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It’s your last chance this week to get into Tesco’s Cherries and Berries campaign. Even though the weather’s making us feel a bit autumnal, a fruit smoothie is a fantastic way to give ourselves a vitamin boost in a healthy and delicious way. Read on from our new lifestyle and beauty blog contributor Rachel:
Hey everyone! So I was lucky enough to be chosen by Tesco to test their cherries and berries range. Being on my diet this was super handy. When I went into Tesco’s I was a bit disappointed that all the strawberries had gone. I wasn’t surprised though. I went there during the first Wimbledon week. Strawberries and cream is always a popular favourite and who could...
Read MoreAs a nation we seem more obsessed than ever before with nail varnish. I must admit I am one of those people. There isnt a week that goes by when I dont think….what colour varnish am I going to wear today or I google the latest nail varnish trends that the likes of Rihanna, Katy Perry and Lilly Allen are wearing. However whilst lost in the world of Gellish, Nail Art and Rhinestones, I also recently stumbled across some amazing and practical uses of nail varnish that doesn’t even involve painting nails. I thought it would be rude not to share – so here goes
1. Stop runs in stockings/tights.– just dab a clear nail polish to both ends of...
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Obesity is in the press again. Shockingly, over a quarter of UK adults are clinically obese, and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) are reminding the public that even ‘modest’ weight-loss can have significant health benefits. Over the years I have received many enquiries about and treated many patients for weight loss – some with success, some with failure. In my experience there tend to be two kinds of patients that successfully lose weight with acupuncture treatment. The first kind – and the great majority of people fit into this category in my opinion – are those who comfort-eat in order to switch off uncomfortable feelings. These people could just as easily be smoking,...
Read MoreIn preparation for that long hot summer that we are going to be having (C’mon now lets think positively. After all that rain – surely we are going to have wall to wall sun this summer?) and in light of the recent Hugh Jackman story regarding skin cancer, we thought it would be the perfect time to set the record straight on sunburn and sunscreen and some of those myths:
Suntanned skin is healthy
A suntan is a sign of skin damage, just like a sunburn.
You can’t get sunburn on a cloudy day
Up to 80 percent of the UV rays that cause sun damage penetrate clouds, so your chances of getting sunburn on a cloudy day...
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Your Friends and Glo
Valentine’s Day is the ultimate (if not commercial) celebration of love, but if you are single it can seem like an ordeal to get through as people in relationships pull out all the romance stops. Thankfully booking a Glo pamper party for you and your girlfriends is the ideal antidote to all the mush; manis, massages or makeovers are just some of the services available to give you a beauty boost and leave you basking in the the afterglow of the true love of your friends.
From just £12.50pp* Glo offers a nationwide pamper party service and their team have worked with everyone from The Saturdays to Nicole Scherzinger to provide...
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