Honey and over-the-counter medicines should be the first line of treatment for most people with coughs, new guidelines recommend. Antibiotics should rarely be prescribed by doctors for coughs because in most cases they do little to improve symptoms, health officials say. Most of the time a cough will improve on […]
“Fat consumption is the only cause of weight gain!” declares the Mail Online, reporting on a study where mice were exposed to different diets and monitored for weight gain and increased energy intake. Around 30 different diets, all highly controlled, were given to mice over a period of 12 weeks. […]
Eating nuts regularly could improve sperm health, a study suggests. Men who ate about two handfuls of mixed almonds, hazelnuts and walnuts daily for 14 weeks improved their sperm count and had more viable “swimmers”, scientists found. The study comes amid a decline in sperm counts across the Western world, […]
Replace your rice and potatoes with lentils! Eating pulses reduces blood glucose levels by up to 35% and lowers the risk of type 2 diabetes, study reveals. Eating lentils instead of rice or potatoes could help prevent or manage type 2 diabetes, a study has found. The vegetarian staple can […]
It’s all over! The glamour, the A list celebrities, the outfits, the romance and that fabulous dress. But if you have your own big day to look forward too it might be worthwhile knowing how Megan Markle managed to sparkle and take some of her top health tips to apply […]
New Year – new you? With diets and weight loss being at the top of a lot of people’s resolution list we thought it was interesting to read that the British Dietetic Association has released a list of diets they say we should steer clear of in the new year. […]
Millions of sweet-toothed men could be making themselves anxious and depressed by consuming too much sugar, a study suggests. A new study has reported that high sugar diets can be linked to a heightened depression risk in men. Research found that men who consumed more than 67g of sugar per […]
Have you noticed the scale is creeping up for seemingly no reason? Perhaps you’re more tired than normal or need to wear three layers at all times because you’re constantly freezing? These are all signs of an underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism). On the flip side, an overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism) is marked by […]
With BBQ’s, ice-cream, burgers and fries throwing your usual routine out of the window, summer and going on holiday can be something that IBS suffers learn to dread. The good news is that IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) needn’t ruin your summer. www.msn.com in conjunction with a promotion by IMODIUM® from Johnson […]
Spinach makes you strong like Popeye – that we all know! But, seriously, do we actually know why we need different vitamins and minerals and what they actually do to benefit our health? www.msn.com have some great articles on individual vitamins and minerals and offer tasty recipes which will get […]
