Are hair dyes and relaxers increasing the risk of breast cancer?
The hair and beauty sector is a multi-billion-pound industry and women of colour in particular are known for…
Health & Wellbeing
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A 10-minute walk a day keeps the doctor away
There is no doubt that modern life can be full on and many of us scarcely have time…
What you need to pack for a healthy holiday, by a pharmacist
When it comes to travelling, generally, there are two types of people; those who over pack, and lug…
What’s stopping you from getting your five a day?
“Your body is a temple” goes the popular adage and while many of us have good intentions about…
Naughty late-night habits hinder a good nights’ sleep
Now, be honest, how many of you give in to the urge to have a night-time snack before…
Five ways on how not to lose yourself to motherhood!
Let’s face it, for many of us mothers, keeping sane and not losing a sense of who we…
Looking for birth control? There’s an app for that!
Would you leave the responsibility of your birth control to an app? It appears that contraception too has…
Too many new mums’ mental health problems untreated and undiagnosed
How easy is it to confuse hormonal mood swings and emotional hiccups during pregnancy with much more serious…
How to beat the heat and sleep through the night in summer
Best things about summer? The sun coming out, the barbecues, and the tans, but the hot weather does…
Join the #ImThere campaign and sign up to give blood
With the ever-present need for more black donors to give blood, if you’ve ever considered the idea of…
Living with sickle cell: What you didn’t know about the disease
Every year, 19 June marks World Sickle Cell Awareness Day, an opportunity to place the sickle cell disease…
8 Essential apps for a healthy and happy life
Rightly or wrongly, the first thing most of us do each morning is reach for our phones. We…
What’s your relationship with tiger-stripes?
Whether you display yours with pride or spend a fortune on expensive ‘miracle’ creams trying to get rid…
Be fit, be healthy: two mums share their fitness story
Good health, they say is true wealth. With our bodies being our most prized possession, why do so…
Banish cravings and cheat your body into healthier eating with these tips
Do you often feel like your body is letting you down? In your head, you know all the…