Category: Beauty and medicine
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How To: Prevent Seasonal Hair Loss
Autumn might be the season of changing leaves, warm and cozy knitwear, and copious amounts of hot drinks, but it’s also the season of hair loss, for both men and women. Read on for our tips to prevent this seasonal nightmare. A 2009 study by Swedish researchers found that hair growth goes through a yearly pattern. It’s…
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Top 5 Festive Fragrances
With Christmas just around the corner, we present our festive top 5 of fragrances for him or her. From floral to woody and refreshing to earthy, these best-selling scents are sure to make someone a perfect present. Jimmy Choo Eau de Parfum Spray 100ml The sensual and ultra-feminine Jimmy Choo Eau de Parfum was first…
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The Allergy Season Survival Guide
Allergy season is here, and with pollen levels at their highest for a decade, for Hay Fever sufferers it can be miserable. You should be out enjoying the sunshine, but instead, you’re struggling with itchy eyes, a runny nose, and breathing problems. With one in five people suffering from Hay Fever, according to the Met…
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How Can I Get Involved With Movember?
The Movember Foundation is the leading global organisation committed to changing the face of men’s health. Founded in 2003, the first Movembers saw men sponsored to grow moustaches to raise money for Prostate Cancer. Since then the Movember Foundation has grown to support men’s health, with a focus on testicular and prostate cancer, mental health and suicide…
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Lower Cholesterol With Diet
Cholesterol gets a bad reputation, but we actually need it in our blood for our bodies to work properly. However, when Cholesterol levels are too high, it can stick to the walls of the arteries, causing blockages. This increases your risk of heart disease. How can I treat high cholesterol? High Cholesterol can be treated…
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Seven Unusual Ways to Beat the Cravings this Stoptober
Did you give up smoking for Stoptober? If you’ve been a few weeks smoke-free, you’re probably already feeling the benefits, but battling the cravings might be tempting you to fall off the wagon. If you’re having a hard time resisting the call of your cigarettes, we’ve found some weird and wonderful ways to beat back…
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What’s The Difference Between a Food Allergy and a Food Intolerance?
It can be easy to confuse a food intolerance for a food allergy, but the two are very different. Food allergies are relatively rare. Only around 2% of adults have genuine food allergies. With an allergy, the immune system mistakes a food for an ‘invader’ and reacts swiftly, generally within a few minutes. It is…
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Avoid Skin Condition Flare-Ups This Winter
Many common skin conditions can be aggravated in the Winter. Protect eczema, rosacea, and psoriasis from the festive season with our quick tips. Temperature Changes in temperature can cause your skin to feel itchy, whether it’s the change from the cold outside to your warm house, or even just as you get undressed at night.…