What Are Probiotics?

Probiotics are living microorganisms such as bacteria and yeasts that help to maintain a balanced environment inside your body. They are also known as ‘good bacteria’ or ‘helpful bacteria’ because even though they are bacteria, they do not cause you harm. Instead, they maintain a healthy environment to prevent the build-up of bad bacteria which can cause illnesses and diseases. Continue reading

What Is The Difference Between Prebiotic And Probiotic?

The words probiotic, prebiotic and synbiotic are becoming increasingly common in health news, and in normal conversation. The combination of probiotics and prebiotics are widely found to be beneficial in general health, as well as specifically targeting symptoms of a range of diseases and conditions – particularly inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Continue reading

How Long Does It Take For Probiotics To Work?

Probiotic supplements are becoming increasingly popular, and unsurprisingly so, given the range of what they can do for your health! With benefits ranging from treating diarrhea to preventing the recurrence of urinary tract infections (UTIs), more and more people are beginning to incorporate probiotics into their routines. Continue reading

Are Probiotics Good For You?

Over the last couple of decades, society seems to have developed a moderate phobia of germs. Hand soaps are marketed as being able to kill 99.9% of bacteria; airports have antibacterial gels available for you to use and all foods are sold at least with a best before date. With hospital superbugs on the rise, it is hardly surprising that we are being educated about the importance of hand hygiene. Plus, with the popularity of litigation against food suppliers after food poisoning, it is no wonder that people are far more concerned about food hygiene. Continue reading

How To Naturally Straighten Your Hair

If you are a keen blow-drier and regularly rely on straighteners, you will know that regularly heat-treating your hair can take its toll on your locks. It can cause over drying, split ends, and singeing if you accidentally set the heat too high! You can reduce this effect by using a good-quality heat protector spray, which can make a huge difference over time. Continue reading

How To Get Beach Waves Hair With A Straightener

Beachy waves are a beautifully relaxed style that can suit everyday casual, business and event looks. You can combine them in a half-up, half down look for something a bit different, or embellish them for a bit of definition. Beach waves accentuate highlighted or ombre hair beautifully. You can create them on short or long hair, and make the waves large or small depending on the method you use to create them. Continue reading

How To Keep Hair Straight Overnight

When you have just put time and effort into straightening your luscious locks, the last thing you want to happen is for it to spring back overnight! As many as 33% of women own a straightener and 27% say they cannot live without it! If you limit this to just under 25s, it is an ever-bigger percentage, 40%! What was slightly more surprising was that 20% of men said they owned straighteners. Continue reading

Our Recommended Daily Skin Care Routine

Fine lines and wrinkles are a fact of life. They are a reminder of all the laughs we have enjoyed, the challenges we have come through and the memories we have created. But that doesn’t mean that we are ever ready for wrinkles to appear! In fact, it can be a shock when we first notice them! It can happen in our twenties or thirties or, for the lucky few, in our forties! Continue reading

How To Get Rid Of Wrinkles

Whether you have just noticed your first fine line or a recent upgrade in your home’s lighting has just drawn your attention to the deeper wrinkles that have accumulated over the years, you may feel a little disheartened. You have plenty of options to treat your unwelcome wrinkles, with a range to suit all budgets. Continue reading

How To Prevent Wrinkles

It is never too early to think about looking after your skin. It’s the largest organ of your body – an adult can carry 22 ft ² (2 m²), and it has a hard time. As we are children, it puts up with hundreds of cuts, scrapes and bruises, through our teenage years it stretches and battles acne. Then, just as we have seen the back of raging hormones, our collagen production slows down – and that means wrinkles. Continue reading