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2 weeks ago | 
inews.co.uk | Kia-Elise Green
At 22, I was born in the middle of the Generation Z. My younger siblings are at the tail end and most of my friends just scraped in, having been born in the late 1990s. I see the older ones pretending to be millennials, because if you’ve seen any headlines about us youngsters, we’re lonely, anxious, lazy and sensitive. The worst generational bracket. And that’s not all. We complain about having no money but refuse to climb the corporate ladder. We’re vain and obsessed with cosmetic procedures.
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2 weeks ago | 
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“We could definitely fit a paddling pool out here,” my boyfriend says to me one Saturday. It’s the middle of the heatwave but he’s not talking about cooling us down – he’s thinking about our 17-week-old miniature dachshund Nelson. Our puppy is unaware, sleeping in his bed surrounded by 20 soft toys, having just lapped water from his Le Creuset pet bowl.
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3 weeks ago | 
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As this summer comes into view, Google Searches for weight loss are up – along with demand for jabs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro. But not everyone wants to use drugs to lose weight – and they shouldn’t, according to fitness coach Dominika Blonska. “It is not a magic fix,” she says.
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3 weeks ago | 
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“Poor”. That’s the word I see when I open the results of my gut microbiome test. I’ve scored 29 out of 100, putting me just shy of the “bad” category. Given that I’m 22, exercise five times a week, don’t drink or smoke, and eat a diet rich in lean protein and vegetables, you might be surprised. But I’ve worried for some time that my gut health might be in bad condition, because I’ve been on and off long courses of antibiotics since I was 14. I took them for acne.
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4 weeks ago | 
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Spring is in full swing and summer isn’t far away. But if you haven’t had a chance to do your spring clean yet, you’re not too late. We asked the experts to recommend the best cleaning gadgets – the bargains, worthwhile splurges and serious time-savers.
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1 month ago | 
inews.co.uk | Kia-Elise Green
It’s known as a “silent killer” – hypertension, or high blood pressure – can cause a heart attack, heart failure, vision loss and kidney disease, but can go undetected for years. “High blood pressure is very common, although it doesn’t often come with symptoms – knowing you have it could prevent life-threatening complications,” says Julie Ward, a senior cardiac nurse at the British Heart Foundation (BHF).
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1 month ago | 
inews.co.uk | Kia-Elise Green
The UK could see its hottest April weather in seven years this week with temperatures expected to reach 28°C on Thursday 1 May. Although many of us will welcome the dose of vitamin D, it can be a nightmare in the kitchen. Standing over a hot stove and oven while the sun is blaring through the widows can be bothersome – so when it comes to the meals, what is best to make? The construction of a cottage pie will have you sweating; a bubbling stew, even more so.
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1 month ago | 
inews.co.uk | Kia-Elise Green
It is 11pm and my cocktail has just arrived in a glass case. Dry ice oozes out as I open it to reveal a concoction of Baileys and chocolate (and potentially vodka, but I could not remember after a few). In the next few minutes, the bar starts filling up with punters eager to bag a set of headphones for the silent disco. Soon, the floor is covered with people singing from one of three musical eras – 80s, 90s or 2000s. But this is not a club in a big city.
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1 month ago | 
inews.co.uk | Kia-Elise Green
Believe it or not, even something as simple as taking a shower and cleaning your face has rules. Washing doesn’t need to be a 10-step, two-hour mission, but there are ways and means to ensure you’re not drying out skin – and not ignoring the areas that need it most. The i Paper asked dermatologists the mistakes people are making when it comes to cleaning their bodies and faces.
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1 month ago | 
inews.co.uk | Kia-Elise Green
When I first saw a chiropractor, I was 13 years old. She told me I had multiple muscle imbalances from using my dominant right side more than my left, and a super tight neck from looking down too much. Of course, as a teenager in the digital world, what I’d been looking down at is my phone. In the nine years that have followed I’ve spent hundreds, if not thousands, of pounds seeing different physiotherapists and chiropractors to sort out my back pain.
