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The 8 Biggest Lessons We Learned About Our Health in 2015
What did 2015 mean to you? Every year brings with it a new set of
surprises some welcome and some particularly if associated with your health,
not so welcome. As we age our focus may shift, we go from preventative health
measures to curative health procedures, with each year delivering a lesson not
previously learnt. In 2015, the most talked about, Googled and media focused
health issues debated included:
High Blood Pressure – The Silent Killer
High
blood pressure is the lea
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22nd Mar 2018
Top Tips To Keep Your Bladder Healthy
Urinary incontinence is best defined as loss of
bladder control, resulting in the involuntary leakage of urine. There are
several types of incontinence but the two most prevalent are stress
incontinence and urge incontinence. Urge incontinence is a involuntary loss of
urine preceded by a sudden desire to pass urine whereas stress incontinence
occurs when activity such as coughing, sneezing or laughing causes an increased
pressure on the bladder resulting in leakage. Perhaps factors such
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22nd Mar 2018
Shorter Days & Longer Nights – Baby’s Sleep Routine
As the longer nights settle in for winter, and the
children have gotten into the swing of the school year once more, it can be
difficult to establish a bedtime routine for baby with the flurry of excitement
as the holidays approach and the shorter days stretch out in front of us. So
with the flexibility of summer meal and bath times a thing of the past, we’ve
compiled a list of some of our favourite bedtime products to help establish a
regular sleep routine for baby with just a hint of
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22nd Mar 2018
10 Ways To Sleep Soundly During Pregnancy
Sleeping soundly as your pregnancy progresses can
prove a challenge, not only is baby and bump growing and you have late night
runs to the bathroom to contend with, but it’s also medically advised that you
avoid sleeping on your back as you can place too much weight on the major vein
that moves blood to the heart from your feet and legs, which in turn requires
the heart to work harder. So while you’re busy counting sheep, shifting
positions and settling restless legs, we’ve compiled some t
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22nd Mar 2018
How to Walk 10,000 Steps a Day – 5 Can Do Tips!
We all knew the Proclaimers could walk 5,000 miles,
but how would they go with 10,000? It’s said every journey begins with a single
step, particularly if that journey is one that leads to a healthier, fitter,
happier and a new improved you! And literally all it takes is just one step,
followed by another and another.
Did you know that taking 10,000 steps
every day will burn around 500 calories and if you’re also embarking on a
weight loss journey that equates to around one pound a we
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22nd Mar 2018