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In this section you’ll find a wide range of interesting and informative articles to help you stay in the best of health. Plus you can share your experiences and advice with other members of the Silversurfers community.
In this section you’ll find a wide range of interesting and informative articles to help you stay in the best of health. Plus you can share your experiences and advice with other members of the Silversurfers community.
Keep your heart healthy this winter – whatever your age. Cholesterol it turns out...
5 ways to lower your risk of high cholesterol
We all know the feeling of our minds and bodies seemingly letting us down...
Why has CBD become popular?
Generally found on the legs Varicose veins can be unsightly but not usually painful. ...
Varicose veins: symptoms and treatment
Many of us have experienced that uncomfortable feeling of itchiness that however hard we...
Itchy legs and how to relieve them
Basic first aid is easy to grasp, and everyone should have a few skills...
It doesn’t necessarily follow that our sexual desires diminish the older we get but...
Most of us know someone who has suffered a stroke but did you know...
Hand in hand with the increase of the use of tablet devices over the...
Four centuries after the restorative properties of Epsom salt were first identified, pioneering British...
There is a new buzz word on the street: ‘social prescribing’. This is the...
Sodium levels in our blood are naturally balanced by our bodies. The normal range...
If you have ever been unfortunate enough to suffer from labyrinthitis then you’ll know...
The colder months are fast approaching Bad weather, dark mornings, sniffles, sneezes and that...
One of the most common reasons for people not taking their medication or daily...
Having painful feet can be so debilitating. Here we take a look at 3...
Often overlooked, eczema can be a major cause of depression, disrupt our sleep, and...
Many of us prescribed Adcal-D3 to prevent the onset of osteoporosis are left confused...
It’s time for Stoptober – an annual initiative from the NHS that aims to encourage and...
Back pain can get us down and adversely affect our daily lives, sometimes even...
Reflexology is a complementary therapy that has been gaining ground over the last twenty...
Lymphoedema (pronounced lim-fa-dee-mah) is estimated to affect more than 240,000 people in the UK....
Folate deficiency, otherwise known as Vitamin B12 anaemia, is relatively common but would you...
Confusion with patients interpreting blood test results If a blood test result falls outside...
Everyone knows that slathering on sunscreen is essential during the sunnier months. But how...
Pain can be so debilitating and most of us turn to an over the...
Difficulty swallowing? Yellow tongue? Metallic taste? The Health at Hand nurses look at the...
Here the Health at Hand nurses take us through the differences between a panic...
St John Ambulance is the nation’s leading first aid charity. Every year, over 400,000...
However, while it is still the fashion to have a suntan and you may...
Statistics tell us that in the UK we are living longer thanks to improved...
At some point in our lives 1 in 4 of us will suffer from...
Here we take a look at the treatment available for an overactive thyroid and...
Being stung by an insect can be painful and happily, for most of us...
Unfortunately, it is almost inevitable that if we play sport or exercise hard then...
