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Successful Dieting: Why you need to think differently

Easy dieting

A horror show that none of us wants to go through Operation ‘Get Shorty’ could be avoided – here’s how Make this an essential part of the return to normal life… Do you want to know more about successful dieting? Here’s an insight into how I manage my weight… it’s a story about keeping my shorts! Let me explain by taking you back a day or two in time… I felt like one of those folk at an Alchoholics Anonymous…
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Pollen bombs, natural avoidance tactics

Natural Hay Fever remedies

Things don’t look great in the sunshine How the plant kingdom is fighting back Discover the pocket remedy that will get you through the pollen cloud The whole of the UK is about to be hit by a pollen bomb. How lovely! A freak set of natural and weather conditions is going to concentrate a range of plant pollens… …and dump them on us all. Forecasters have warned that this week and the weekend will see temperatures hotter than Jamaica….
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Is decaf coffee healthy? The facts.

Is decaf coffee healthy

The health story that won’t go away Would you watch this programme on TV? The debate about coffee continues… …here’s the latest take on the news. I’ve had an idea for a trashy cable television programme… It’s called, ‘When health foods go BAD.’ It could be presented by one of those disgraced ex-children’s TV presenters who get caught taking drugs. Each week they’d show dramatic clips of people being ill from food the government and advertisers claimed was good for…
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Home exercise: Lower blood pressure by going downstairs

Easy home exercise

Why it’s healthier to walk down the stairs than to walk up A wonderfully lazy way to improve your bone strength, blood pressure and blood sugar levels Good news! The easy and slow bits of a home exercise can be better for you As she got older my mum used to grumble about walking down the stairs. And going down hills, too, for that matter. “It’s not the up I mind so much,” she grimaced, “it’s the going down that…
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Natural Anxiety Remedy: Ease the stress with a chestnut

natural anti-depressant

A Collins’ family secret finally revealed The vitamin that is no more… …and how an iceberg lettuce can ease daily stress If you saw me today, you’d be pretty shocked… My hair’s sticking out at strange angles… there are bags under my eyes… my shirt is covered in sweat…and bits of furniture are lying all over the place. Yes, a hurricane struck the Collins household last night and it was tough going for all of us. Its name was ‘Ruth’,…
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Eczema Treatment: Why this is better than E45

better than E45

Why readers love this skin care alternative We think this is better than E45 – find out more here Ideal for dry itchy skin, diabetes, eczema, psoriasis and sunburn I love seeing positive reviews of our products. The team and I work so hard to seek them out, test them and try them, it’s good to see them deliver results. For instance, here’s a great comment that was posted on the shop just a few weeks ago: “Have found DermaBalm…
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