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As part of a balanced diet, these are the food groups that work hardest to preserve healthy skin and bones, boost immunity and fight disease. Eat them raw in summer salads or lightly steamed to get the maximum power from your nutrients and lose weight too.

It’s time to wind down and chill out because make no mistake, stress is ageing. Clenched muscles restrict circulation, inhibit breathing and suppress the body’s immune system making it more vulnerable to disease. Plus, a stressed face looks older! Fight it by finding space in each day to dedicate to quiet time. I do this simple meditation to relax and refresh both my body and mind.

So you have finally retired and are looking forward to the years ahead enjoying the fruits of your labour. Well now is a good opportunity to think about yourself, your health in particular and a time to review your habits. Your lifestyle will probably now change dramatically and you may need to make a few adjustments in order to maintain good health and enjoy the increase in life expectancy.

Baby is 2 months old but your flabby tummy persists. “I still look pregnant” is a common cry! There is unfair pressure on you to instantly regain your figure but it will come back gradually, although it may not return exactly as before. So watch what you eat and keep active. How long until you get your figure back? There is no “quick fix” – it depends on individual metabolism. So concentrate on your wellbeing, enjoy baby and be patient.

Almost twice as many women in the UK die from a heart attack or circulatory disease as they do from cancer. 5 times as many die from Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) as they do from breast cancer. CHD kills 1 in 5 women (approx. 70,000 in 1995). Women tend to assume that CHD is a man’s disease and men are victims of the disease, but that’s not the case. Older women as opposed to young women are most at risk of a heart attack and sudden death. Sadly fewer women than men survive a heart attack but if they do the attack may well result in years of disability and the quality of their lives will be seriously affected.