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Sick of sweating it out in the gym? Dancing is a fun, free and fluid way to boost your fitness.

A middle-aged man’s radical change of diet following a diagnosis of premature ventricular contractions (PVC) yielded remarkable results.

The gym can be a bewildering place to begin your exercise program but, once you understand what is available, it’s a great place to get fit — and stay fit.

Unhealthy gums increase your chances of developing heart disease, diabetes, depression and even erectile problems. Here’s how you can clean up your act.

The smart money suggests we should jettison our vitamin-taking habits, as these might only jeopardise our health. Is this the case?

Sugar is in everything in some way or another. It is in food naturally and also added to food as a sweetener or preservative. Especially in processed, canned or packet foods the amount of sugar (and sodium) are especially high. This is because they need the product to last on a shelf for 12 months and it is often high even in savoury products.

Grape seed extract inhibits the growth of colorectal cancer cells.

Non-invasive hi-tech beauty treatments can be a solution to stubborn skincare problems such as acne scarring or hyper-pigmentation.

Getting physically fit requires motivation and it generates emotional and spiritual renewal. Here are 10 steps to follow for physical, emotional, mental and spiritual fitness.

Your unique knee-print may be able to identify you as well as fingerprints or DNA.

Emphysema is not curable and can limit your lifestyle although modern medicine can make the disease tolerable and if you are diagnosed early you may even be able to minimize the symptoms. However, the world is in an epidemic of emphysema and chronic bronchitis which make up what is called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Spending more of your work day standing can lead to real weight loss.