How to reboot your gut health in 30 days

Research from the American Gut Project found the single best thing you can do for your gut health is to eat 30 different plant foods a week. Leading UK gut experts such as Prof Tim Spector and Dr Megan Rossi, support this advice. It might seem a tall order but the term “plant foods” includes […]

How to Avoid Getting Sick This Summer

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. As flowers bloom and temperatures climb, many are eager to get back outside. But while the sun may be shining, there is a dark side that can make the great outdoors not so great. Gangs of germs are lurking in the woods, in […]

Where bacteria is living in your home office and how to clean it

My desk at the office is almost completely bare, minus the odd drinking glass or tissue box. At home it’s a different story, with work papers, personal bills and trinkets jumbled together on my desk. Put simply, I don’t feel compelled to keep a tidy workspace when it’s only really me who sees it — […]

from common triggers to the best treatments

According to Dr Patel, rosacea’s key feature is redness: “flushing which typically lasts longer than 10 minutes.” Less visible – yet equally annoying – symptoms include: Skin irritation A burning/tingling sensation Dryness Tearing Blurred vision Hypersensitivity How should people know the flushing is rosacea – instead of menopausal, or from that final glass of red […]