Recent Articles in Healthy parents

Ovarian cancer – the facts
Mar 5, 2010

Research from the charity Target Ovarian Cancer shows how badly informed women are about ovarian cancer – of women diagnosed with this cancer, more than half didn’t know anything about the disease beforehand. Target Ovarian Cancer have produced some facts and figures to make women more aware.

Flexi-melt - a new way to take glucosamine
Feb 25, 2010

Flexi-melt™ is a new quick dissolve glucosamine hydrochloride (hcl) supplement which may help relieve some of the symptoms relating to osteoarthritis, joint stress and injury.

Giving up smoking with QuitKey
Feb 18, 2010

If your new year's resolution to give up smoking needs a boost, try QuitKey to reduce your nicotine dependence.

Sore, cracked nipples? Try Lansinoh
Feb 5, 2010

Made from the world's purest lanolin, Lansinoh has been specifically developed for the treatment of sore and cracked nipples in conjunction with help with positioning and attachment while breastfeeding.

Cut your salt intake - for your health's sake
Feb 1, 2010

While new research shows more than nine out of ten people say eating too much salt can damage your health, a positive sign that events like Salt Awareness Week are working, many of us are not cutting our salt intake and this can lead to serious health conditions, says Graham Macgregor, Chairman of Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH) and Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine.

Cancer Buddies Network
Jan 27, 2010

From its humble beginnings in 2006 based on the simple idea that putting people together can help with those feelings of helplessness and anguish, Cancer Buddies Network has recently welcomed its 3000th member. Every day a new person joins the website and finds someone with whom they can share their experience.

Rosemary Conley's Real Results Workout DVD
Jan 14, 2010

Juia Bairstow tackles those extra pounds put on over Christmas with Rosemary Conley's Real Results Workout DVD.

Breaking bad habits
Jan 3, 2010

Many people will have resolved to give up a habit like smoking or cutting down on alcolhol over the new year. Dr Keith Souter gives some advice on how to make bad habits a thing of the past by modifying your behaviour and treating with homeopathy.

Type 1 diabetes awareness campaign
Dec 11, 2009

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) – a global charity that funds research into finding a cure for type 1 diabetes – has launched an online animation tool enabling people to create an animation which they can then send to a friend who can then carry on the story, like an online animated game of consequences! The new tool is aimed at raising awareness or type 1 diabetes and JDRF.

National Obesity Week
Nov 2, 2009

National Obesity Week, running from 2 to 8 November, is staging a consumer awareness campaign to help people be more aware of the risks associated with being overweight.

How to stay energised
Oct 17, 2009

Stress and negativity can deplete our energy levels and lead to poor health and many illnesses. Master Sung of the Innersound Foundation explains how your vital energy can be restored with Qi treatments which focus on acupressure points and sound vibration.

Simple sun protection
Aug 26, 2009

Sun protection is vital for adults as well as children and the Simple range of sun sensitive products ticks all the boxes for Anne Coates.