Wellness tips, fitness advice, and health related breakthroughs.
Wellness tips, fitness advice, and health related breakthroughs.
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Vitiligo is a skin condition affecting approximately one per cent of the planet's population. That's around 50 million people. Yet, many remain ignorant of the effect it has on people living with it, or the prejudice that they often face. Indeed, there are many who have never even heard of it before.…
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Ah, belly fat. Scroll down on any website, and before long, you'll see the dreaded ad promising you the ways to reduce the stuff, so you can finally get that six pack - or at least get rid of that gut. There's a reason we see tips on eradicating belly…
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It's January, the time of year when we all wake up from our collective Christmas hangovers, look at ourselves in the mirror, and think "this needs to change." Yes, it's the season of 'new year-new me', when all of us are cutting out booze, hitting the salad bar, and signing…
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We've all got different tastes and palates, but while the internet is inundated with fiery debates on the merits of mushrooms and pineapple on pizza (for the record, it's an emphatic no from me on both counts), I think we can all agree on the fact that chocolate is awesome.…
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Postnatal depression is a subject that is still very much a taboo in our society, and there are plenty of new mothers out there who are suffering in silence as a result of the stigma around this mental illness. Not only that, but this malady often has a negative effect…
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In order to lead a healthy lifestyle, there are a number of things that a person needs. For starters, we need food and water, sleep and exercise, and a safe place to stay. But that's not all we need to be happy. Factor that into the equation, and we also…
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Have does one get the perfect booty? This is a question that millions of us have asked over the years - but hardly any of us have managed to pin down the answer. Fear no more though! Tammy Hembrow is here to help by sharing her top tips. The Instagram…
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It's January and it's time to put the Christmas chocolate away and head down to the gym! However, while our heads say "get out of bed and hit the treadmill", our hearts say "screw that" and hit the snooze button instead. Nonetheless, one Mississippi woman is inspiring millions of people…
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As a kid, we all loved burgers, french fries and pizza, but if you were anything like me, no matter how much food you had, there was always enough room for dessert. Ice cream, candy, chocolate or cake; kids just crave sugar, and many of them carry over that sweet…
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As we trudge into the new year, many of us will probably be endeavouring to take on diet-based resolutions to help us kickstart our 2019 in a positive way. Some people will give up drinking, others will attempt to cut down on sugary food, and a significant number of folks…
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At the beginning of each new year, it is customary for people to set themselves one or more 'resolutions' for things they want to improve about their lives. For some of us, that might mean investing in a gym membership; for others, perhaps spending a little more time with our…
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With the festive season just behind us now, I'm sure some of us are feeling like we've already had enough hangovers to last us the entirety of 2019. Let's be real, though: give it just a little bit of time and you'll be celebrating something else with no regard for…
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In the breakfast food Hall of Fame, there's plenty to enjoy on any given day, but tell me, folks: is there any food you eat, at breakfast or at any other point, as good as bacon?! When you first place those crispy, greasy strips into your mouth, it's easy to…
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Have you ever been to the gym in January? For the regular gym goers amongst you, the New Year gym hype fills these much-loved establishments with masses of flabby bodies trying to work off that Christmas cheese and chocolate. For those of us usually averse to regular workouts, January marks…
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When you're young, it seems like the world is your oyster - and that's exactly how it felt for university rowing captain Alice Vodden, 20, from Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, UK. Alice, who was aiming for gold at the prestigious Henley Royal Regatta, had her dreams dashed after being told by doctors that…
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It wasn't that long ago that vaping was a pretty rare thing to see. Originally associated with hipsters or tech obsessives jumping on a new craze, it's become so much more than that in 2018. Now there are vaping stores all over the place and half the people you see…
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It's often hard to keep up with the research taking place about what keeps us fit and healthy. The fact is that there are plenty of positives and negatives to various foods, so it can be hard to pin down what exactly we should be having. However, it's rare that…
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Niamah Haddow looked and felt like a different woman on her wedding day - but this wasn't by sheer chance: the 24-year-old had shed almost half of her body weight, dropping from a UK size 22 (US size 18) to a UK size 10 (US size 6) over the course of…
