Seven steps to success for your health food and drink start-up

Guest blogger João Gouveia, Founder of INIU, gives his seven steps to creating a successful health food start up.... Everyone wants to be healthier. As a result health drinks and other health foods are growth markets. If you’d like to launch your own health food or beverage brand, I hope you’ll be able to make…

Recovering After the Birth of Your Baby

Having a baby, whether you have a vaginal birth or a caesarian, is tough on your body. You've already carried a baby for a number of months, and then you have to go through a difficult, painful and tiring experience. When it's all over, you have a tiny new life to look after, so it…

Transform your health in one month flat with 10 simple adjustments

Want to become healthier and happier in one month flat? Of course you do!    Here are ten simple suggestions that can bring quick results and set you on the pathway to a better future. Incorporate them into your life over the next few weeks, and you’ll never look back. #1. Take a detox For long-term…

What are salt lamps and why do you need one?

Ever seen a salt lamp? They are gorgeous rock-like structures, usually pink or orange in colour, just like the one pictured above. Often they sit on a wooden base to keep them stable and while some people prefer a natural look as if the salt has just been excavated from a salt mine, others prefer…

UK millennials not convinced about AI in healthcare, especially for their own children

Millennial parents in the UK are not sold on the power of AI in healthcare, especially when it comes to their own children, a new survey looking at attitudes towards artificial intelligence has found.  According to The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), the world’s largest technical professional organisation, British millennial parents of Generation Alpha…

Get an essential oil diffuser to fill your home with lovely natural fragrances

Aromatherapy diffusers, also known as essential oil diffusers, are becoming increasingly popular in the home. They work by dispersing essential oils so that their aroma fills an area, usually a room, with a natural fragrance.  From the simple to the elaborate, many different designs are available for diffusing essential oils including wood, glass and ceramic…

Stop the stink: buy your Dad ‘magic socks’ for Father’s Day

Buy your Dad socks for Father's Day. Not something I thought I'd ever write, but then these aren't ordinary socks, they're Magic Socks. Yeah right, I hear you say, like magic beans. No seriously. When I was approached by Chinese firm MP Glovax's PR department to review a pair of socks for this blog I must…

Baby Gadgets: Top 10 essential devices for new parents

Dr Tom York, NHS-registered and private GP for GPDQ, the UK’s first doctor-on-demand app, picks his Top 10 Baby Gadgets.... Since becoming a Dad for the first time, I’ve found the need for a host of new devices and gadgets to enhance and simplify the parenting process. Here’s a selection of things which I’ve found…

Healthy Mind, Healthy Body: Why Mental Health Should Be A Priority For All

If somebody asked you if you were healthy, what would you say, and how would you qualify your answer? For many of us being healthy means having a stable, normal body weight and being able to fight off those annoying ailments that fly around every winter. Physical health is critical, but this is not the…