Wellness tips, fitness advice, and health related breakthroughs.
Wellness tips, fitness advice, and health related breakthroughs.
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Lizzie McGuire is all grown up. She has two kiddos of her own - seven-year-old Luca Cruz Comrie, and five-month-old Banks Violet Bair - and the days she spent starring in Disney rom-coms appear to be firmly behind her. Hilary welcomed Banks with her partner, Matthew Koma, back in October,…
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Unless you've never had a drink or somehow have an amazing constitution for alcohol, the chances are that you have experienced a hangover at some point in your life - and you'll know that they aren't fun. Between the deafening headache, the relentless nausea, and the overall sense of sheer…
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It's almost the end of winter, which means that it's almost time for us all to start getting our beach bodies ready for vacation time. Sadly, it's a pretty daunting prospect, having to slim down and turn our bulging beer guts into taut abs. If you're looking for inspiration, then…
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When the female contraceptive pill first became available in the 1960s, it was a game changer. Prior to that, the only (mostly) reliable ways to avoid pregnancy were condoms and abstinence - but neither of those proved all that popular, especially with men. Unfortunately, as well as granting women a…
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For decades now, the trend of 'anti-vaxxing' has become more and more prevalent amongst parents - and it's starting to have some seriously worrying effects. Children are suffering unnecessarily from diseases that were practically eradicated in the west, immunocompromised people are being put at risk by carriers of illnesses, and…
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Imagine being so annoyed by what somebody else eats that you decide to spend your weekend eating a raw pig's head just to stick it to them. It may sound ridiculous, but that's exactly what one protester did this weekend at a vegan festival in Brighton, England. The number of…
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Sometimes it feels as though all those glamorous catwalk models out there only exist to make us feel bad about our own body image. Over the last few years, the beauty industry at large has been forced to ask itself some pretty big questions. Are models that designers employ diverse…
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When interacting with someone who has a disability, people tend to make assumptions about their capabilities. This can be very frustrating for any individual with an impairment, especially if they are subjected to this condescending (intentional or not) treatment on a regular basis. No one wants to feel that they…
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If you're dieting right now and you need inspiration, then look no further than Jenna Jameson. After giving birth to her daughter Batel almost two years ago, the former adult film actress has been on a mission to shed her body fat and slim down. To that end, she's now…
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Approximately one in 500 children are born with cleft palates: a birth abnormality in which a child is born with a split in the roof of their mouth, after the structures that form the upper lip or palate fail to join together when a baby is developing in the womb.…
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Corporate trainer Lee Conderacci was born with a large brown birthmark on her body; a case of congenital melanocytic nevus. This is a skin condition which manifests itself when skin cells called 'melanocytes' cluster together in large patches, and produce melanin. As a child, Lee wasn't concerned about her birthmark,…
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Frequent consumption of sugary drinks may lead to an increased risk of premature death, a new study has claimed. Research published in the journal Circulation found that people who consumed two or more servings per day of sugar-sweetened beverages (equivalent to a standard glass, bottle or can) had a 31…
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A former vegan who swapped vegetables for a carnivore diet says that eating meat has saved her life. Alma-Jade Chanter, from Bristol in England, was an extreme vegan from the age of 13, eating only fruit and vegetables. But, although she was passionate about not consuming meat from any factory-farmed…
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One issue that simply isn't talked about enough is postnatal depression: a mental disorder which can often arise in new parents after the birth of a child, in which the parent's mood is adversely affected and they struggle to attach themselves to their newborn. According to the NHS' official website,…
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A man suffered serious seizures and collapsed, after contracting a life-threatening infection in his skull - all because he tried to clean his ears with a cotton bud. The British man, who was 31 years old when the fatal infection occurred, is believed by doctors at University Hospital Coventry to…
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Sometimes, it takes a major career change to get a person out of a rut in their life. One person who knows this all too well is plus-size pornstar Asstyn Martyn, who says that her life has improved immeasurably since she ditched her $40,000-a-year customer service job in favour of…
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In 2017, the 22-year-old Bernadette Hagans from Belfast started to feel pain in her leg. Seeing as she noticed the pain soon after she'd moved to a top floor apartment, she didn't think much of it - but eventually noticed a bump growing, and the pain only got worse. After…
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More and more people nowadays are forgoing meat and becoming either pescatarian, vegetarian, or vegan. Some do it for health reasons, while for others it's a question of ethics. But would you ever consider restricting yourself to just fruit, and become a fruitarian? Riley Warner, a self-described "junk food vegan"…
