While it’s important to keep your skin healthy, hydrated and protected all year round, it can be a particular challenge in the summer. Excessive sun exposure is the number one preventable cause of skin cancer. – the World Health Organisation (WHO) predicts as many as four out of five cases could be avoided. Here’s what…
To make the most out of a well-earned retirement it is important to maintain an active and healthy lifestyle. Exercise regularly There are countless studies linking exercise to a lower risk of various diseases and conditions, including diabetes, heart disease, stroke, depression, hip fractures and dementia. It can even decrease the risk of all-cause mortality…
People who regularly down more than eighteen alcoholic drinks a week could be cutting their lifespan by four to five years, according to a study published in The Lancet. Researchers built a model to compare the drinking habits to the health of 600,000 volunteers in 19 countries, calculating how long a person could expect to…
People who call themselves night owls may be at greater risk of early death compared to morning people. That is according to a study recently published in the journal Chronobiology International, which tracked 433,268 people aged 38 to 73 years old for six and a half years. Each person rated themselves as either a “definite…
Local stop smoking services are free, friendly and can massively boost your chances of quitting for good. Did you know that wherever you live in the UK, you have easy access to a free service proven to help you stop smoking? Local stop smoking services staffed by expert advisers provide a range of proven methods to help you quit. They will give you accurate information…
Symptoms of type 2 diabetes Diabetes is a medical condition in which sugar, or glucose, levels build up in your bloodstream. There’s not enough insulin to move the sugar into your cells, which are where the sugar is used for energy. This causes your body to rely on alternative energy sources in your tissues, muscles,…
What Is HDL? When you think of cholesterol, you probably think of bad or high cholesterol. There’s also a good type of cholesterol, though, that your body needs. High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is the good kind of cholesterol and the kind you want. Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is the bad kind of cholesterol and the kind you…