Health Blog

Many of us will think that if we have an glass of fresh orange juice from time to time, that will provide us with sufficient vitamin to keep us safe from colds and flu especially during the winter months.

But that occasional glass will probably be insufficient to provide us with enough vitamin C - and keeping us safe from colds and flu is just one small aspect of the importance of vitamin C.

We share information on all the other benefits of taking vitamin C...

 You might think it too late to start reducing your risk of dementia but think again - it is never too late or too early to work on improving your brain health.

With some fifty million people living with dementia worldwide, it is easy to see what a major health problem this has become for us all.

Research is now telling us to start making those changes in your lifestyle as young as your thirties to help lower your own risk of being affected.

And if you start to make those changes at a younger age, you will help to prevent or handle other health conditions too as well as your own wellbeing...

It can be hard work trying to eat in a more healthy way and it is easy to slip into bad habits.

In this post, we share ten ways to help you improve those eating habits...

We are always on the lookout for ways to improve our lifestyles and ultimately our health and general wellbeing.  We share our top ten tips to this end...

Unfortunately, hemorrhoids can often cause considerable pain and discomfort.  Also often referred to as piles, hemorrhoids are vascular structures in the anal canal. 

When normal, they are the cushions that help with stool control but they become a problem if they are swollen or inflamed.

We are frequently advised not to include processed food in our daily diets but what exactly are processed foods and how are they harmful to us?

Most of us are well aware that we should try and eat a healthy diet but might not always be clear on what processed foods are - and then there are even ultra processed foods to cause concern.

These are two different conditions but both causing pain and discomfort in the same area.

In fact, hemorrhoids and fissures can even occur at the same time.  And because they both cause similar symptoms, they are often confused by those who experience those symptoms...

We read and hear a lot about the menopause these days but perhaps not so much about the more subtle signs and symptoms of the perimenopause - that stage before the menopause when ostrogen levels begin to fall.

In fact, they can be so subtle that you might miss them altogether and not realize what is happening to your body.

In this post, we set out below some of those easy-to-miss and early signs and symptoms of the perimenopause...

Rosacea is a long-term skin condition that mainly affects the face.

It's more common in women and people with lighter skin, but when it does occur in men, their symptoms can be worse.

The good news is that treatment can help with symptoms.