Your Guide to Success

Do you dream of a stronger body that can withstand an active lifestyle? A balanced mind that can cope with a busy and stressful everyday life? Have you ever wondered what’s really important when it comes to staying healthy? Then you’re not alone. Fortunately, we can help. Gain a thorough understanding of human health and what it means to be healthy. Discover the path to physical well-being – understand where you need to take action, how to prevent a range of lifestyle diseases, and how you can benefit from a range of expert tips and advice today.

Eat. Move. Sleep. Repeat.

MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES EASY – and they’ll come naturally • Did you know you can apply small tweaks to your daily routine to alter your behaviour, so you automatically choose healthy options over unhealthy ones? The technique is called ‘nudging’ and is widely used by supermarkets and authorities to influence our behaviour. Find out how to nudge yourself in a healthier direction.

YOUR HEALTH IN NUMBERS • Health? That’s something we measure! And why just look at your weight? If you want to keep track of how healthy, strong and lean you really are, we’ve compiled a whole range of magic numbers that you can use as motivation to exercise more and address your weak points.

RELIEVE PRESSURE • More than one in three adults are said to have high blood pressure. But many of us don’t even realise that we’re included in this unfortunate statistic, because often we don’t notice anything’s wrong until it’s too late.

HAND ON HEART ... • ...Are you looking after it properly? Cardiovascular problems are the leading cause of death globally, and it’s never too early to start looking after the pump that keeps it all going. Join us as we focus on revealing how to take better care of your heart.

OW Are you blindly taking painkillers? • They’re readily available over the counter and effectively dull your pain. But what do painkillers actually do to the body, and which is best for which pain? We’ve opened the medicine cabinet to help you find out.

HOW TO HAVE A HAPPY TUMMY • We happily air topics such as illness and sex at the dinner table, but our digestion is such a taboo that we barely even want to talk to the doctor about it. Allow us to break the taboo and guide you through solutions to some common stomach problems.

BOOST YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM • You wouldn’t be able to survive without your army of inner warriors, constantly lying in wait to pounce on invading enemies. Learn more about the immune system – including what you can do to create the best working conditions for your personal bodyguard.

CANCER – where are we? • More and more people are getting cancer – but more people than ever are also surviving the disease. If you ask researchers, cancer in the future will be something you live with, not the death sentence it often is today. But which therapies will pioneer the cure for cancer?

BRUSH UP YOUR dental hygiene for better all-round HEALTH • If left unchecked, tooth decay and harmful bacteria in the mouth can lead to toothache, gingivitis and other problems, but did you know that poor oral hygiene can cause health problems outside your mouth? Bad teeth have been linked to everything from diabetes to cardiovascular disease.

Sort out your CHOLESTEROL • When was the last time you had yours checked? Many of us have dangerously high levels of fat in our blood – without even realising it. The good news is that a blood test can easily detect elevated cholesterol levels and there’s plenty you can do to both prevent and treat the condition.

How to cheat DIABETES • You could be walking around with type 2 diabetes and not even realise it. The symptoms are insidious and often you don't realise you have it until there’s damage to your eyes, kidneys or heart. See if you're at risk and...