The cold and flu season has been in full swing for a couple of months now, with many people across the UK suffering from the symptoms – 15 million a year in fact. I don’t know about you but I’m none too keen on being bed ridden and am always looking for an alternative treatment. read more »

Researchers conducting one of the first experiments of its kind found that going to a spa for a week helped people lose weight, improved their mental health and lowered their blood pressure – alongside a number of other health benefits. Although alternative therapy has long been seen as an effective way of improving well-being and read more »

Around 10 million people in the UK suffer with chronic pain. Living with constant pain is debilitating and depressing. Not only does it effect the physical and psychological health of those suffering, it also puts extra strain on the economy through employee absence. The NHS often neglects to provide sufficient care and support for people read more »

Mulled wine, eggnog, slow-gin, ale, mulled cider- just a few reasons why so many of us become raging alcoholics at the end of December. The festive season is rife with temptation when it comes to alcoholic beverages. Christmas day is essentially the only time it’s socially acceptable to start drinking at breakfast and not stop read more »

According to health experts fruit juice should not be included as one of our five-a-day because they contain too much sugar. Dr Hans-Peter Kubis and a team of researchers from Bangor University in North Wales conducted a study which revealed that overweight and obese participants rated drinks as being less sweet than study participants of read more »

Stockport council is among the first in Greater Manchester to implement a health initiate which means certain local restaurants and cafes have to remove their salt shakers from view. Certain fish and chip shops, cafes, restaurants and takeaways in the Stockport area now have to ensure that salt shakers are not on tables and counters read more »

The saying goes ‘An apple a day keeps the doctor away’ but could it soon be ‘An apple a day keeps old age at bay’? Despite their minute size and a difference in appearance, the fruit fly actually shares many genes with humans, which is why scientists selected this species for a new study. The read more »