Health & Beauty

Figures from the Office for National Statistics predict that by 2039, 30% of the UK population will be aged over 60. Whilst our life expectancy continues to rise (an average of 81 years old), our healthy life expectancy has not risen as quickly (65 years old). In light of this, new research from leading nutrition charity the Institute for Optimum Nutrition (ION) has explored how we feel about...

You might not even realise it but your bed plays a very significant part in your health and well-being. In addition to a bad bed making it difficult to get a good night’s sleep, there are other problems that a bad bed can lead to.

You could experience back or neck pain from sleeping on the wrong type of mattress and a bad mattress has even been found to relate to the build up of stress...

Health experts and fitness gurus will be on hand this week (January 23-26) to help the people of Plymouth get over the excesses of Christmas.

With everyone over-indulging on festive treats the battle of the yuletide bulge has begun with thousands of people throughout the South West vowing to get fit in the New Year.

Which is why the city’s premier shopping centre, Drake Circus...

Local children are helping us to reinforce the very important message that smoking is not permitted on the Derriford Hospital site.

In March 2012, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust made a commitment to become completely smokefree. This decision saw the removal of the smoking shelters and the pledge that smoking would no longer be permitted inside any of the Trust’s premises or anywhere...