Health Blog

Fiber is found in those hard to digest parts of plants - namely fruits and vegetables, legumes and pulses, nuts and seeds and legumes.

The daily recommended intake of fiber is one and a half ounces a day - but are you managing to meet this amount?

It can go a long way to improving your blood pressure as well as helping to ensure your have regular bowel movements and preventing the appearance of hemorrhoids.

But there are many more benefits...

As we age, natural changes in brain energy metabolism can occur. Scientists are studying how creatine may interact with these changes, particularly in the context of energy support for brain cells.

Insomnia in the modern world seems to be a growing problem with sufferers struggling to fall asleep at night - and then perhaps waking up every hour to check the bedside clock and countdown the minutes until the morning.

We share some helpful suggestions by sleep experts...

Skin tags are small, harmless growths that hang from the skin. They are made of collagen and blood vessels, and are usually the same color as the skin. We share more information about skin tags and how you can tackle their appearance.

A hemorrhoid is caused by the weakening of cushions of tissue in the lower rectum, meaning the skin blows up like a tiny balloon and fills with blood.

We share information on the different types of hemorrhoids and what you can do to help...

Nail fungus thrives in warm, sweaty environments, just like the inside of your favorite shoes. And when you spot a yellow or white mark on your nail and ignore it? You’re giving it exactly what it wants.

• Are you a former ballet dancer with years of dancing on points?
• Do you have the habit of running around barefoot, stubbing your toes?
• Do you regularly drop objects on your feet?

Suddenly, when you are in your late thirties to forties, you could find you have the problem of ingrowing toenails...

We share these top ten trusted health tips for you to follow that won't take too much effort to incorporate into your daily life. 

There are five for the mornings and five for the evenings...

Whatever our age, we all want to continue to look as young as possible.

While our chronological age is measured in years, our biological age will reflect how old our body really is.  And this can be influenced by several factors:

• Our genes.
• Our lifestyle.
• Our environment.

As we grow older, this does not always have to mean feeling older or acting older!

Have you been injured or are you undergoing surgery?

We share all the ways in which you can help your body to recover more quickly...