Recent Articles in Healthy parents

Binge drinking? It’s not just teenagers who overindulge and therapist Georgia Foster believes alcohol is the symptom not the cause.
Mar 22, 2008

In The Drink Less Mind: The truth behind overdrinking, Georgia Foster explains how heavy drinking becomes an emotional habit which hides low self-esteem, social anxiety, fear and rejection. Discover how strong your Inner Critic is with this questionnaire from the book.

Panic attacks - can homeopathy help?
Mar 14, 2008

Dr Keith Souter discusses  panic attacks and how homeopathy can relieve them with a reader who has suffered since she was a teenager.

No Smoking Day and the launch of NicoQUIT
Mar 12, 2008

Stopping smoking is probably the most important single thing that you can do for your family and help is at hand!

Are you consuming the right amount of vitamins and nutrients to achieve maximum health benefits?
Mar 8, 2008

Healthspan has launched NutriProfile, the UK’s first, free online personal nutritional analysis – developed by doctors and leading nutrition experts.

If you need to lose some pounds - eat the top ten most satiating foods
Jan 18, 2008

Researchers at Slimming World say the secret to losing weight lies in choosing the foods which fill you up the most and keep you fullest longest.

Guide to Healthy Eating in Pregnancy – free leaflet from Spatone
Jan 17, 2008

Spatone has teamed up with midwife Maggie Evans to develop a free and concise guide to nutrition during pregnancy.

Follow Genesis’ Ten Commandments to reduce your breast cancer risk
Jan 12, 2008

One in ten women in the UK is expected to develop breast cancer. The aim of The Genesis Appeal is to create a future without breast cancer, by making one in ten, none in ten. Preventative lifestyle changes, as outlined in the Appeal’s Ten Commandments, can help make this aim a reality.

National Eye Week - top tips to protect your eyesight
Dec 10, 2007

Eye fact - statistics suggest that by the time we reach 60, one in 12 of us will be blind or partially-sighted, rising to one in six at age 75!

Mouth cancer - are you aware of the dangers?
Nov 11, 2007

Mouth Cancer Awareness Week - 11 to 17 November - coordinated by the British Dental Health Foundation highlights the fact that oral cancer kills more people than cervical cancer and testicular cancer combined but only one in four people has even heard of the condition.

Vertigo – treated homeopathically
Oct 5, 2007

Many people have a problem with heights and it can affect you at any time. A PWT member describes her symptoms to Dr Keith Souter  who discusses the homeopathic treatment of vertigo.

Mosquito alert!
Aug 3, 2007

Our unseasonably wet and warm weather has meant that mosquitoes are a real menace and they're in a garden near you!

Reproduce the flavours of a Mediterranean holiday - and improve your health
Jul 18, 2007

The typical Mediterranean diet of colourful fruit and vegetables, wholegrain cereals along with fish and small amounts of lean meat and low fat dairy food washed down with a glass or two of red wine is really good for your health says the British Dietetic Association. Even better you won't be increasing your carbon footprint when you reproduce it at home!