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Already slacking when it comes to fulfilling your New Year’s resolutions? Don’t worry, with advice on how to stop smoking, diet tips and more, we have plenty of advice to help boost that flagging resolve.

Plus, for anyone in need of some well earned post-festive R&R we also bring you a selection of the best spa resorts in the world - perfect to detox body and soul. And, for additional motivation, why not share your diet tips and seek advice from others like you on our Message Forums.


Health Features
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Detox Destinations: Nothing helps de-stress the mind and soul more than a relaxing spa. We take a look at seven of the best spas in the world.

The Raw Food Diet: Author and diet expert Frederic Patenaude offers his top five tips on how to get faster results from the raw food diet, one of the most popular diets of the 'season.'

The Abs Diet Reviewed: Looking to get rid of that turkey tummy you’ve been cultivating over the Christmas period? The abs diet promises to give you a six pack in just six weeks! Andrew Howard took up the challenge.

Give Up Smoking: Find the resolve to give up smoking in 2007 and you could see the health benefits almost immediately. Read some of the startling statistics about smoking to kick-start your smoke-free life.

Personal Fitness Q&A: From improving your lung capacity to finding the right gym, fat fighting exercises to marathon running tips, our resident fitness expert Mel Poulson has the answers to all your health and fitness questions.

Natural Hangover Cures: Han van de Braak, founder of the Integrated Medicine Practice, offers his top five tips on how to deal with dreaded hangovers - naturally.

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Health News

What health stories caught our eye this month...

Herceptin Benefits Early Breast Cancer Sufferers: Giving women with a certain type of breast cancer Herceptin for one year following standard chemotherapy may improve their survival, recent research suggests.

Gonorrhoea Linked to Bladder Cancer in Men: Men with a history of gonorrhoea have a two-fold increased risk of bladder cancer, according to a new study.

Instincts Provide the Right Answer: A new study has found that you are more likely to perform well if you do not think too hard and instead trust your instincts.

Dentists Able to Detect Osteoporosis: Researchers have created a unique way of identifying people suffering from osteoporosis through ordinary dental x-rays.

South Wales Tops Serious Illness List: South Wales has been identified as the epicentre of Britain's health crisis, after several Welsh towns found their way into the latest hall of shame.

Housework Reduces Breast Cancer Risk: No, it's not a joke; doing the housework can successfully help to reduce the risk of breast cancer, according to a new study.

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