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If you’re fretting about how to pig-out and party, but still look good over the festive period, our health & fitness ideas will help you go from being a Christmas pudding to a Christmas cracker in next to no time.

Our new columnist, personal trainer Mel Poulson is on hand to answer all your fitness questions and to offer her top training tips. Plus, we offer an introduction to Seasonal Affective Disorder, more commonly known as SAD and tips on how to beat the winter blues.

If you need some cheering up, check out the hilarious entries to our Bad Hair Day competition, or share your thoughts and make new friends on our Message Forums.


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Health Features

Fitness Q&A - Get Fit for Christmas: Personal trainer Mel Poulson answers your diet and fitness questions to help turn you from flab to fab in the run-up to Christmas.

Don't Be SAD: As winter finally begins to bite and the nights draw in many will be affected by Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD, read our expert guide on how to beat the blues.

Five Habits to Healthy Weightloss: Follow our five top tips on how to lose weight and how to successfully keep the weight off for good through sensible eating and exercise.

The Pregnancy Centre: All you need to know about pregnancy and childbirth from a dedicated team of medical professionals. From understanding ultrasounds to nutrition information during pregnancy we have all the information expectant mums and dads will need.

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Message Forums

Interact with other members on the Health Forums - discuss anything and everything about health, lifestyle, sex, keeping fit and more - it doesn’t even have to be about health! Below are some of the latest discussions and we hope you decide to join in. It's easy to start your own topic too though, simply follow the links!

The Doctor writes...'What food can you simply not resist when dieting? I can live without chocolate but cheese gets me everytime..' Check out the surprise foods on the list and add your own, Here

Mick038 writes;
'Is it acceptable for a man to use hair dye?...' Have your say, Click Here

Lucy writes...
'I gave birth six months ago and since then my sex-drive has plummeted, much to the frustration of my husband. Has anyone been in a similar situation?' Offer your advice


Your Bad Hair Days

View the latest shots of Keep the Doctor Away Members having one of those Bad Hair Days and send us a photo of you or a friend's hairier moments and you could WIN a cash prize.


Health News

What health stories caught our eye this month...

Doctor Google!: Doctors could benefit from turning to the internet when they are struggling to confirm a diagnosis. That is the finding of new research which found that tapping symptoms into search engine Google can result in an accurate diagnosis. More

Europeans Pursue the Organic Route: Organic food is gaining mainstream appeal and is no longer the reserve of the exceptionally wealthy, a new report has found. More

Skin Tone Affects How Old Women Look: Wrinkles aren't the only cue the human eye looks for to evaluate age. Facial skin colour or tone, can add 10-12 years to a woman's perceived age, a new study claims. More

Diet, Not Exercise, Crucial For Weight-Loss: A failure to eat healthily will ensure that weight-loss attempts are fruitless, even for individuals who stick rigidly to exercise regimes. More

Lack of Sleep Linked to Obesity: The answer to Britain's escalating obesity problem may lie in the bedroom, a new report suggests. More

Mediterranean Diet 'Combats Alzheimer's Disease': Following a Mediterranean diet can help to reduce the chances of developing Alzheimer's disease, new research has found. More

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