A leading food expert says that eating chocolate cake for breakfast could be the new food trend. And eating cake in the mornings could help us lose weight. Food trend expert Liz Moskow, says that studies show the health benefits of cocoa. She said: ‘There was a study that recently came […]
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Type 2 diabetes is rapidly becoming one of the scourges of modern times, with an estimated four million Brits suffering due to their couch-potato life-style and fast-food diet. And even more frightening is the fact that one in three adults has pre-diabetes which means their high blood sugar levels are too […]
Hangovers could soon be a thing of the past because of a new type of synthetic alcohol. Alcosynth has been made to emulate all the positive effects of alcohol but without that morning-after feeling Professor David Nutt, the former government advisor on drugs, believes alcosynth could completely replace normal alcohol […]
It seems too good to be true, but a form of chocolate may slow down the onslaught of wrinkles. Esthechoc developed at Cambridge University is said to boost antioxidant levels and increase circulation which can keep skin looking youthful. A 7.5g bar of anti-aging chocolate contains the same amount of […]
Unfortunately millions of us continue to smoke … we’re pilloried for it, made to stand outside pubs in the rain and if your partner doesn’t smoke then you can even be barred from doing it in your own home. Quite right too, but it can all become very irksome when […]
Breaking Bad star RJ Mitte is commentating on the Paralympics for Channel 4. The actor, who suffers from cerebral palsy, said: “These people can do things most others can only dream of. “I can’t wait to see the athletes that want it. Not just want it – but they need […]
Poor cosmetic surgeons and clinics are set to be named and shamed under new Government proposals. The Care Quality Commission will be given powers to rate private clinics in a move by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt who says it is a necessary after high profile scares such as the PIP […]
Government Ministers in the UK have been accused of pampering to the junk food industry after watering down plans to bring down the sugar content in children’s food. In what is being seen as a sop to the food industry the Childhood Obesity Strategy, just published, only challenges companies to […]
Cataract sufferers in Britain are often being forced to pay thousands for life-changing eye surgery despite the operation costing the NHS as little as £800. And new figures reveal that the NHS performs fewer cataract procedures than the Czech Republic and Portugal – three in four UK hospitals are rationing […]