Osteoporosis – bone building exercises
Find out which exercises are best for boosting bone strength and health to help protect you against developing osteoporosis.
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Laughter and its health benefits
Learn how laughter can benefit our health and wellbeing, and discover how to make yourself laugh with advice from Laughter Yoga teacher, Lotte Mikkelsen.
Your guide to plastics in tea bags
Plastic-free tea bags are the latest household item to go to the top of the eco-friendly shopping list, thanks to a study conducted by researchers at McGill University in Montreal in Canada. The team found that steeping a single plastic tea bag for five minutes at 95°C releases approximately 11.6 billion microplastics and 3.1 billion […]
Wild swimming and its benefits
Wild swimming – the act of braving a swim in the great outdoors – is a wonderful way to get out of the chlorinated confines of your local indoor poor and into the fresh air. Dive into natural pools and rivers and you’ll get to take in the glorious scenery and enjoy a raft of […]
Professor Michael Baum: “You cannot say that breast screening saves lives”
World-class breast cancer specialist Professor Michael Baum speaks to Liz Earle Wellbeing about championing new treatments and why he wouldn’t recommend attending a routine mammogram. Who is Professor Michael Baum? Michael is a veteran of world-class breast cancer research and treatment. He’s devoted his working life to uncovering the secrets of this all-too-common cancer and […]
Breast Cancer and HRT: Kirsty Lang on why she is taking HRT again
The risks of breast cancer and HRT have made many worrying headlines, causing concern and confusion for many women experiencing menopausal symptoms. Although the latest research has revealed there are few cancer risks associated with taking HRT, for those who have already been diagnosed with breast cancer, deciding whether to take HRT is even more […]