According to GynaeHealthUK, over 5 million women in the UK are overdue their smear test. The main reasons for this? 75% of women claim to have had a bad experience during their smear test, with 26% saying the process is painful and 1 in 4 saying the doctor or nurse had problems finding their cervix….
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Bel Far Niente Or The Art of Doing Nothing
Tom first mentioned this phrase over dinner one night when we were sitting in practical darkness accompanied by the sounds of waves lapping at sand and crickets chirping. We were on Gili Meno, a quiet island just off Lombok, good for, as the local guidebook stated, snorkelling, sunbathing and honeymooning. ‘Bel far niente,’ he said,…
In for the chop: Muse of London review
There comes a point in my life, usually every 6 months, when it strikes me that my hair is disgusting. Now don’t get me wrong, I like my hair. I have lots of it which I’ve heard is a good thing, especially from my thin-haired friends, and so far I haven’t found enough white hairs…
Something Fun: Team GB’s Sport Profiler
My friends over at Fitness First have created a Sports Profiler to tell you which Olympic Sport you are. After answering a series of questions, such as whether you’re Ox-strong or not, it spits out the Olympic Sport you’d be best at. The questions cover skills such as strength, agility and power. It takes a few…
Today I bought a mala. I’ve turned into a hippy.
Today I bought a mala necklace. And I feel like a hippy. (In fact, for anyone who knows, a mala doesn’t need the word necklace after it – it just is a necklace. It’s like when people say SEO Optimisation. You’re actually saying ‘Search Engine Optimisation Optimisation’.) As you can see, I’m a novice with…
WIN £25 in vouchers and a yoga mat
To celebrate the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge, I’ve teamed up with 3 Mobile to give you the chance to win a £25 iTunes / Google Play voucher, plus a yoga mat so you can get your ‘healthy’ on wherever you are. With thousands of health and wellbeing apps available on iTunes and…