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Preparing for Cold & Flu Season during COVID 19

With the whole world focusing on COVID-19, it can be easy to forget that cold & flu season is on our doorstep. Seasonal flu (influenza) is an infection caused by…

Does Hair Loss Medicine Actually Work?

Hair loss, particularly in both men and women, can often be viewed as a losing battle. For many the idea that there is a “magic pill” to prevent hair loss…

How to use COVID-19 to quit smoking

Throughout the lockdown period many people have taken up new hobbies, baking, cycling and gardening to name a few. However not everyone is using the extra free time to take…

Has Lockdown Made Your Acne Worse?

After what feels like an age, lockdown has finally started to ease and things are returning to normal around much of the UK. Lockdown has affected people in different ways,…

Asthma the facts #1 – Mitigate Air Pollution, top 5 tips.

Is Asthma now an epidemic? Asthma the facts. As the Summer holidays approach how do you minimize the effects of air pollution at airports, bus stations and rail stations? Two…

10 Foods To Avoid With IBS

IBS or irritable bowel syndrome is a condition that effects roughly 2 in 10 British citizens. IBS affects the digestive system leading to symptoms such as bloating, diarrhoea, stomach cramps…

How to choose the correct toothpaste for your teeth

For many choosing a toothpaste is a case of selecting whichever one they normally buy, or perhaps which one is on special offer. However, choosing the correct toothpaste that is…

Staying safe from COVID-19 returning to work

As many people in the UK are returning to work, one question we often hear is – how do I stay safe from Coronavirus at work? Despite the number of…

Do Hay Fever Medications Weaken Your Immune System?

As we enter hay fever season, many of us are prepared with our antiallergic medications, often including antihistamines, nasal washes with saline, anti-allergen berms and steroid nasal sprays. It has…

Can Vitamin D help defend against the Corona Virus?

You may have seen in the news recently the potentially important role of Vitamin D in people who have had the Coronavirus – but how much do we really know…