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Health, fitness and grooming

Our health, fitness and grooming content covers everything from fitness trackers to dentist’s fees.

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Are period pants right for you?

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eco toothbrush

Eco toothbrushes

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Man putting toothpaste onto electric toothbrush

Electric toothbrushes

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Man wearing blue fitness tracker.

Smartwatches & fitness trackers

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Patient getting an allergy test

Allergy tests

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Lunchbox with sandwich and fruit and veg

Lunchbox snacks

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Woman using leg press machine at gym

Gym contracts

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Bottles and boxes of pregnancy vitamins

Pregnancy vitamins

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Health

sunscreen products

Sunscreens

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Open sunbed.

Why sunbeds should be banned

16june spot removal mystery shop hero

Spot removal mystery shop

Health
examining mole on skin

First Look: Skin cancer smartphone apps

antihistamine products

Hay fever remedies

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Various healthy natural products for immunity boosting and cold remedies on white background.

Cold and flu remedies

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Probiotics

Probiotics

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Sleeping pill next to bed

Insomnia

Bowl of muesli with wooden spoon

Muesli

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Breakfast on-the-go products

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Kids’ cereals

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Hidden sugar in frozen food

Hidden sugar in frozen food

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13feb sugar hero

Sugar

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pizza with salami

Pizzas

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Newhoney hero

Manuka honey

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Ditching the chemicals hero

Coconut oil

16nov chicken campylobacter hero

Raw chicken risks

29jun rawmilk hero

Raw milk

Health
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Food poisoning

14mar antibacterial soaps hero

Antibacterial soaps

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Containers of antibiotic pills and capsules.

Antibiotics in the food chain

13mar antioxidants hero

Antioxidants

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Apple with pills inside

Selling supplements

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Health insurance policies.

Health insurance
dentist examining patient's teeth

Dentists' fees

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Row of glasses

Buying glasses

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20sep hearing aids hero

Hearing clinics

Nokia Health Body Cardio scales and BP-801 wireless blood pressure monitor

First Look: Health technology

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16nov choosing wisely promo

Choosing Wisely

Choosing Wisely is a campaign encouraging a change in thinking by health professionals and consumers to avoid unnecessary medical intervention.

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Fitness

Man wearing blue fitness tracker.

Smartwatches & fitness trackers

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Woman using leg press machine at gym

Gym contracts

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Shot of a young woman using a smartphone and headphones on the sofa at home.

Headphones

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Sportpants hero

Exercise pants

Grooming

woman applying cosmetics

Anti-ageing cosmetics claims

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Woman holding moisturiser bottles and spa cosmetics.

Moisturisers

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16aug orthodontics hero

Orthodontics

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Smile showing before and after of teeth whitening.

Teeth whiteners

Health
Man putting toothpaste onto electric toothbrush

Electric toothbrushes

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16sept shampoo hero

Shampoo

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15oct shampoo hero

Colour-care shampoo

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