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Pay Your Way Or Stay Away?
Reader's Digest UK

Pay Your Way Or Stay Away?

Some checks or treatments are available on the NHS, some aren’t, and yet others have a long wait. What care is it worth investing in and when should you keep your hands in your pockets?

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February 2019
My Great Escape: Dazzled By Dubai
Reader's Digest UK

My Great Escape: Dazzled By Dubai

Esther Newton from Berkshire has her expectations turned on their head when she visits a friend in the UAE

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February 2019
“ I'm A Loyal Dog By Nature” Richard E Grant
Reader's Digest UK

“ I'm A Loyal Dog By Nature” Richard E Grant

Known for his flamboyant performances in Withnail and I, Downton Abbey and Francis Ford Coppola’s Dracula, actor Richard E Grant talks to Eva Mackevic about friendship, marijuana, and why he finds it so hard to forgive.

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6 mins  |
February 2019
How To Banish The Winter Blues
Reader's Digest UK

How To Banish The Winter Blues

If you suffer from seasonal affective disorder—or if the darker, colder months just get you down—there are many ways to brighten your mood.

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February 2019
Doctor Jane Goodall I Remember…
Reader's Digest UK

Doctor Jane Goodall I Remember…

Renowned primatologist and anthropologist, Dame Jane Goodall, 84, is the world’s foremost expert on chimpanzees and an environmental activist.

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February 2019
Cut The Cost Of Your Council Tax
Reader's Digest UK

Cut The Cost Of Your Council Tax

If you pay your council tax over ten months rather than 12, then in February and March you’ll have a break from payments. But wouldn’t it be nice to see a reduction every month?

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February 2019
A Boozy Burden
Reader's Digest UK

A Boozy Burden

Binge drinkers put a strain on the NHS, and Max Pemberton’s patience for inebriated patients is wearing thin…

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February 2019
Six-Pack In Six Steps
Men's Fitness

Six-Pack In Six Steps

Want hard abs? Of course you do– and getting them may be more straight forward than you thought with these tips from top trainer Mark Coles.

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March 2019
Food Myths Smashed
Men's Fitness

Food Myths Smashed

Separate food fact from food fiction with advice from Benjamin Siong, founder of Australian Strength Performance.

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4 mins  |
March 2019
Break The Fitness Code
Men's Fitness

Break The Fitness Code

A range of easy and affordable genetic tests promise personalised health, fitness and nutritional insights tailored to your unique DNA.So can these tests really crack the fitness code? And can you harness their power?

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9 mins  |
March 2019
When School Dinners Don't Hit The Spot
Optimum Nutrition

When School Dinners Don't Hit The Spot

When Child 1 started school last year, Catherine Morgan thought she was free from having to plan at least one lunch for five days a week. But it was not to be, as she soon found out...

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Winter 2018/19
When Age And Experience Brings Benefits To A Brand New Career
Optimum Nutrition

When Age And Experience Brings Benefits To A Brand New Career

ION, which publishes Optimum Nutrition, was founded to teach nutrition and inspire future generations. Graduate Lorna Rhodes (DipION mBANT rCNHC) told us how, after many successful years as a cookery writer and food stylist, she launched her new career in nutritional therapy — just as most of her friends were retiring!

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Winter 2018/19
Supporting Shattered Mums & Dads With Nutritional Therapy
Optimum Nutrition

Supporting Shattered Mums & Dads With Nutritional Therapy

It’s all too common for parents to feel exhausted whilst trying their best to be the perfect mum or dad. Mum-of-two Catherine Morgan signed up to a new course in search of her own waning mojo

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4 mins  |
Winter 2018/19
Opting For A Plant-Based Diet
Optimum Nutrition

Opting For A Plant-Based Diet

Thinking of taking the Veganuary pledge? Find out what nutrients you should be thinking of and how to get them.

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7 mins  |
Winter 2018/19
One Size Diets?
Optimum Nutrition

One Size Diets?

