Fitness & Health

Healthy Skin Hair and Nails

Clear skin, shiny locks and strong nails are something we all want but as well as looking after them topically with good quality products, their health depends on them being fed from the inside. Certain foods and drinks definitely have the X Factor when it comes to offering an extra boost so here are the top ten in each category with an example ‘day in your diet’ which includes all the…
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Fitness & Health

Why Our Addiction To Sugar Is All In The Mind

CUT your daily sugar intake by half! That was the advice recently from the World Health Organisation, which woke up belatedly to the planet’s mounting weight problem. But how much is half? Trying to find the answer to that is so exhausting you might need a cup of hot sweet tea afterwards! I did a very unscientific survey among friends and their guesses of what the new suggested…
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Parenting Skills

Ten tips to help the whole family sleep soundly when the clocks change on 30 March 2014

Glorious British summertime is upon us! Clocks go forward at 2am on Sunday morning 30th March 2014. It seems something easy to adjust to lighter nights and it is easy enough for adults but it isn't quite the same for children. Here are ten tips to help the whole family sleep soundly when the clocks change. To help us make the transition and sleep soundly, we have asked Dave Gibson BSC…
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Fitness & Health

Five Myths About Postnatal Depression

In this article I explore five myths about Postnatal depression and the facts. Postpartum depression can occur at any point during the first year after a baby is born. There is help available to mothers including therapy (essential to recovery), medication (antidepressants), alternative natural remedies (such as CBD oil),yoga, meditation, support groups. 1. Myth: Women with PND are…
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Parenting Skills

Let's eradicate the stigma of having NITS & LICE

As it seems a lot of parents are afraid for their kids getting nits & lice at school or nursery as they think this is associated with being dirty and unclean. Well, let’s demystify this misconception and get some facts right. FACTS: PURE AND SIMPLE Nits and lice are at epidemic proportions in the UK. Over half of all 11-14 year olds get them each year. Younger and older siblings…
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Recipes

Recipe: Frances Atkins’ Turkey Arancini

Enjoy this amazing Mediterranean recipe for Frances Atkins’ Turkey Arancini. In Italy Arancini are a bit different but this is a great variety of the dish. Serves 4 Cooking Time: 1 hour 20 minutes Ingredients: Arancini mix • 400g cooked risotto, either leftover or shop-bought • 200g leftover turkey meat, finely chopped • 1 tsp thyme leaves…
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Mums Tips

He never spends any quality time with me!

With a deep sigh, Sarah says ‘ I don’t think my husband loves me anymore. He is always on his computer or iPhone…. He just doesn’t seem interested in anything I have to say and I am worried he thinks I am boring or stupid’. Wow… a huge statement and the call has only just begun. ‘So how do you know when he loves you’? I ask, I really want to understand why Sarah has made this…
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Get Creative

Mother's Day keepsakes & creative Spring activities

It’s going to be Mother’s Day soon and you know you may get the conventional candle, kitchenware or flowers from the school sale. But think how great it would be to celebrate this day with your little ones by creating some memorable keepsakes. Here are some ideas on how to do it cost-effectively by using new POST-IT notes called FAN because they are Super Sticky Full Adhesive Notes.
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Fitness & Health

The Experts’ Guide to Dealing with “Baby Back"

Pregnancy related back pain is very common and can affect between 50-75% of women at some point during their pregnancy. Back pain can occur at any time, but particularly between the fifth and seventh months of pregnancy, when pregnant women carry the most additional weight. What most women may not know is that, during pregnancy the female body gains an average of two and half stones in weight.
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Fitness & Health

First aid: Road Traffic Accidents - how to help

Road Traffic accidents – how to help! On the 11th November there will be a National Road Safety Seminar and the Government has launched an excellent websitewww.think.direct.gov.uk designed for children and teenagers to make them more aware of the dangers on the road. In most of the EU Countries people learn First Aid as part of their driving test – this does not happen in the UK. Accidents…
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