SPONSORED: A quick bowel screening test could save your life
If you are worried about bowel cancer, follow your instincts and get screened – BMI Albyn Hospital explains more about what’s involved.
Health and Beauty
SPONSORED: Awards success for Aberdeen’s ground-breaking barber
It’s been a busy year for 18-year-old men’s hair stylist Andy Dawson – but that hard work paid off as he recently scooped a national award.
SPONSORED: Nationally recognised Komao Hair Design announces salon expansion
Komao Hair Design’s owner Faye Brandie is extremely proud of what her team has achieved. Now, she’s looking to add to the services on offer at the salon.
City releases trail guides ahead of National GetOutside Day
National GetOutside day takes place across the country tomorrow.
‘I saw not being alive as an option… but being open about my struggle helped strip away the isolation of my depression’
At the start of their commitment to physical exercise, personal trainer Alan Goodwin encourages his clients to take pictures of themselves.
Professor Ewan Gillon: How to have a happy autumn … even at work
Take a look at the seasons and it’s easy to associate winter with rest and introspection, spring with new beginnings, summer with happiness and light – but what about autumn?
Professor Ewan Gillon: New school year, new you – going back to school needn’t be so daunting
When schools and universities break for summer it may seem like we have endless time ahead, but before long it’s time to get ready for the new school year.
Why more and more mothers-to-be are turning to hypnotherapy birthing
For most women, the thought of labour looming at the end of a pregnancy is something that conjures up images from TV dramatisations – blood, sweat, tears and screaming.
The ‘peedie lady’ with the big heart
Kim Taylor refers to herself as Thumbelina online and brings hope to hundreds of people who suffer from the same rare condition as she does. Here, she tells Ellie House why humour is the way forward
Daddy cool: Stay-at-home dads open up on the role of the modern dad
It’s almost lunchtime when Andi Ramsay orders his second coffee of the day, black with no sugar.
Finding a quiet place amid the long-term battleground of mental health
There is a quiet spot along the banks of the River Don where I like to go.
SPONSORED: Gain your independence with a mobility scooter this summer
Choosing the right mobility scooter to suit you and your lifestyle is just like buying a car, so make sure you consider all the options available before you buy.
SPONSORED: Multiple sclerosis charity launches exercise campaign for MS Awareness Week
This MS Awareness Week (22-28 April), the MS Trust is calling on people with MS to pop on their pumps and introduce a little activity – big or small – into their daily routine. Staying active doesn’t need to mean running marathons or going to the gym, it’s about doing it at your own level, at your own pace. Doing it YOUR way.
Scottish sisters loving life after losing 11 stone between them
Two Perthshire sisters are celebrating an incredible weight loss journey after losing 11 stone between them.
Get on your bike – Seven reasons to get cycling
Now that spring has arrived, it’s the perfect time to think about getting fit, and one of the most popular and economical ways to get the blood pumping is to get on a bike.
Diary of a first-time mum: How incredible women have helped me on my journey
It has been a year since Ellie House became a mother on International Women’s Day. Here she explains how incredible women have helped her on the journey.
Why make-up can help women in the fight against cancer
Perfectly groomed brows, just the right shade of foundation and a dazzling smudge of bright lipstick; this is Helen Mulgrew’s “war paint” for the day ahead.
Power of Positivity: What I know about the Law of Attraction
For those who haven’t read Rhonda Byrne’s worldwide best-seller, The Secret, the Law of Attraction offers a compelling way to instigate changes in your life through manifestation and self belief. Emma Mumford explains how to make manifesting easy, drawing from her own positive experience
Professor Ewan Gillon: How to deal with uncertainty outwith our control
Over the past few weeks it’s been impossible to avoid news on Brexit.
The health benefits of knitting
Knit for Peace believes that knitting can be extremely good for us and have even declared that it could save the NHS millions.
Eight beauty ingredients you need to know now
Can't keep up with the latest beauty buzzwords? No fear – these are the only ingredients you need to look out for this year...
Love your liver
Liver disease is on the rise you can take steps to prevent it, says Alice Whitehead.
Four ways to deal with Sunday night stress
A recent global poll has revealed that 76 percent of us suffer with sadness and angst on a Sunday evening.
Professor Ewan Gillon: Forget New Year’s Resolutions for 2019 – try new month’s resolutions instead
Let’s be honest: every year, many of us take a moment to reflect on the past year and set goals for the coming year.
Pioneer behind fight against kidney disease in Aberdeen reflects upon his lengthy and remarkable career
There is hardly a week that passes when Neil Edward is not stopped in the street and profusely thanked for the role he played in saving someone’s life.
Hang on in there – it will pass: How to get through the festive hangover season
Christmas party season is in full swing. But partying can mean hangovers – especially for the less careful among us.
Diary of a first-time mum: On going back to work and rediscovering something new
I’ve never been particularly good at running – I can still recall my PE teacher bellowing at me to pick up my knees.
Hundreds of women given mesh implants despite ‘ban’ on procedure
Women in Scotland are still being given controversial mesh implants, more than four years after health boards were told to stop offering the procedure.
New initiative to dispel nursing stereotypes piloted in north-east schools
A new initiative to dispel stereotypes about nursing and prevent a future staffing crisis is being piloted in north-east primary schools.
MSP raises concerns over ongoing shortage of a life-saving allergy medicine
Health chiefs in Scotland have been urged to act amid growing concerns about an ongoing shortage of a life-saving medicine for severe allergic reactions.
Rural roads ‘should be dropped to 40mph’ to help cyclists
Some rural roads should be reduced to 40mph to make them safer for bike users, according to a leading cycling charity.
The lives of tens of thousands of babies have been saved in Aberdeen’s Special Nursery – here is one survivor’s story
Heather Driscoll took a big breath, followed by a leap of faith as she began a freefall abseil from the top of the UK’s tallest sculpture.