Are you always bloated and suffer flatulence? It could be IBS…
April is Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Awareness Month, a much-needed campaign to raise the profile of a condition…
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Stress Awareness Month – Practice Self-Care by Washing the Dishes
April marks the start of 2018 Stress Awareness Month – a time to highlight the cause of stress,…
Black People Need Sunscreen Too
There is a common misconception amongst black people that we don’t need to wear sunscreen because ‘our melanin…
Prepare yourself for spring with this life checklist
Christmas was four months ago but you’re forgiven if, like us, you can’t believe how quickly the year…
How to get enough sleep when the clocks go forward
Are you ready for the clocks to spring forward on 25 March? That’s right, we’re all going to…
8 Body confident activists you need to follow on Instagram
If you haven’t already, right now is the time to unfollow ‘personalities’ with unrealistic and often unreal beauty…
It’s Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month – here’s what you need to know
March marks the awareness month for the 6th most common cancer form in UK females. Almost six in…
This health guru is on a mission to improve health in the black community
Just because we’re magic doesn’t mean that we’re not real, and nowhere are actor and activist Jesse William’s…
Endometriosis Awareness Month: The Cysterhood
March is Endometriosis Awareness Month in the UK. Otherwise known as the silent illness, according to Endometriosis UK,…
6 Things Meditation Can Do for You
If you haven’t caught on to the benefits of meditating, and still think it is the preserve of…
Match your massage to your mood
Massage therapy dates back thousands of years, appearing in writings from ancient China, Japan, India, Arabic nations, Egypt,…
Are these really freckles on my face? Dermatosis Papulosa Nigrans
In her continuing drive to educate women of colour on skin care issues, our health and wellbeing contributor,…
Five natural at-home beauty remedies that really work
With a revolving door of beauty technology on the market these days, it’s easy to get lost in…
Everything you didn’t know about Botox
Whether you are thinking of having Botox to smooth out a few fine lines or were just wondering…
New brand Freda carves the way for period positivity
You may have heard the social media hype around the newest movement of period positivity, taking the feminist…