What’s the best way to improve your health? Answers vary depending on who you ask. Some will tell you it’s your diet. Others will remind you that it’s your exercise routine. People with a mystical bent might tell you that it relates to the quality of your spiritual life. What you notice about all these…
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Watching Those Calories
Read moreThe year has definitely been strange for all of us. The major lockdowns have meant that many shops, pubs, cafes and indoor activity areas were closed for long periods of time. This in turn has meant that for most of us we have been indoors and stuck at home for long stretches of time. A…
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Read moreThe pandemic this year has seen so many impacts and changes to the way we live our lives. Everything we considered normal was put on hold as the world dealt with Covid-19. One of the biggest changes during lockdown was that cycling had a big resurgence as people took for their daily exercise by bike.…
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Chew Baby Chew – Building Up A Brushing Habit Early On
Read moreParents and carers rejoice! You are not alone in the pre-bedtime toothbrushing phenomenon. Before children, I didn’t even consider the long nights, interrupted sleep and toothbrushing related battles I would have to face. Then it happened. Staring into my little one’s eyes, I realised that when there’s a will, there’s a way. Her will nearly…
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How to Help Your Kid Get Over a Dog Bite
Read moreThey say that a dog is a human’s best friend, and often, that’s true. Dogs and humans have coexisted and co-habitated for thousands of years. Humans use dogs for friendship, protection, and even to do things like detect drugs or explosives. They serve as blind people’s eyes, and they comfort individuals with anxiety issues. Some children…
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5 Ways To Stay Healthy During Lockdown
Read moreThe year 2020 will be remembered as the year that a pandemic swept across the world and sadly many people lost their lives. Lockdown became one of the most commonly used words as countries were asked to stay home to stop the spread of Covid-19 and to only leave home for necessities such as exercise…
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Helping Your Elderly Parents Stay Independent In Their Home
Read moreMy mum has reached that time of life where she definitely needs a lot more help in the home. This means it’s a fine balancing act that I have to perform that will help her, but also give her a feeling of independence living alone in her home. There are many practical things that you…
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Read moreMy eight year old twin daughters are now finally back in school full-time after six months off due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the summer holidays. It has been a long time and one of the most important things during the last six months has been staying active and we as a family now have…
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Health Benefits Of Archery For Dads And Kids
Read moreTaking part in sports is a fantastic way to maintain fitness and health. Most of us might not prefer engaging in sports, which are too physically strenuous like basketball and football. If that someone is you, then archery is the sport for you. Archery, by nature, is not a very active sport as it does…
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How to help a loved one to quit smoking
Read moreThe average cigarette takes about 7 – 10 minutes to smoke. Coincidentally, this is roughly the average amount of time each cigarette takes off the lifespan of someone who smokes. While some smokers may read this and think “So, six cigarettes is only an hour? That’s fine by me!”, what they perhaps fail to recognise…
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Have a Healthy Fall – 3 Tips for Men
Read moreCan we all agree that this summer has been a bit of a wash? In the UK, there have been over 300,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases. Businesses shuttered. Schools closed down for in-person learning. And, summer holidays were essentially off the table, so like everyone else, we had to figure out how to stay entertained at…
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Read moreThe UK summer has now arrived with its usual mix of weather such as rain, very hot sun and then more rain. Very typical British weather! There are many things that we do that I love about summer. Barbecues, playing with the girls in the garden and going on day trips, but there is one…
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5 Creative Ways to Feed Your Kids a Healthier Diet
Read moreKids are notoriously averse to eating their vegetables and eating a healthy diet in general. Parents often fight an uphill battle to ensure their child gets all the nutrients they need. Want to expand the dietary repertoire of a fussy eater? You may find some of the following unorthodox approaches to feeding your children helpful…
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Read moreThere are some subjects that even in 2020 men simply won’t discuss. One such taboo subject is erectile dysfunction. I understand that it’s hardly a subject you would bring up down the pub watching the football with your mates or at a dinner party, but many men struggle to even discuss it with their partner…
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Read moreMost people would agree that your home is a place that should make you feel comfortable and safe. You shouldn’t have to feel worried about your health when you’re in a place like this, and most people find that their home keeps them perfectly healthy. Of course, though, the buildings people live in are very…
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[AD] The Global Pandemic Has made Me Realise To Always Have My Yearly Health Checks
Read moreAbout three years ago I had a stroke which came completely out of nowhere. I still vividly remember sitting watching television and an all consuming feeling from the top of my head to the end of my toes overcame me and I felt incredibly unwell. I was rushed to hospital by ambulance and it was…
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Read moreThese days, so many of us are looking for rewarding and enriching things to do to make a difference. Not only in our own lives, with the people we love and hold dear, but with the outer world and its occupants as well. We all want to feel that we’re doing something to help others.…
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My Blood Pressure And Cycling :Which Is Keeping Me Sane Through Lockdown
Read moreApproximately two years ago I had a stroke which ultimately was caused by high blood pressure. Of course with high blood pressure you have no idea anything is wrong until something happens such as a stroke or worse. Thankfully I recovered without any lasting problems, but to keep my blood pressure at an acceptable level…
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A Holistic Approach To Your Health: 4 Tips To Get You Started
Read moreSince it’s the start of a new decade, more people are trying to change their lives for the better by getting healthier. There are a lot of trends out there – some of them work and some of them don’t – some of which rely on pills and quick diet schemes that can actually make…
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Covid 19 The Reality Of Life Now
Read moreThis is the moment that the life we have been living will change forever. It will never quite feel the same again. How can it? Lock down in the UK is now here and it will be for a minimum of three weeks in order to curtail our movements. Things such as popping to the…
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