Limiting screen time is a big challenge for today’s parents. This is easier said than done though. According to new research by Persil, children spend two years and three months in front of screens by the age of seven. Even more alarmingly, the study of British and Irish parents found that time spent on screens …
Textbook normal. It’s not a classification that most self-respecting people would aspire to. However, it was music to my ears when I was referred to as such yesterday. I’ve had a lot on my mind lately. Keeping on top of work, the new school year and getting our house on the market have all occupied …
Did you know that it’s National Eczema Week? One in five kids in the UK suffers from the condition with most getting it before they’re five. As I experience it myself, I know how irritating it can be. The itching and resultant urge to scratch can affect sleep and nobody needs that. It’s always at …
As I’ve said a number of times recently, I’ve changed a lot since becoming a dad. For the most part, this is in terms of my outlook on life, but there have been some physical changes too. I’ve definitely put on a little weight in my eight years of parenting and it started pretty early …
At this time of year, it’s not uncommon to see pictures of young men all smiles, thumbs up and hooked up to medical apparatus. I’m referring, of course, to new signings for football clubs. Gone are the days when a snap of the expensive new signing in the expensive new shirt would suffice. Now we …
With the exception of overly familiar strangers who always seem to sit next to me on the bus, nobody likes discussing intimate health issues. As a nation, we’re generally very awkward about such things and tend to shy away from them. As a result, though, we know less about some conditions than we ought to. …
I do enjoy a challenge-based blog post and this has to be one of the most fun to date. Simplyhealth sent me and my best mate, Rob to take part in a mysterious event. They also sent me a Fitbit Flex to track my movement. The event in question was Enigma Escape. As its name suggests, …
I was surprised to read some recent research which discovered that almost half of adults confessed that the furthest they could run is half a mile. Despite working from home, having three children and asthma for good measure, I manage to keep fit so anybody can! If that’s not motivation enough, here are some other reasons …