Health Blog

In an earlier post, we wrote about how climbing the stairs was good for your heart health.  In fact, if you can make the effort to climb just fifty stairs each and every day, this action could slash your risk of heart disease by twenty percent. 

We pointed out that many people (as they get older) try to avoid stairs, often choosing to move into a home without stairs if they can when a flight of stairs can actually be your friend!  

We would all like to be efficient and organized in our daily lives.  And one of the ways we can do this is to start and keep new habits.

We share some suggestions on how you can make this happen...

When we make the effort to take care of our skin, we might just concentrate on the facial skin without thinking too much about the area around the eyes or the neck itself.

But of course the skin around the eyes and the area of the neck are just as important as the face itself - and should be treated just as carefully.

Sadly, heart and circulatory disease is very common in the Western World causing many early deaths.

But there is lots you can do to help your heart achieve a healthier status.

We share our top ten tips here...

Many of us spend a greater part of our day on computers, laptops, tablets or phones meaning that so much screen time could be harming our eyes, our body and our health.

We share the signs and symptoms of the harm being caused as well as some solutions...

Some will call them urban myths, others will refer to old wives' tales but either way, they have been passed down over the years and for many have become a way of life...

If you ever get caught in a rain shower while out walking, don't be in too much of a hurry to cover up with raincoat, hood and umbrella!  It is actually good for you to soak up some rain on your hair, your face and your skin.

According to a United Nations Report, there are approximately two billion people worldwide whose drinking water is unsafe - and often they will have to walk miles to access any water and it is often not on tap.

Here in the UK, the tap water is considered to be of high quality and safe to drink.  

But many other countries are not so fortunate.

A keloid scar is an overgrowth of tissue that occurs when too much collagen is produced at the site of a wound.

That scar will just keep on growing - even after the wound itself has healed.

Find out more about how to tell when you have a keloid scar and what you can do about it.

We all want our homes to smell good and welcoming and the advertizers take advantage of that wish by promoting air fresheners and diffusers that are full of chemicals.

So how can we take the more natural route to ensure a sweet smelling home?

We share some suggestions...

Everyone craves a good night's sleep but you might not know that there are certain foods that can help with improving the quality of your sleep.

We share eight suggestions.