Health Blog

Few of us would want to eat food that is full artificial ingredients so is it not time to think about what we put into our skin as well? 

At the same time, we should look at caring for our skin as a necessity rather than as a luxury.  And of course we should be looking at natural products for their obvious benefits.  Although natural ingredients can be more costly than synthetic, they are very economical in use. 

In most cases. a beautiful skin will not just happen!  It takes time and effort.

We share how to help achieve a beautiful skin with particular emphasis on preventing wrinkles, ensuring a good cleansing routine and treating any acne.

While you might wish it weren’t so, the skin around your eyes is one part of your body that can show the earliest signs of premature aging, particularly without proper care.  And then there is the question of fine lines and even wrinkles appearing on the skin on your face.

We share helpful advice for both these areas of concern.

 We have all heard the saying about "getting our beauty sleep" and there is more than a grain of truth in that.

But there are several bad habits that might be undoing the good of our beauty sleep...

Spices can be very helpful for their calming and comforting properties as well as many other health benefits.  Find out more...

We all know how convenient face wipes can be for cleaning the face and removing make-up - especially when travelling or on the go.

But could they actually be causing you harm?

There are drawbacks from using face wipes...

We have all experienced that phenomenon when we have spent too long in the bath, the Jacuzzi, the pool or even a natural body of water - and our fingers and toes take on a whole new appearance.

They can become wrinkled and pale with the skin sometimes looking a bit bloated and strange.

Find out more about why this happens...

A recent study by the US National Institute of Health has been published in eBio Medicine.

This study on the benefits of good hydration tracked sodium levels in the blood of over eleven thousand adults.  For obvious reasons, sodium levels increase when less fluid is consumed.

Those with higher sodium levels were sixty four percent more likely to develop chronic diseases - those such as heart failure, lung disease, diabetes, stroke and dementia - than those in the medium ranges.

I recently had the opportunity to enjoy several sessions in an infrared sauna and found it to be very relaxing and beneficial.

Sharing the host of benefits from this top of the range technology...