Think of a toothache and many would empathise with the borrowed saying: “Pain, pain, go away! Please do not come back another day!” Pain motivates us to seek medical care yet non-painful health issues are often treated with less urgency — and sometimes the cause of pain is not easily recognisable. Let’s take diabetes, for example. […]

Confidence in adulthood is built when you’re young. To nurture confidence in your children, follow these 10 confidence-building steps.

Hainan Island, China’s favourite holiday destination, boasts some of the cleanest air in the world a pilgrimage site for Buddhists.

Coffee drinking can reduce your risk of developing liver cancer.

Once a health tonic, bitters has become an indispensible ingredient in mixed drinks, cocktails and digestive liquors everywhere.

Each of us has a planet to offer us a guiding light: the Lord of the Geniture.

Mindful meditation could be an effective way to combat early stage high blood pressure.

Bach flower essences can gently but effectively help to heal physical and emotional ailments in children.

Can you include housework as part of your weekly exercise routine?

Increasingly, many patients are asking their dentist if the metals in their mouths are still considered safe. This trend does not seem to be abating, with new evidence suggesting that some metals, such as nickel and mercury, have the potential to stimulate either strong allergic reactions in some people and low-grade systemic inflammation in others. […]

Partners of people that are persistently snoring miss sleep often while the other person merrily snores on unaware of what they are doing. In desperation partners try all kinds of devices from ear plugs to block out the snoring to even sleeping in another room. If you are snoring though you should attend to it as there can be serious health repercussions if it goes on too long.

Is it necessary for those suffering from gluten intolerance or coeliac disease to avoid skincare products that contain gluten?