It’s big bucks time for the weight-loss industry again, so Alice Ball looks at whether, when it comes to trying to watch our weight, one size can really fit all.

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9 mins  |
Winter 2018/19
Is Milk-Induced Mucus A Myth?
Optimum Nutrition

Is Milk-Induced Mucus A Myth?

Expert says there is “no evidence” that dairy increases mucus production from the lungs.

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Winter 2018/19
How A 'Student Project' Grew Into An NHS-Approved Tool For Diabetes
Optimum Nutrition

How A 'Student Project' Grew Into An NHS-Approved Tool For Diabetes

In 2018, the NHS gave the green light for GPs to prescribe the GroHealth low-carb programme for type 2 diabetes. Louise Wates spoke to Arjun Panesar, one of the brains behind its creation.

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Winter 2018/19
Given Up Your New Year Resolution? Try Using Your Imagination
Optimum Nutrition

Given Up Your New Year Resolution? Try Using Your Imagination

Do you want to feel healthier and happier this year? According to new research, visualising how you want to be could help to make that New Year’s resolution become a long-term reality.

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Winter 2018/19
Get Spicy!
Optimum Nutrition

Get Spicy!

Mixing your own masalas and seasonings is a great way to use up random spices that may be lurking at the back of your cupboards, as well as to save money and add some flavour to winter warmers.

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Winter 2018/19
A Weighty Issue
Optimum Nutrition

A Weighty Issue

A drug to aid weight-loss could be the answer to many prayers; both individual and corporate. But could relying on a pill have unpleasant consequences short- and long-term?

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6 mins  |
Winter 2018/19
Be Good To Your Kidneys!
My Weekly

Be Good To Your Kidneys!

My Weekly’s favourite GP from TV and radio writes for you.

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December 22,2019
20 Ways To Eat For More Muscle
Flex Magazine UK Edition

20 Ways To Eat For More Muscle

As you aim to get more muscle-bound this winter, use these 20 tips to optimise your nutrition.

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January 2019
You've Got To Be Kitten Me
Reader's Digest UK

You've Got To Be Kitten Me

This month Olly Mann embarks on a surprisingly complex mission to find some new furry friends…

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January 2019
“ I Try To Find The Good In People” Steve Coogan
Reader's Digest UK

“ I Try To Find The Good In People” Steve Coogan

British actor and comedian Steve Coogan gives Eva Mackevic an unlikely lesson in “dealing with idiots” and achieving the coveted state of inner zen as you get older

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January 2019
Sparkling Setting
Reader's Digest UK

Sparkling Setting

Hosting a New Year’s Eve party? Ring in 2019 in style by throwing a celebration full of glitz, glitter and glamour

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January 2019
Sexual Healing
Reader's Digest UK

Sexual Healing

Max Pemberton confronts the awkward taboos surrounding the subject of sex in the medical world

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3 mins  |
January 2019
Sex After 50:
Reader's Digest UK

Sex After 50:

Sex in later life can be a time of discovery and reinvention, bringing even more intimacy, sensuality and satisfaction than before. Amanda Riley-Jones meets four people whose sex lives began to thrive after their half century

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January 2019
If I Ruled The World Samantha Womack
Reader's Digest UK

If I Ruled The World Samantha Womack

Actress Samantha Womack is best known for playing Ronnie Mitchell in EastEnders. An accomplished stage performer, Samantha, 46, is currently starring in a theatrical adaptation of thriller The Girl On The Train

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January 2019
How To Create A Handy Herb Garden
Reader's Digest UK

How To Create A Handy Herb Garden

January is a great time to reaquaint with your garden. Jessica Summers uncovers the best herbs you can grow to boost your wellbeing in 2019

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January 2019
How To Banish Bad Breath
Reader's Digest UK

How To Banish Bad Breath

It’s well known that some foods and drinks— garlic, coffee and alcohol, for starters—can cause less than pleasant mouth odours. But what should we be eating and drinking if we want to banish halitosis?

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January 2019