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How juice shots became as expensive as champagne

How juice shots became as expensive as champagne

Health
Sarah Carter

Ingredients: Apple, orange, mango (7.5%), lemon, ginger root (4.5%), turmeric root (1.5%), acerola cherry powder, cayenne pepper powder, zinc lactate, vitamin D3 ...

How to spot the signs of mouth cancer

How to spot the signs of mouth cancer

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Sarah Carter

Mouth cancer, also known as oral cancer, affects around 8,800 people in the UK each year according to the Oral Health Foundation, ...

How to beat a weight-loss plateau

How to beat a weight-loss plateau

Health
Sarah Carter

“Getting a good amount of protein in your first meal can be transformative for managing hunger; this benefits appetite control throughout the ...

I was a healthy Park Runner, how could I have incurable cancer?

I was a healthy Park Runner, how could I have incurable cancer?

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Sarah Carter

I was a 53-year-old vegetarian, fit and healthy. I’d been a runner for 30 years. I did yoga and weights, there was ...

I swore I never wanted a husband or a baby – now I have both

I swore I never wanted a husband or a baby – now I have both

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Sarah Carter

I wasn’t always such a pessimist. Like most girls, I was raised to romanticise having a family. I used to make scrapbooks ...

Beta blockers are becoming the new Prozac – but there are non-medical alternatives

Beta blockers are becoming the new Prozac – but there are non-medical alternatives

Health
Sarah Carter

Still, despite the benefits, Sawyer is concerned about becoming reliant on medication to control her anxiety. “I’m not afraid to admit that ...

Bacteria are fuelling the sharp rise in cancer in the under 40s – here’s why

Bacteria are fuelling the sharp rise in cancer in the under 40s – here’s why

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Sarah Carter

This is part of a general trend. Global cancer cases in the under 50s are rising rapidly, increasing by 79 percent between ...

I lost four stone and reversed my Type 2 diabetes when I gave up my London commute

I lost four stone and reversed my Type 2 diabetes when I gave up my London commute

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Sarah Carter

How the right nutrition can reverse Type 2 diabetes “If you have Type 2 diabetes or are pre-diabetic, it’s a good idea ...

How to lose your beer belly – without totally giving up alcohol

How to lose your beer belly – without totally giving up alcohol

Health
Sarah Carter

For a joke, some men will cradle their bulging midriffs and laugh about the investment it’s taken to grow a pot belly. ...

Why middle-aged men are sitting on a heart health timebomb

Why middle-aged men are sitting on a heart health timebomb

Health
Sarah Carter

Drane accepts that stress may have contributed to his ill-health: he scaled back his work commitments, finally retiring two years ago. “I ...