Have you ever wondered no matter what you do you always seem to carry a little extra weight around your core? Use a measuring tape to measure your waist (at the smallest circumference of your natural waist, usually just above the belly button)...

Parkinson’s is a progressive neurological condition. This means that it causes problems in the brain and gets worse over time. The number of people diagnosed with Parkinson’s in the UK is about 145,000, that is around 1 adult in every...

‘Antibiotics are used to treat or prevent some types of bacterial infection. They work by killing bacteria or preventing them from spreading. But they do not work for everything. Many mild bacterial infections get better on their own without...

Osteoporosis is derived from the Latin word, literally means ‘ porous bones’. Osteoporosis weakens bones, making them fragile and more likely to break. It develops slowly over several years and is often only diagnosed when a fall or sudden impact...

Many people think that fat in the diet is bad. In fact, fat is necessary for life but most of us consume the wrong types of fat. Over the past century, our intake of different fats has changed markedly, with most of us eating far more saturated...