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As you get older, wellness experts are likely to blame your waning testosterone levels for your loss of muscle, energy and sex drive, but oestrogen might be getting off scot-free as a result. This is according to a new study, published in…

Breast size is a common complaint amongst women, with most of us wishing they were just a little bigger. However, there’s not anything you can do to maximise what the Good Lord gave you, is there? According to sexual health and…

Millions of women could be protecting their mental health by taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) according to a recent report. Studies have been carried out on 63 women in the post-menopausal stage of life, all of whom were taking…

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) claim 17.3 million lives per year, which according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) represents 30% of all global deaths per year. Without comprehensive heart wellness education and disease prevention, it…

Despite what you may have been told growing up or heard more recently on TV. Men and women are different and it’s at a biological level. There are conditions which only affect one sex or affect both sexes at different times or in different…

Arthritis is a title which refers to over 200 different kinds of joint condition. Each one is distinct from the others and affects the joints in different ways. The similarities tend to end there but generally the symptoms experienced by…

For all women, menopause is an inevitable stage of life. What is not inevitable, however, is that it will have an upsetting debilitating effect on your wellness. The symptoms of menopause are well known and as you start to approach that…

The wellbeing of eight million people in the UK is affected by osteoarthritis, OA, making it the most common form of arthritis. It used to be considered a part of normal joint ageing, rather than a wellness concern, simply because it is so…

Hormones play a big part in your wellness, doing everything from helping you conceive to ensuring you get a good night’s sleep. However, when these hormones fluctuate, as they inevitably will as you age, they can be more of a health concern…

The menopause is an inevitable part of the ageing process for women and a time of physical and emotional change. The menopause usually occurs between the ages of 45 and 55 but can start earlier in some women. Falling oestrogen levels are…

For a number of reasons, women always seem to want bigger breasts - society has placed importance on having big breasts, and on larger breasts being associated with beauty. It’s no wonder that so many women feel insecure about their bodies.…

Hormone replacement therapy is one of the most controversial issues in the field of wellness and wellbeing. Many women are prescribed it to deal with the huge sexual and emotional changes that come as part of the menopause, but few can be…

You know the deal with sexual health hormones; it’s testosterone for men, and oestrogen for women, right? While, to a certain extent, that’s true, all men do have some oestrogen, and all women do need a small amount of testosterone. That…