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All the latest health and wellbeing information and advice from the experts.

How to get the best results from your braces treatment

There are all kinds of reasons why you may be considering braces. Whether you’ve noticed a dip in your confidence level because of your smile, or you want your teeth straightening for medical reasons, taking the plunge and opting to get braces can provide invaluable benefits for your health and wellbeing. If you have crooked or misaligned teeth, this may make it harder to follow a good oral...

The UK is binning 53,000,000 disposable face masks every single day

53 million disposable face masks are sent to landfill every single day

The UK is binning an incredible 53,000,000 disposable face masks every single day, with reports that many face masks are ending up being carelessly discarded in the street ending up in streams and rivers.

“If you walk around any street now you will see disposable face masks being blown around with leaves in the gutter – they are the new cigarette butt – people are simply chucking...

‘lockdown loneliness’ and its impact is as high as 27% in the UK

27% of the UK is lonely in lockdown

As England is once again in lockdown, new research shows the rate of ‘lockdown loneliness’ and its impact on mental health is as high as 27% in the UK. As the NHS strains to support an increase in mental health conditions, the Flow headset and therapy app treatment for depression, the first of its type to be medically approved in the UK and EU, aims to tackle ‘lockdown loneliness’ and mental...

The rise of medical service at home

The Covid-19 pandemic generated a drastic change in the doctor-patient relationship. Due to social distancing and the quick spread of the virus, people have been trying to avoid hospitals or clinics, as they are more vulnerable waiting among dozens of people to be seen by the doctor. This produced a growth of medical service at home, offered by private clinics.

It seems the pandemic...

Keep your immune system healthy by eating a balanced diet

How does your diet affect your immunity?

During the winter months, we want our bodies to be strong enough to fight off common infections such as colds and flu. And even more so this year, with the Covid-19 outbreak. People’s immune systems tend to work less well as they get older. But does the menopause itself have any impact on your ability to fight infections? And can your diet help to keep your immune system healthy? In the...

Runners need a combination of abilities to run a sub two hour marathon

Study reveals physical demands of two-hour marathon

Elite runners need a specific combination of physiological abilities to have any chance of running a sub-two-hour marathon, new research shows .

The study is based on detailed testing of athletes who took part in Nike's Breaking2 project – an ambitious bid to break the two-hour barrier.

Professor Andrew Jones , of the University of Exeter, said the findings reveal that elite...

How to use your garden to boost your health and wellbeing

With lockdown across England at least the next few weeks, gardens can offer a little welcome relief from the view of the same four walls. Even when it’s a little chilly outside, the garden can be a welcome break from the house, and it can have a massive impact on your mental health and wellbeing.

But what are some of the ways that your garden can be best utilised to benefit your...

NHS or private healthcare?

Although the NHS is one of Britain’s best achievements, patients do have alternative options. When you’re looking for a healthcare provider, you can choose from either NHS or private treatment.

Here, we’ll look at the pros and cons of the NHS and private healthcare to help you decide which one is right for you.

The pros and cons of the NHS

The NHS helped to make...

Getting vitamin D from natural food sources such as mushrooms during winter months

Could mushrooms solve vitamin D crisis

With winter starting to descend upon us, getting enough vitamin D from natural food sources such as mushrooms becomes even more important than other, sunnier months of the year.

The body is designed to get vitamin D from sunshine through the skin, but through the darker months this is much harder to achieve, especially in the UK. With more local lockdowns rapidly being introduced,...

A webinar series to inspire people to protect the planet and human health

Learn about how to protect health, wellbeing and the planet

Health experts hope a new online webinar series will inspire people to make changes to protect the planet and human health.

The free Waking up to the planetary health emergency events, from the University of Exeter, will allow people to learn why the health and wellbeing of all future generations depend on good planetary health.

People who take part in the events, held on...