High blood pressure is the single most important risk factor for stroke and salt is the major factor that raises blood pressure - salt is therefore responsible for many of these strokes. Most of the UK population however are not aware of the link between salt and stroke and are currently eating too much salt. Stroke is a leading cause of severe adult disability and the third biggest killer in the UK...
Actress Patsy Palmer hosted a glamorous tea party for deserving mothers last week (6th March), as she launched Yummy Mummy Week 2012. Yummy Mummy Week runs from Saturday 10 March to Mother's Day on Sunday 18 March and the launch event took place at Cavallino Restaurant in Chelsea.
Following the successful launch of the UK’s first eco motor show Ecovelocity in 2011, the organisers of the ground-breaking show IGME have announced details for year two - the show will move from its inaugural launch location of Battersea Power Station to ExCeL, London and will run from the 10th -13th May 2012.
The holiday season may be over, but chances are your fridge is still straining under the weight of leftover Christmas food items that you're struggling to use up. In these tough economic times it's more important than ever for us all to reduce the amount of food we waste, and yet the reality is that millions of tonnes of food will end up in our kitchen bins each year.
Currently, with the spotlight on the PiP breast implants, we want to highlight the fact that, even if you have not resorted to surgery, you could still be damaging your breasts and body by wearing the wrong bra. The general figures reported are that up to 80% of women are wearing the wrong size bra. Many women are still trying to fit into the same bra size that they wore as teenagers, without ever having had a proper fitting with an experienced bra-fitter.
From a small red dot to large, pus-filled cysts, acne has many forms and is a distressing and debilitating condition that can affect your mental health - as well as cause misery and pain in your everyday life. We take a look - and challenge - some of the myths about acne that some professional seem quick to dismiss.
