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Is capitalism unhealthy?

Is capitalism unhealthy?

Considering whether to renew your private health and fitness club membership or struggling to find an affordable course of swimming lessons for your child? In other words, are you amongst the haves or the have-nots when it comes to making choices about your health? This capitalist society, which is...
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10 steps to healthy skin thumb

10 steps to healthy skin

There are all sorts of everyday factors that can take their toll on our skin, but we...
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Are you doing the best for your breasts? thumb

Are you doing the best for your breasts?

Being breast aware is important year-round, but during October it takes on special...
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10 things that make you look old thumb

10 things that make you look old

While ageing is an inevitable part of life, how quickly or well you age depends on many...
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How diet can help in the battle against depression thumb

How diet can help in the battle against depression

Around 1 in 10 of us experience depression in our lifetime, and depression is currently...
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18 exercises to help prevent osteoporosis thumb

18 exercises to help prevent osteoporosis

We show you which activities are the best for building bones - plus an exclusive strength...
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Which is worse for cholesterol? You decide! thumb

Which is worse for cholesterol? You decide!

Maintaining safe levels of cholesterol is vital to long-term health.
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10 tips to help ease the symptoms of water retention thumb

10 tips to help ease the symptoms of water retention

Water retention can cause unpleasant symptoms including bloating and swollen ankles.
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Embarrassing health questions thumb

Embarrassing health questions

Is your body misbehaving? Are you hiding strange protrusions, or masking odd smells, or...
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Cancer awareness and support thumb

Cancer awareness and support

Most of us know someone who has been affected by cancer and some will have suffered or...
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15 cancer-busting foods thumb

15 cancer-busting foods

There are foods we can eat regularly that may help give us a better chance of avoiding...
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I can't move on from my ex! thumb

I can't move on from my ex!

Question: Dear Dan, my boyfriend left me three months ago but I can’t seem to move...
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10 allergy-busting tips thumb

10 allergy-busting tips

More and more people in the UK are suffering with allergies, which can cause misery as...
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How can I beat bulimia? thumb

How can I beat bulimia?

Question: Dear Dan, this is really hard to write about but I have bulimia and have done...
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Expert advice for fighting fatigue thumb

Expert advice for fighting fatigue

Are you waking up each morning feeling as tired as you did when you went to bed? Do you...
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10 healthy food swaps thumb

10 healthy food swaps

With Britain fast becoming one of the fattest nations in Europe, it could be time to make...
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