Fitness & Health

Practical exercise scheduling tips for busy mums 

Exercise benefits your health and body by lowering your chances of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes and improving your mood, increasing your strength, and making moving about easier in general. However, clingy children and hectic daily schedules can affect the effectiveness of your workout before, during, and after your session. Jumping right into an activity without adequate energy and…
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Activities

Three perfect outdoor adventures with kids

Getting outside is incredibly beneficial to both our overall health and our mental health. Just being outside lowers the stress hormone cortisol and can ease and possibly protect against anxiety, depression, and other mental health problems. In addition, it can boost our vitamin D levels, give our eyes a beneficial break from screen time, clear our lungs, and improve our blood pressure and…
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Blog

The 6 biggest vaping trends of 2021: A year in review

Vaping as an industry has undergone many different evolutions. It is an incredibly popular hobby that has allowed for huge advancements. As technology progresses, there are many aspects and creations that have been embraced by the vaping industry. As a result, in 2021, there is a vast number of different types of vapes and accessories for consumers to choose from. And, as such, this year has seen…
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Tested & Recommended

What's the fuss about Lego?

I hate openly promoting brands but my 16 year old son has always been crazy about Lego. Between the age of 3 and 12 he was fanatic about his construction sets and at every opportunity he was playing with his Lego blocks. He made cars, rocket ships, boats, houses for the Moshi Monsters and even his own inventions and machinery. There is nothing he would not make actually. In the last few years we…
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Parenting Skills

Moving house? Here’s a checklist to make sure everything goes smoothly

Everyone knows that moving house is a stressful experience, even when it’s just you. When you’re moving your entire family to a new home, things get a lot more frantic a lot more quickly. You are constantly being pulled by two different forces, as the need to make sure that you’ve got everything packed and ready to go in your old place is just as urgent as the need to make sure that…
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Parenting Skills

How to talk to your teen about STIs

The conversation around sexually transmitted infections can, at times, be awkward. Discussing STIs with their teenage child can be exceedingly awkward, at times challenging and albeit a bit frightening for many parents. Despite being an uncomfortable topic to talk about, it is a valuable conversation to have. Reports suggest thatevery four minutes, a young person in England is diagnosed with…
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Parenting Skills

Family-friendly shopping: Is it possible?

In answer to the title, of course it is. For many of us, shopping with the kids can be a sluggish day at best. It’s not their primary idea of fun, yet with errands to be run, it has to be done. While there are no hard and fast answers for shopping with every child out there, today’s guide should hopefully help most of you. Let’s now take a look at some of the best tips and tricks…
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Blog

A hurricane-proof home: What are the best construction practices?

The weather changes all over the world made me reflect on potential risks to my UK property. When hurricane season rolls around, coastal homeowners begin to prepare for the worst and hope for the best. In the past few years, hurricanes have been devastating to the United States, with Hurricane Micheal sweeping through the Florida Panhandle in 2018 and causing record damage. Individuals who plan to…
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Fitness & Health

How to support the man in your life: male hair loss, potential causes and treatment options

Most men will experience some level of hair loss in their lives. The most common condition is called androgenetic alopecia, and it is a genetic condition; however, there are other conditions or events that can cause hair loss in men. Nearly all men will experience some form of hair loss by the time they reach their sixties, although the amount of hair loss itself will vary, and so for some men, it…
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Attractions

The Zombies are back!

I am third time lucky! I have interviewed The Zombies’ iconic singer Colin Blunstone so many times, that it feels like a regular appointment now before an important gig or tour. Not even the pandemic has stopped the legendary Rock & Roll Hall of Famers from getting ready for their first and only “World Tour in One Night” live stream concert from the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London…
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