Developing healthy habits can start your day in the right way, and one trainer is here to help. Practising yoga can help relieve stress and anxiety by combining deep breathing with mindfulness (a focus on the here and now) and flowing sequences to guide our minds and find much needed space. And Eastnine trainer, Iona Lim, has shared a simple yoga sequence you can do each morning to incorporate the practice into your everyday life. Breathe – sitting in a comfortable position, take a deep breath...

OrganiCup is the award-winning menstrual cup brand that makes it easy to change to a greener, healthier period. OrganiCup is made of 100 per cent soft, medical-grade silicone that doesn’t mess with your body and can be worn for up to 12 hours, day and night. Furthermore, OrganiCup lasts years, not hours, which means no constant waste and no monthly purchases. As an added bonus, it is registered with The Vegan Society and AllergyCertified.

Mastering the basics when it comes to gaining benefit from exercise is crucial, according to one fitness expert. Steven Virtue, Fitness Development Manager at Total Fitness, explains that planning the right training programme is all about finding exercises which work for you and ones which be adapted comfortably to aid your level of fitness. Mastering the basic fundamental exercises are the perfect starting point, as they can be easily incorporated into any workout routine and developed...

Many of us will have noticed a rise in our digital use as our usual routines have gone out the window, but one expert is here to ensure you develop a healthy approach to technology. Last year saw more than 140,000 digital magazine issues distributed and read 99 million times on Readily, the digital subscription app, but how can we ensure what we are reading is having a positive impact on our mental wellbeing and how do we strike the right balance for a healthy digital diet? A Yougov survey...

With lockdown meaning we can’t access the usual treatments we might do, looking after our skin at home has never been more important. And so, the team of Consultant Dermatologists at the Cadogan Clinic have shared their helpful advice to help navigate skin concerns through the home straight of lockdown. Don’t delay mole checks: Dr Susan Mayou, Consultant Dermatologist at the Cadogan Clinic, urges anyone noticing changes in their moles to have them checked immediately. There has been a 25 per...

New research has revealed almost half of women have reported worsening PMS and changes in their menstrual cycle during the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the research from menstrual cup brand, Mooncup, 45.3 per cent of women say their PMS symptoms (such as mood swings, bloating, hormonal acne, and irritability) have got worse during the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns. Only 10.8 per cent say their PMS symptoms have improved. Furthermore, some 79 per cent of participants report a change in...

While the nation continues to adjust to working from home, a new poll has revealed the impact on our physical and mental wellbeing. Research by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) has found that there are key health and wellbeing disparities between different groups of people who made the move to home working as a result of Covid-19. It was found that overall, more people felt working from home was better for their health and wellbeing (45 per cent), compared to around one third (29 per...

Good Health Naturally’s award-winning CurcuminX4000 with fenugreek seed extract can provide powerful natural anti-inflammatory support and pain relief for a variety of health conditions. Known as the active ingredient in the Indian spice, turmeric, curcumin has been used medicinally for more than 2,000 years. However, it is poorly absorbed by the body. To overcome this, Meriva uniquely binds curcumin extract to the lipid molecule known as phosphatidylcholine – creating a phytosome form that...

Support healthy blood sugar balance and metabolic health with Bio-Berberine Advanced. Berberine is an alkaloid present in a number of plants, including barberry, tree turmeric, Oregon grape and goldenseal. Its history dates back 3,000 years, when it used in traditional Chinese and Indian Ayurvedic medicine. Berberine has fast become one of the most researched plant extracts and remains in the scientific spotlight, supported by 4,500 published studies. Whilst it has a series of benefits, this...

You may feel like you have been in lockdown for an eternity, and while there is light at the end of the tunnel as the vaccines continue to be rolled out, it remains an important time to consider your own health and wellbeing and find ways to cope with lockdown. And a group of experts have revealed some practical way you can beat lockdown fatigue. Lesson one: Invest in yourself – whether you elevated your skincare routine from the humble make-up wipe to a cabinet full of serums, broadened your...

We might still be under lockdown, it might be cold and dark outside, and your exercise motivation may be dwindling – but it needn’t be that way with help from one fitness expert. Darren Kirby is the founder of Fitter Healthier Dad and has shared five simple practices to stay fit in lockdown. According to Darren, getting fitter and having more energy is not as complicated as most of us think. Here, he offers some simple ideas: Home HIIT: This can be done inside or outside, you don’t need any...

Our gut needs a range of healthy bacteria to keep it functioning well and to keep us in optimal health. And the experts at ProVen Probiotics are reminding of the known benefits around the use of healthy bacteria supplements and help to explain how to pick one that meets your needs. Less coughs and colds: According to ProVen Probiotics, your gastrointestinal tract is where 70 per cent of your immune system lies, meaning your gut and immunity are inextricably linked. A healthy gut can also help...

Now under a third lockdown, it’s important to ensure we’re doing all we can to support our health. The body’s first line of defence when fighting against germs and bacteria is a strong immune system, but many of us aren’t getting the nutrients we need from diet alone to keep our immune health robust. Helping you to stay healthy during lockdown is BetterYou’s new Vitamin C Oral Spray, which supports your natural immune system by stimulating the production and activation of immune cells,...

We’re now in January and that means the annual Veganuary campaign, when thousands of people try a plant-based lifestyle. And now is the time for you to sign up and enjoy all the benefits to be gained – joining the 500,000 sign-ups that have taken place already, with sign-ups continuing at a rate of one person every three seconds and far beating 2020’s total of 400,000. And it is really worthwhile taking the pledge; statistics compiled by Dr Helen Harwatt, from Harvard University’s Animal Law...

With the nation set to be working from home for the foreseeable, it’s important to make sure your ‘office’ environment is working for you and your health. Simon Owen-Johnstone, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at OneWelbeck has highlighted the strain put on our bodies thanks to the reduced movement and poor posture involved with working from home. Simon, together with leading Occupational Therapist, David Baker, has offered solutions to help you avoid long-term musculoskeletal damage, including...

As a unique, full-spectrum multivitamin and mineral formula, Good Health Naturally’s ActiveLife is a tried and tested supplement that contains an impressive 130 nutrients in each capsule to support your health. By providing a daily dose of vitamins and minerals, ActiveLife may help to provide a good foundation for all of your nutrient requirements, as it can be challenging to get everything from food alone these days. Along with providing a patented form of 5-MTHF folate that’s better utilised...