This is the second part of a three part series, though frankly when I reviewed the first part I thought the first one had already covered enough to be getting on with and there wasn’t much more to add. But this week they looked at advertising and product developments. Now because we all see food […]
Men Who Made Us Fat Part 2- BBC2 21.6.12 Read More »
This programme made the case that rising levels of obesity are linked to increased consumption of sugar. It was presented as if this was a surprising proposal. I am not sure how many people would not have heard this proposition before, it was certainly not particularly news to me. It was presented in a polemical
Men Who Made Us Fat Part 1- BBC2 14.6.12 Read More »
I have just watched a really interesting programme. It had claimed that it was going to radically alter what we have believed for decades about exercising. In fact, 3 minutes exercise a week is enough to achieve significant health benefits. A strong claim, I had to give it a watch.
Today’s problem comes from everyone’s favourite British beauty blogger, BritishBeautyBlogger, from whom I have learned a great deal so it is nice to pay a little back. Hi Colin.. okay.. I have been using a liquid magnesium complex in my bath which says that you can absorb it through the skin. Can all vitamins be
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Summer is here and my favourite scare mongers are at it again. They are putting out dire warnings of the risks of using sunscreens if you don’t first check with them and then buy the ones they recommend. I am sure readers of Colin’s Beauty Pages are savvy enough to see through anything so transparently
Do Sunscreens Protect Against Skin Cancer? Read More »
Even in our hygienic world we are fighting a constant battle against germs. More and more people are living longer and longer, and the quality as well as the quantity of our lives is better than ever. It would be natural enough to think that this is mainly the result of modern medicine – and it
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There is a big movement towards natural products across the board, and certainly in the personal care market nearly everyone is going natural.
The Benefits of Olive Oil on the Skin Read More »
