey to assess how people feel about – and how they are responding to – one of the biggest health crises facing the country in recent history.

Bowflex SelectTech 840 adjustable Kettlebell tried and tested by Anne Coates.

Have you been struggling to lose weight? There’s no denying that dieting is no picnic. There are so many different methods of weight loss that it can be hard to know what to do for the best. However, it is worth persevering because weight loss can reduce your risk of various illnesses including stroke, cancer and diabetes, help with joint pain and give you a new lease of life.

There has been a lot of interest recently in CBD Oils in helping to overcome anxiety, depression, pain. Anne Coates has been putting some brands to the test: Dargonfly, Vitality, Medterra and Goodbody.

Alteya Organics Liquid Soap Range is certified organic and made with botanical extracts and pure essential oils. Anne Coates sampled two: Chamomile & Calendula and Grapefruit & Orange.

With boozy Christmas lunches, festive soirees and warming drinks at the fireplace on the agenda for many of us around this time of year, the question must be asked: can alcohol ever be good for you? We asked Dr Seth Rankin, founder of London Doctors Clinic, and this is what he had to say…

Calm – The Magic of Sleep by Michael Anton Smith promises to tell you everything you've ever wanted to know about sleep but were too tired to ask. What does insomniac Anne Coates think of it?

Oral health expert and gum specialist Dr Rena Wadia offers her top tips on how to protect your smile this Christmas.

Following on from research carried out by Seven Seas Cod Liver Oil which shows us that children prioritise fun and friendship, Alistair Bryce Clegg, Early Years specialist from the Channel4 programme Old People’s Home for Four Year Olds, discusses the importance of routine for children and the things they – and we – should all be doing daily with his top tips.

Poor toilet hygiene, not food, spreads antibiotic-resistant E. coli superbugs according to new research from a consortium including University of East Anglia. The message is clear that effective hand washing is more important than ever.

Advice From The UK’s Leading Nutritionist Dr Marilyn Glenville’s latest book Natural Alternatives to Dieting

A study has reviewed the evidence to see whether symptoms of post-natal depression, and also depression during pregnancy, may be reduced by taking regular omega-3 supplements (the special fats found in some marine foods such as oily fish). Dr Carrie Ruxton, from the Health and Food Supplements Information Service (HSIS), comments and gives her top lifestyle tips for eating well after giving birth.

To explain why yoga really is all that, Steven Virtue, Fitness Experience Manager at Total Fitness, the North’s leading mid-market health club, reveals six benefits of the practice that you might not know about, to help you decide if yoga is the one for you...

Tea Tree Oil is the ultimate multi-tasker to have at home. Thursday Plantation have come up with 17 uses making this medicine kit in a bottle a must have in any bathroom cabinet, first aid kit or travel bag.

The summer's over and the stress of childcare and keeping children amused (and fed!) dissipates but the terrors of not having all the uniform, worrying about a new teacher, after-school care, school meals take over. On top of all the usual everyday stresses. New research from Potter's Herbals shines light on UK lifestyle and anxiety levels.