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Most people are becoming better informed when it comes to the products they purchase. A good marketing campaign is no longer enough to attract buyers. Increasingly, we want products that are not only good for our health and wellbeing but that are also environmentally friendly. The same goes for our skin care, specifically the types of sunscreen products that we use daily. We must protect ourselves from UV rays but it’s now possible to do so without pumping our bodies full of harmful synthetic chemicals. (more…)

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There’s more to taking care of your skin than exfoliating and slapping on moisturiser every day. Your skin is actually an organ that serves a vital role in keeping your body healthy, so it makes sense to do all you can to protect it. This will not only help you age well and look good, but will benefit the rest of your body too. Of all the things that can upset the delicate balance of your skin, the following three are the absolute worst, and should be avoided at all costs. (more…)

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We’d all like to be able to tell the doctor that we’re eating all the right things, we’re not smoking, and we’re exercising regularly. Often, though, this isn’t true. This is where a few white lies might slip into your conversation with your GP, and these fibs could prove fatal in the long run. Your doctor needs to know the truth about your lifestyle so that she can make the right decisions when it comes to your health. Here’s why. (more…)

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If you rely on a Botox shot or two (or three or four) to help keep wrinkles at bay, you may not only be preventing your face from expressing emotions – you could even be preventing yourself from feeling them properly. LiveScience reports that a Botox shot’s effect on your facial muscles could interfere with brain activity. Facial expressions are linked to emotions, scientists believe. (more…)

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Researchers at the UCL Institute of Child Health say pregnant women should take vitamin D supplements to safeguard their babies’ health. Despite the fact that evidence is increasingly linking complications in pregnancy and poor health in newborns to vitamin D deficiency, the UK currently has no governmental guidelines on vitamin D supplementation for women in their childbearing years. (more…)

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Botox is increasingly becoming the residing place for one’s pay check, but recent research has noted that it is all a waste of money as there is a much cheaper and more accessible way of keeping wrinkles at bay. A study which was published in the June issue of the British Journal of Dermatology and led by Dr. Greg Hillebrand, the principal scientist for Olay, has revealed that the best way to prevent wrinkles is to use moisturiser. This study was done over an eight year period with various girls and women between the ages of ten and seventy-two. (more…)

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In an age of ever advancing technology it seems that it is becoming increasingly difficult to get your children to spend time outdoors. Games played outside, building tree-houses or simply using the power of imagination and creativity seem to be a thing of the past. These days it appears that playing on computers and game consoles seems to have become more entertaining than playing outside, learning about the natural world and soaking up some healthy vitamin D. (more…)

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With a hot summer promised by weather reports, many Britons will be spending time outdoors this season, soaking up the sun’s rays. While a little exposure to UV light will up your mood and help your body make much needed vitamin D, too much time in the sun is linked to premature ageing and skin cancer. Here are some tips for staying safe outdoors this summer. (more…)

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Spring is in the air, and it may still be chilly, but the sun is starting to come out from behind the clouds. A little bit of exposure to the sun is good for you, and will help your skin produce much-needed vitamin D, but overdoing it is fatal for your complexion. Using sunscreen regularly is an essential part of every beauty regime, to help you avoid the perils of premature ageing.

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