Category: Health

Top 5 ways technology can help to improve your health

We live in a digital world. This comes with both pros and cons. Pros include access to endless amounts of entertainment and information at our fingertips. Cons are that many of us are getting out much less often to exercise and stay fit and healthy.  But do health and technology have to be mutually exclusive?…

The Top 5 Health Concerns a Man Faces In His Senior Years

The population of Europe is ageing at an unprecedented rate. The median age of people in the EU was 37.7 years in 2003. However, this will rise to 52.3 years by 2050. This ageing process is also likely to affect men more than it is women. That will happen because men have a shorter life…

REVIEW: OMRON EVOLV blood pressure monitor £129

Name: OMRON  EVOLV Type: Automatic upper arm blood pressure monitor Specs: Click here for full specs Price: £129.99 Founded in the 1940s, Japanese company OMRON has been in the medical care business for many years and is probably best known for its range of digital thermometers, nebulisers and blood pressure monitors. Here Chris Price looks…

Why You’re Not Reaching Your Fitness Goals And What To Do About It

Reaching your fitness goals is entirely possible, whatever stage you may be at right now. Whether you’re looking to lose fat, build muscle, get faster, or get stronger, you can do it with the right plan and some commitment. People often say that they lack the motivation to reach their fitness goals, but you either…

New Parent? Here’s How to Organise Your Life Better

Whether you are a happy and overwhelmed Mum or Dad, congratulations for becoming a parent. The road ahead is challenging, but the good news is that millions survive it every year. You are likely to lose out on sleep and miss appointments, having to deal with emergencies, and stress out sometimes, But after all, it…

How to keep calm behind the wheel? Top tips for reducing stress before driving

Stress affects us all at one time or another – whether it’s down to work, home life or a tough situation you’re facing. Stress can affect how we feel physically and emotionally as well as impair our judgement and our reactions, which isn’t good news when we need to concentrate on an important task, like…

Improving Yourself – For You

Life can be a tricky one - anyone will tell you that. There will be times where nothing seems to be going your way, and you won't know what to do to make things better, and from that, it's very easy to feel like your very own prisoner. Once things reach this stage, it can…

Reducing Feelings of Anxiety

When it comes to health and wellbeing, we live in a society that tends to focus on the physical and the tangible. We prioritise physical illness and our mental health and wellbeing tend to take a backseat. However, recent years have attempted to rectify this situation and increasing attention and importance are being directed towards…

13 Ways You Can Stay Healthy This Summer

Summer is all about playing on the beach, lounging by the pool, hosting family barbecues, and heading off on vacation. Unfortunately, as fun as all of this may be, it can quickly lead to stress, sickness, and exhaustion. As a nation, we tend to adopt a “school’s out!” attitude the moment July rolls around, but…

Top 7 tips for a delicious vegan dinner party

Want to invite some vegan friends round for dinner but not sure not what to cook them? Louise Palmer-Masterton, founder of Stem + Glory, gives some advice on how to customise your menu for a vegan dinner party... So, you’ve decided to host a vegan dinner party, whether for a vegan friend or just because…