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...

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!

Heavy legs can occur by the end of the day but how can you help to relieve this and other symptoms?

We share some tips...

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. 

Skin tags are also known as acrochordons.

We share more information about skin tags and how you can tackle their appearance.

At certain times of the year especially if you are experiencing a harsh, cold winter you might find that your spirits are a bit low.

But help is at hand - we share some tips for lifting those spirits...

Moles are common skin growths that develop when melanocytes, the cells responsible for producing pigment (melanin), grow in clusters or clumps rather than being spread out evenly across the skin.

We share more information about moles and how to find a natural solution.

While we may not pay too much attention to the subject of hugging, we need to know that a hug from a partner, a close friend or a family member can mean so much.

This source of greeting or comfort can have positive effects on our brain and body.  There are so many reasons why hugs are good for your health and wellbeing.

Sadly, we are constantly exposed to toxins and pollutants...

These can be in the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat and of course the products we use on our skin and in our homes.

Of course, over time these toxins and pollutants can accumulate in our bodies and even lead to health issues.

Ideally, we should regularly cleanse and detox our systems.  We share four ways in which we can do this.

Nearly everyone will know of someone who has a severely cluttered home – often to the extent of being a hoarder.

While there is a huge difference between regular clutter and excessive hoarding, the problem of hoarding is now so widespread that it has become known as a definite disorder or a condition.

We share more information on this condition and how to help someone who is a hoarder...