health

Alopecia: Hair Loss Revealed

The medical term for hair loss is Alopecia.  Studies have found up to 60% of us are affected by hair loss. Often, we don’t think of hair loss as a medical condition because in most cases it is temporary and can be slowed down.  However there are many different types of hair loss.

Patterned hair loss, also known as androgenic alopecia.

This is when baldness follows a pattern. Starting with a receding hairline, then hair starts to fall out further along the head to the crown. For females pattern baldness usually only thins hair on the top of the head. In men, androgenic alopecia is hereditary. But it is not clear this is the case for females.

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Do You Drink Enough Water?

Do you drink enough water? The chances are you don’t.

We each need 8 to 10 glasses of water every day depending on body mass, how much exercise we do and what climate we live in. But even so, most of us struggle to get enough water into our bodies.

Water is essential to get our bodies to work. Our bodies are made up of about 70% water. Our brains are made up of even more – around 77 %.

We can live for weeks without food but without water, we can only live a few days.

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Staying Safe in the Sun

Summer is here at last!

Last weekend was a scorcher here in the UK and well, we could not be happier about it! The BBQs and picnics were out in force. Brighton beach was rammed. We all enjoyed the sunshine weekend.

But basking in the sun can be extremely dangerous for your health.

That’s no surprise to most of us. We all know that UV rays damage skin cells which then run the risk of becoming cancerous. It would be very wise indeed to stay indoors and out of the sun as the rays become stronger coming into summer.

Because, let’s be honest, the sun doesn’t shine much here in the UK. So when the sun has got its hat on, we’ve all got our flip flops, shorts and sunglasses at the ready.

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