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 »

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 »

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 »

Occasionally we can be too busy, or too hungry to take our time over our food. But could our bad table habits be contributing to the nation’s weight gain? Europe’s so-called ‘flab lab’ is a technologically advanced, hi-tech unit used to research obesity. It’s official name is a ‘whole body calorimeter’, and scientists at the read more »

New finding suggest that eating oily fish really does boost blood-flow to the brain. British scientists conducted two studies investigating the effects of omega-3 on things like reactions times and performance during mental tasks. Results showed that taking omega-3 supplements over a period of 3 months can boost blood-flow to active areas of the brain read more »

The average family-sized car is over a foot wider and almost double the weight of cars built 50 years ago. Manufacturers are struggling to keep up with the constantly changing shape of the human race. A number of luxury car makers have begun to prepare for a plus-sized nation of drivers with a new generation read more »

Thousands of brave Brits abandon the spa for the ‘liberating feeling’ of outdoor swimming. On a dark chilly morning in October, the idea of stripping off and throwing yourself into an icy pond seems a little counterproductive – but for around 50,000 of you, outdoor swimming has become something of an all-year-round hobby. Membership numbers read more »

Holding back the tears? Don’t bother… According to emerging evidence crying could be good for us. Crying remains one of sciences biggest enigmas. We all do it but are yet to find a scientific explanation as to why. What we do know however, is that despite the puffy eyes and hyperventilating, crying does actually have read more »

Last year 1.3 million new cyclists hit the streets of Great Britain as more and more workers opted for a healthier morning commute. As the pressure peaks for getting Britain green, an increasing number of commuters are choosing the bicycle over the car, bus or train. As well as helping the environment, cycling is an read more »

Record numbers of single women and teenagers who want babies are abandoning the search for Mr. Right and turning instead to online sperm donors.   A staggering ¼ of all women registered to online sperm donor sites are under the age of 25 and some are as young as 18 and 19. Many women frustrated read more »