Health & Fitness

Scottish Hospitals discard over £2 million of food waste

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The amount of commercial food waste that is discarded by hospitals has been quantified by a report in Scotland. Seven health boards have produced staggering figures showing the amount of food waste that is either untouched or partially uneaten exceeded £2.1 million. Mark Wallace, of the TaxPayers’ Alliance, branded the …

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5 Easy Exercises For A Flat Tummy

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One of the more difficult places on your body to lose the extra bit of flab is the tummy. It’s almost certainly the first place to see an increase in weight, so best to get rid if it! Doing simple exercises will also see the love handles shrink. A bit …

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What causes arthritis

There are many different causes of arthritis. Some are genetic, some lifestyle-related, and some environmental, such as bacteria and viruses. The arthritis of Lyme disease, for instance, is caused by bacteria from an infected tick. Still other causes aren’t yet known or completely understood. For osteoarthritis, the major cause is …

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What You Need To Know about Slimming Pills

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Slimming pills, the answer to a dieters prayer. Well, not really. It is quite unscrupulous the way slimming pills are marketed over the Internet today. The manufacturers would have us believe that as soon as we pop the pill, it will work its magic and start devouring our excess fat, …

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The History of Wine: The Grapes of Time

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The grape – where did it come from? How did somebody figure out they could crush it, ferment the juice, and come up with wine? The answer to that is – nobody knows. The history of wine is a cloudy one, at least before 6000 B.C. It’s been said that …

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