Age

With all the anti aging products on the market nowadays, you could be forgiven for thinking that Britain has forgotten how to grow old gracefully. In actual fact, that is quite the reverse. Anti aging is about much more than simply clinging…

When a girl starts her period, it is a sign that her reproductive system is kicking into action. She may have started to ovulate, and this is great news for her future wellness and wellbeing. It can be a worry for some parents, however, as…

As we age it becomes increasingly difficult to get a good night’s sleep, as our sleep patterns change dramatically. The great restful sleep we used to enjoy in our younger days gradually dissipates until it’s difficult to even fall asleep,…

According to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, the average American will live to the age of 78.5 years. But what do you do if you want to live another 20 years on top of that and see in the century marker? There are the…

More and more parents have health concerns for their children that are linked to food intolerances or allergies. The good news is that new research is indicating a positive step forward for those whose children are affected by egg…

There’s more than enough information on the market about how to lose weight, but when it comes to keeping that weight off it suddenly falls silent - so how do we maintain our new bodies once we’ve worked so hard to achieve them? Studies…

What is it about the human body that suddenly makes you say “Wow, they’ve aged!”? Is it just the odd wrinkle or receding hairline, or are there other giveaways that show your anti-ageing wellness isn’t what it should be? Let’s take a look…

There is a common myth that as people get older they stop wanting to have sex, or stop being able to have enjoyable sex. Whilst it is true that you have to safeguard your sexual health as you get older, in truth there are plenty of older…

Childhood asthma is one of the most serious health concerns for parents, who feel paralysed with fear as they watch their children struggle for breath. Despite knowing that it affects the wellness of millions of children around the world,…

As we get older, our eating habits change and develop - as babies, we require different nutrients compared to those as we enter old age. So what is it about our diets that define our key life stages? As babies, up until the age of six…

Middle-aged women could suffer from emotional wellness issues, and this could, in turn, affect their wellbeing in a more physical way, according to a new study. Mental health, and stress in particular, can be linked to health…

If you have HIV, improvements in treatment and care in the UK mean that the prognosis for your wellness is excellent. However, the way in which medicines work in your body changes as you get older, yet researchers have known little about…

As you get older, your joints are more likely to succumb to wear and tear, particularly your knees. This can be especially the case for people who are obese, as the strain that the extra weight places on the joints can cause a significant…

When you get older, your mind can let you down in some areas, such as where you put your glasses (hint: check your head), but in other areas you’re more able to tackle certain problems. The wisdom of age allows you to see the bigger…

Everyone's a little scared of getting older. This is perfectly natural because everyone's a little scared of the unknown and what's less known than our own futures? One thing which many of us may worry about is the predisposition of our…

Asthma is a condition which we associate more with children than with adults. This is because, statistically, more children suffer from asthma to adults. A lot of kids grow out of the condition as they get older and it’s not always a…

Asthma, the chronic inflammatory condition of the airways, is often linked to allergies in young people, which are then said to trigger the condition. However, new research has thrown more light on the incidence of allergic sensitisation…

You might think that menopause means the end of your sex life. Wellness experts claim that your sex drive will dip, and your hormones will dry up, but Irwin Goldstein, MD, the director of San Diego Sexual Medicine at Alvarado Hospital,…

You may remember watching your mum put on her anti-ageing night cream when you were young, but when is it your turn to follow suit? Are night creams really beneficial to your skin wellness, or will your regular old moisturiser do?…

People have an awful lot of ill-founded preconceptions that were perhaps once based in fact but no longer really have any basis in reality. This is certainly true of our ideas of how the elderly should behave. Gone are the days of little…

There are several factors involved in the development of osteoarthritis (OA), a condition that affects around 8.5 million people in the UK. A degenerative disease, it typically affects us as we age, although the condition can develop at any…