Health
Nil by mouth: Opening up to oral hygiene
ORAL health – or the lack of it – is an indicator of general well-being, so it’s time to sort out your hygiene regime
1 commentHealth & Beauty: Stick the boot in
It may be springtime, but when the frightfulness of the weather is matched by the rolls of fat accumulating around one’s belt, an indoor boot camp holds tremendous appeal. There will be no press-ups in the rain, or knees caked in mud.
Ruth Walker: It’s more than skin-deep, cosmetic tattooing changes lives
TATTOOS. It seems that everyone has one these days. Whether it's a tramp stamp à la Christina Aguilera, something a little more esoteric, like Jessica Alba’s (she has the Sanskrit symbol for a lotus flower on her wrist), or a full-on body inking in the David Beckham league, all the celebs are now wearing their art on their sleeves.
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Health: Serums - helping you stay forever young?
SERUMS promise to brighten dull complexions and impart a youthful glow, but do they deliver?
Interview: Dr Andrew Murray, GP and long-distance runner
Endurance runner extraordinaire and Scotland’s fitness champion, Dr Andrew Murray tells Roger Cox why he considers public health a very individual challenge
NHS at risk of ‘combusting’ due to patients with multiple illnesses
RADICAL changes to the NHS are needed to prevent it “combusting” as the number of patients with multiple health problems soars, doctors have warned.
Lifelines: Long distance relationships
Pauline Nimmo, a registered family mediator gives advice on the difficulties involved
Fitness: If you’re bored of your old exercise classes, now there’s a fitness fusion regime to suit everyone writes: Ruth Walker
DISCO yoga, anyone? Cycle karaoke? Or (for the brave) cardio striptease? There’s something to be said for mixing it up a bit when the same old fitness regime gets to feel a little tired.
Concern at errors on prescriptions
ONE in 20 prescriptions written by family doctors contains an error, according to a study.
Lifestyle: There are more ways than ever to stay sane with self help guidance
FINANCIAL worries. Marriage breakdown. Fractured families. Job insecurity. Peer pressure. How on earth do we manage to stay sane in this increasingly crazy world we live in?
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Lifelines: Sexual privacy
Anne Chilton, head of professional practice for couselling with Relationships Scotland offers advice
Health & Beauty: Laser treatment could be the way to beat sun-damaged skin
THEY say money makes the world go around, and in the beauty industry the wheels of commerce are helped along nicely by a succession of new trends. At the moment, it’s skin tone correcting creams and those of us of a certain age are contemplating our complexions a bit more intently than usual.
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Friday 25 May 2012
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