health ABC > Dehydration
Am I drinking enough water?
Drinking enough water is really important, because a large part of our physical bodies is made up of water. Water is critical to our health: we can survive much longer without food than we can without water. ...read more
Asthma and illness
Everyone gets sick sometimes. Not being well adds stress to your life and you already know that when you are under stress your asthma plays up. Asthmatics get asthma in 89% of the colds they catch. To make yo...read more
Dehydration
Picture the scene! Its a warm Saturday afternoon and you've been chasing a football around the pitch for what seems like a lifetime. You're tired, thirsty and sweaty. As the game wraps up, y...read more
Different types of skin
Normal Skin It is very rare to find normal skin, and needs careful handling to maintain the balance between oil production and oil loss.Normal skin has a clear fresh appearance, rarely develops blemishes and...read more
Don't go dry
Are you thirsty? More to the point: is your body thirsty, but neither you nor your doctor recognise the signals? Sufferers from high blood pressure, allergies, asthma, high cholesterol levels, ulcers, diabe...read more
How to cope withe morning sickness?
Morning sickness ranges from 'unpleasant' to life threatening due to severe dehydration. It is very common during the first trimester of pregnancy and often settles down. For some women morning sickness can b...read more
How to keep cool during the heatwave
Keep out of the heat If a heatwave is forecast, try and plan your day in a way that allows you to stay out of the heat. If you can, avoid going out in the hottest part of the day (11am-3pm). If you can't ...read more
Safety in the sun
In the United Kingdom cases of skin cancer have doubled over the last 20 years. Each year thousands of new cases of skin cancer are reported, however due to the fact that people are recognising the disease ea...read more
