Archive for November, 2011

New shorts claim to banish cellulite

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

If you thought the vogue for tight lycra hot pants was safely confined to the 80s along with catsuits, perms and Wham!, you’d be sadly mistaken. Proskin has recently launched a range of ‘cellulite-busting hot pants’ called ‘Zagorra Hot Pants’, designed to miraculously absorb inches of fat from thighs and bottoms. The skin-tight garment is read more »

Head outdoors to feel better inside

Monday, November 7th, 2011

Leading mental health charity ‘Mind’ advocates the great outdoors as a great way to improve mental health. Research shows that as the clocks go back in October, beginning a long winter of dark afternoons, our happiness levels drop due to the reduction in sunlight. According to Mind, our habitual patterns of sleep, appetite, sex drive, read more »

Forget me not – Brit’s forget up to five things each day

Friday, November 4th, 2011

Forgot to put the bins out, to close the garage door or to send your mum a birthday card? Apparently you are not the only one, with the average person forgetting up to five things each day. A recent study has revealed that five tasks or facts slip our minds during the course of a read more »

If you’re happy and you know it – you may live longer

Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

According to scientists, those of us who have a positive, happy outlook to life have a lower risk of premature death. The research, which was conducted by scientists from the University College of London studied almost 4,000 people between the ages of 52 – 79. The results of the study showed that those with higher read more »

‘Keeping up with the Kardashians’ is impossible- reality TV star Kim Kardashian files for divorce after only 72 days

Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

Only a few weeks ago the tabloids were heaving with pictures of Kim Kardashian and 6ft 9′ basketball player Kris Humphries tying the knot in a star-studded event this August. Now, 72 days later, the curvaceous celebrity has filed for divorce due to ‘irreconcilable differences’. Every moment of the couple’s romance has been televised and read more »