Health & Wellbeing

For years the "French Paradox" where a nation with a high intake of saturated fats also had a low rate of coronary heart disease puzzled the medical world. One explanation was they also had a high red wine intake.

Happy New Year to all the grown up readers from the Alexander technique

"I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude." - Henry David Thoreau

Alexander was called the 'Breathing Man' as we all know breathing is pretty important to staying alive, but do any of us do it? No, not really. Well, okay we might do a bit just the bare essentials but we do not breathe enough or easily.

Calcium supplements are more widely used in the world than any other dietary supplement including all minerals, vitamins, and herbal, marine, animal or bee derived products.

The bioactive milk protein lactoferrin has been used for many years to stimulate the immune system particularly in infant formulas where it has had wide acceptance. Work at the University of Auckland led by Dr Jill Cornish published in 2004 showed the pro

Rheumatoid Arthritis can affect body parts besides joints, such as your eyes, mouth and lungs. It is an autoimmune disease, which means the arthritis results from your immune system attacking your body's own tissues. No one knows what causes rheumatoid ar

That is the question! Can Alexander technique be the answer?

I was very lucky that I met my husband, like so many people do, at work. He arrived on my doorstep for Alexander technique lessons.

Hitting a weight loss plateau when you've been working so very hard to lose weight is one of the quickest ways to discourage you and derail your efforts. But you're not the first to deal with such a thing.