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The rise of silver surgery

A TOUCH of nip and tuck is no longer the preserve of the young. Emma Pinch reports Read

Lose weight, feel great

IS ALL that festive bingeing weighing heavy on you? Emma Johnson has tips on how to beat the Christmas bulge Read

Maxine Shisselle's own breast cancer experience led her to become a fundraiser for Liverpool's Linda McCartney centre

Being 'Breast Aware' saved my life

Maxine spotted the early signs of cancer – could you? Emma Johnson reports Read

THEY may say beauty is only skin deep, but try telling that to the thousands of women around the world who say their self-esteem is inextricably linked to how they look and are considering a trip to the surgeon to hold back the years. Read

Celebrity diets influenced my anorexia

ONE woman’s obsession with stars and their eating habits saw her weight plummet to just five-and-a-half stone. Emma Pinch reports Read

Age is a state of mind

World record-breaking yachtsman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, who proudly started the Clipper Yacht Race in Liverpool on Sunday, tells Peter Elson he has no intention of slowing down Read

Making the world a healthier place

Laura Davis discovers how Mersey marvels have been helping cure the ills of people everywhere Read

Yoga closes a series of themed events

SEFTON Park provided the setting for a day of yoga and other health-related events over the weekend. Read

Dave Edwards and his wife Fran who is suffering from the early onset of Alzheimer's disease. Picture: Geoff Roberts

Struck down at 53 by cruel disease

AS ITV screens a documentary charting the effects of Alzheimer’s, Susannah Peters meets a Liverpool family living who have to live with them every day Read

Healthy food provided by Nutrional Therapist Helen Turner

Food with a healthy twist

AS Liverpool gears up for its 800th birthday celebrations, a nutritional therapist tells Laura Davis that party food can be healthy and fun Read

So far, so good as pub trade looks up

ONE month on from the introduction of the smoking ban, Mike Chapple looks at its impact on Merseyside’s pubs Read

So far, so good as pub trade looks up

ONE month on from the introduction of the smoking ban, Mike Chapple looks at its impact on Merseyside’s pubs Read

Hollyoaks actress Emma Rigby arrives for the opening night's performance of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the Empire

Hollyoaks breaks new ground with anorexia plot

A GROUNDBREAKING storyline which tackles the deadly consequences of anorexia is to be featured in Merseyside produced television show Hollyoaks. Read

Dr Mashood Siddiqi at the Mayur Restaurant with his son, Arif

Physician cooks up low-fat healthy options

A MERSEYSIDE hospital consultant and his family are opening an Indian restaurant with a difference – to try to end the belief that all curry is bad for you. Read

Buy local and get good quality

In the bustle of life, we grab a limp sandwich or pie, but a new guide tells us of the gorgeous food from the North West that we should be eating. David Charters reports Read

The council faces a fight to get the smoking ban in public places made into law

Licensees frightened of enforcing smoking ban

MERSEYSIDE’S licensees last night expressed their fears of physical violence and verbal abuse at the hands of disgruntled smokers. Read

Don’t set yourself up for diet failure

IF YOU’RE desperately cutting out chocolate and crisps to prepare your body for its grand beach unveiling, then you are not alone. Read

Give up smoking and beat premature ageing

Laura Davis finds out how to reverse the ageing effects of Britain’s worst habit Read

Councils urged to take 'softly softly' approach on smokers after July 1

MERSEY councils were urged last night to adopt a softly-softly approach by only fining "smoking martyrs" in the early days of the looming ban in pubs and restaurants. Read

Bad news - then came the bitter regrets and devastation

WITH four days to go before England’s workplaces are declared smoke free former Liverpool surgeon Ray Donnelly, who founded the Roy Castle Lung Cancer foundation, writes exclusively for the Daily Post. Read

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Caroline Innes's Get Fit blog

Health is wealth - but to get it needs hard work 01 May 2008
A MAJOR study into the state of Liverpool's health is published today - and the report paints a sorry picture....Read

Valerie Hill Column

It’s not winning but taking part that matters
AT THIS time of year, most mums and dads will be camping out at their kids’ school. The demands of required parental support at sports day, prize- giving and the end of term play mean that most of us may as well take our beds and camp there. Read
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