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There’s a reason why celebrity fitness DVDs sell so well; we all want to look like the skinny and gorgeous stars we see on TV. But how do you know if a celeb DVD is going to do anything for your wellbeing? To find out, Ryan Barnhart, MS,…

Although wildfires look absolutely awesome, they can be disastrous to environmental wellness. These devastating spectacles, like the Rim Fire raging in Yosemite, California, take only hours to devour large swaths of forest and grassland,…

Bones play many roles in your body — providing structure, protecting organs, anchoring muscles and storing calcium – but the problem is that they’re continuously changing. When you’re young it’s important to take care of bone health because…

Appendicitis is a major health concern, as your life could be at risk if your appendix bursts before surgeons have the chance to remove it. However, Michael Payne, MD, a gastroenterologist with Cambridge Health Alliance, in Cambridge,…

Watching pornography isn’t only a sexual health issue; it seeps into your idea of mental wellness. With porn being more readily available than ever before, you can worry about what life in the age of porn is doing to the mental wellbeing of…

As figs are extremely fragile and can bruise easily, you may be put off from bothering with them. However, that would be a real wellness error, as figs not only enhance the taste and longevity of foods, but are also incredibly beneficial to…

When you’re growing up, finding out who you’re attracted to makes up a huge part of your sexual health and wellbeing. Puberty brings out a lot of emotion and sexual feelings, including feelings of feeling attracted to both girls and boys.…

An unusual expedition recently brought environmental wellness experts and artists together to witness and respond to beach trash on the shores of southern Alaska. One such attendee was marine biologist Carl Safina, the founding president of…

Earlier this year, floods in central Europe killed at least 23 people and cost billions of pounds in losses, making it the costliest natural disaster of the year thus far. This followed Hurricane Sandy in 2012, which wreaked havoc on the…

The first thing to do in stress management is to identify the cause of your stress, be it your job, your relationship or anything else that sets your teeth on edge. Once you know what’s triggering this wellness spiral, you can potentially…

Although you may live in a space with limited options for furniture arranging, Feng Shui is a complementary wellness practice that can benefit anyone. It’s not as limited as saying “your bed needs to face this way and be in this exact…

When you go travelling, on holiday or take a business trip, fitness and wellness are probably the last two things on your mind. However, while travel fitness can feel like a chore, making it part of your trip can help you to feel more…

We’ve come a long way in talking about sexual health and wellness, but one subject remains a little delicate for general discussion; anal sex. Some people swear they’ll never try it, while others are ready and raring to go but one thing is…

Fibromyalgia affects your wellbeing with widespread, unexplained pain in your muscles and joints and although the symptoms are often triggered by emotional stress, an illness or a physical trauma, the causes of this health concern are not…

When you’ve been together for a long time, your sexual health and wellness can get a little stale. Sure, you love each other and get more and more comfortable with each other every day – which is great – but the problem with knowing when…

Weight loss is so flipping complicated. Even if you manage to struggle through the myriad of conflicting advice and principles and find a programme that works, being able to tell if it works or not is also difficult. Sure, you can weight…

Though it may not be a major wellness issue, having weak nails can really get irritating. How many times have you spent ages perfecting that file, buff and polish, only to have a nail break the next day, and make you start over? Some women…

Even though they can have a huge impact on your sexual health and wellness, it wasn’t until quite recently that vulval and vaginal problems received much attention from wellness experts. In the past 10 years, many doctors have tried to…

You can’t deny that black holes are pretty bad ass; these cosmic monsters have gravity so strong that not even light can escape. However, if you think these Rock and Roll Gods of space are all the same, you have another thing coming. There…

You want to look and feel your best, but putting in the effort to get there doesn’t seem worth the misery of dieting. When you do attempt to cut carbs or take up triathlons, all it seems to do is drain your emotional wellness, which does no…

Urgh, dieting – is there are more heinous word in the English language? Just the word itself makes you want to run away screaming and dive into a pile of chips, so how on earth do you actually do it? Now that I think about it, do you even…

Whether your mental health has been affected by stress, anxiety or depression, volunteering can give you the wellness boost you need. Although it may be common sense that helping others makes you feel better about yourself, volunteering…

Even as the looming impact of Alzheimer’s disease on society becomes a more and more dire health concern, wellness experts are still optimistic about the potential of research into the disease. Leading scientists on early detection and…

While you want a partner who knows you better than you know yourself, that may not necessarily ring true when it comes to bedroom activities. A lot of women find the most efficient way to find pleasure is to take their sexual health and…

Every year, my Dad does the Boxing Day Swim. As the name suggests, my Dad will – of his own free will – go to the beach the day after Christmas and swim in the ice-cold sea. Is there a problem with his mental wellbeing? Probably – but not…

While more and more wellness experts are touting the benefits of yoga for weight loss and improving your fitness levels, let’s not forget that the primary reason for yoga is relaxation. Practicing yoga can help you to achieve a state of…

Most wellness experts will tell you that having multiple partners isn’t the best idea for your emotional sexual health, but is going through life two-by-two the only way to a healthy sense of sexual wellbeing? While monogamy and the…

You don’t need me to tell you that exercise is beneficial for your health; regular activity makes you feel good, prevents a variety of health concerns and helps you to maintain your weight. But did you know that exercise can enhance your…

Practitioners of bondage, discipline, sadism and masochism, or BDSM, have long had the mental and sexual health questioned by wellness experts and society in general, but a new study has found that playing with whips and chains in the…

You may think that, due to a growing awareness of environmental wellness issues, we’re starting to drink less bottled water. However, the numbers show that this isn’t the case. In 2000, the enhanced water market made just under £12.5m and…