Health
Seven factors that could cause hair loss
Everyday you lose about 50 to 100 hairs from your scalp – but no need to worry. New hairs do grow back as it’s all a part of the process of your hairs programmed life cycle: the growth phase, the shedding phase and the resting phase. Hair shedding can be nuisance as it clogs up…
Read MoreLearn about one of Scotland’s deadliest cancers
Google’s Digital Garage in Scotland is hosting a special event to mark the start of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. Attendees will be able to find out more about the work of Pancreatic Cancer Scotland and hear from the Google Team about how they can join the social media movement to help raise awareness of pancreatic…
Read MoreHow healthy habits can lead to glowing skin
When it comes to investing in a skin care regime, many people strive to achieve glowing skin because it allows them to radiate youthfulness and energy. This is especially true for many of us who are prone to various degrees of stress. Since stress can bring a toll on our health and appearance, our skin…
Read MoreA new weapon in the fight against cellulite
Using radio frequency and targeted pressure, BTL Unison is the latest weapon in the fight against cellulite. It’s a non-invasive, non-surgical treatment which is performed at Zen Lifestyle’s Bruntsfield salon. After a thorough consultation and deciding which areas to target (thighs and bum) my therapist Hannah used a hand held device emitting powerful radio frequency…
Read MoreA relaxing day awaits at Spirit of Dragonfly
Dragonfly Yurts is hosting its annual Spirit of Dragonfly event this weekend. This is a day of workshops with experts in yoga, crystal meditation, astrology, sound and essential oils. Taking place within five handmade yurts at their Yurt Village in Pitlochry on Saturday, 1 September, this event was a sell out last year and has…
Read MoreThere’s fewer people heading to the great outdoors
When the weekend arrives, that’s the time many of us have been waiting for so we can leave our homes and sample the joys of the great outdoors. However, those who look to get active and see the best of what Scotland has to offer, are finding themselves in reduced numbers. That’s according to new…
Read MoreA very busy weekend is in store for Aberdeen
This weekend a Scottish city will be enjoying two days of sporting achievement, celebration and music. Saturday and Sunday, (25 and 26 August, promise to be memorable with Celebrate Aberdeen and the Simplyhealth Great Aberdeen Run return to the city. On Saturday 25 August, Celebrate Aberdeen will feature the Union Street mile run organised by…
Read MoreSchool pupils will be offered a wealth of health
Scotland’s diet of unhealthy fatty foods and soft drinks regularly features on the television and in newspaper reports. Our children seem to enjoy an intake of fatty foods, often leaving schools at lunchtime to head to nearby shops and vans, to indulge their need for chips and other junk foods. But that’s changing this week…
Read MoreA relaxing break to help revive body and mind
There’s a chance to embrace health and fitness on a unique wellness weekend next month. A Revive Weekend is taking place from 7-9 September in Edinburgh, with Charlotte Holmes. Charlotte is a multi-talented fitness and yoga instructor, fitness model, former Miss England and starred in Britain’s Next Top Model and MTVs Beach Body SOS –…
Read MoreWarning over plan for high street botox injections
A leading Scots aesthetic nurse is warning patients to choose wisely when it comes to picking a practitioner for botox and dermal filler treatments. The message comes from Jackie Partridge, co-founder and clinical director of Edinburgh’s award-winning Dermal Clinic, following the recent announcement by Superdrug that a botox and fillers service would be offered to…
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