It's very easy to laugh at the people that buy gimmicky products. But, while it's easy to dismiss the buyers as a naïve minority, the reality is that these ads would not keep on appearing on television if it were not for sufficient people buying!

I was drawn in hook line and sinker when my fellow foodie, breakfast partner and best friend suggested we transform our selvesinto Miranda Kerr-like beings with the 'Master Cleanse'.

As part of our New Year's resolutions many of us will have pledged to lose weight and make better use of our gym memberships. So to lend a helpful ...

1. Less Lawns; More Planting. As people all over the world become more aware of their own energy consumption and contribution to the environment, we p...

Today, apparently, is the most depressing of the year in what 'experts' call 'Blue Monday'.

So, today is Blue Monday, so called because, according to various "experts" it's the day in the year we are most likely to feel utterly miserable due to a combination of factors (money, weather, broken New Year resolutions...more on those later).

Many of us will have started this New Year with a host of resolutions about how to improve many aspects of our life in an attempt to make ourselves look and feel better.