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There’s an overwhelming amount of activity in a person’s day. Even if you’re working from home, the internet alone is like a giant echo chamber, and our mobile phones ring off the hook distracting us from completing tasks, or just taking a time out. While we’ve written about how to go on a ‘go slow’ or combat lethargy, we’ve received emails asking for tips on how to disconnect from life in general, giving the flood of communications we have to filter daily due to technology. Below are some handy tips. (more…)

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Indoor plants are a good addition to any household, whether they are pot plants or a cacti collection, but if you’re looking for something eye catching then look no further than the bonsai tree. Thought to have originated in Japan, they have become familiar all over the world and are often referred to as ‘living sculptures’. (more…)

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We write and read so much about how to lose weight, keep fit and healthy, but not much is written about how to gain weight. When we do find something connected to weight gain, it is more often than not related to looking like a huge muscular hunk by drinking some special muscle building formula. But these formulas are pumped with creatine and other ingredients which require constant use to keep those guns (your big muscles) looking big and strong. (more…)

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There may not be a cure for breast cancer but there sure are things you can do to avoid getting it in the first place. Knowing your breasts is a vital part of knowing your body and many women don’t actually know how to take proper care of them. Although genetics plays a huge part when it comes to your chance of getting breast cancer there are some things that you can do everyday to lower your risk. (more…)

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In Britain, if you’re male, it’s likely you were exposed to football, rugby and cricket growing up. If you’re female, hockey, netball and tennis, to a lesser extent, spring to mind. While this is fantastic since, hopefully, over time, we’ll finally birth a nation of footballers who can replicate the World Cup success of 1966, it’s also limiting since it doesn’t fully expose us to the other side of athleticism. (more…)

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International airports can be daunting places to deal with. They are massive, there are check-ins that have to be reached in time, and the luggage weight issue is something to worry about, so many things can go wrong. Thankfully, if you know what you are doing, airports don’t have to be so intimidating; a lot of walking is all you have to worry about. If you’re going abroad these holidays and have never done so before, fear of the airport process could keep you up at night. Hopefully reading this guide will help. (more…)

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In school you likely played sport or a sporting activity daily, simply because that’s what was done. Someone always had a football tucked under their arm, and come lunch break, everybody knew where to congregate. The same applied to playing extra-curricular sport, especially for your school team – it is what we, as children, did. But this constant sporting activity declines rapidly once one leaves school. This is bad in more ways than you might think, as we explain below. (more…)

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It seems that we all go through stages in our lives where we tire of our jobs and look up to the celebrities we idolise and wish for better things. Well, it may comfort you to know that before the days of glitz, glamour and walking the red carpet, many A-listers worked duller jobs than most of ours. Take comfort as we look back on a few celebrities who have also been made to pay their dues. (more…)

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If you are going straight from the office to a night on the town, find out how to take your look from day to night in an instant. With our busy lives we often don’t have the time to go home and change. With these tips you can simply sneak into your office bathroom or car to throw on some heels or redo your make-up and you’re ready to party. (more…)

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Heart disease is the number one cause of death in both men and women, making looking after your heart a number one priority. The good news is there are a number of ways to keep your heart healthy, and focusing on your diet and lifestyle is the best action to take to reduce heart disease. (more…)