Sarah Clark Hiring a personal trainer to help with your fitness regime used to be the preserve of the rich and famous but it’s increasingly becoming a more affordable way of motivating yourself into action. Where Do You Find a Good Personal Trainer? It’s a cliché but the absolute best way to …
Everyone knows that the other part of the weight loss equation to ‘calories in’ is ‘calories out’. That means that to lose weight faster, and in a healthy way, you need to think about getting yourself moving as well as cutting down your intake. We all know this but it …
A recent report has highlighted the possibility of UVA equipment commonly used in nail salons contributing to skin cancer. The high doses of UVA rays are suspected of being able to potentially cause skin cell damage, after two women in America were diagnosed with skin cancer on their hands following …
Botox and facial fillers are popular among women who want to look younger but aren’t keen on going the whole way and having full on cosmetic surgery. The trouble is, at £200 a shot, Botox is an expensive treat, and it can also be addictive in that once the results …
Shula Starkey, founder of the Ark Health & Beauty skin care centres which are now in four locations across London, is a Level II Reiki practitioner, who believes that touch is essential for emotional wellbeing and balance . She practices Reiki on a regular basis, not just on her clients …
An acupuncture treatment involves a therapist inserting very fine, hair-like needles to a shallow depth into specific points on the skin, to simulate the chi, or life force which is believed to have become blocked. It can help ease the symptoms of long term and chronic health conditions – even …
Dark lines on the toenails are often seen in the office and asked about by patients. Although most cases of dark nails are benign melanin in the nail root, a small percentage may represent melanoma, a potentially fatal cancer. Pigmentary changes in nail appearance may occur from trauma, inflammatory disease, …