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Review | Getting A Comprehensive Hearing Test With Leightons

Posted on by Emma Reed

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Since having my children there have been a few things that have started to, well, er, go wrong with my body. The greys, the bags under my eyes, the bad back and most recently my eyesight– thanks relaxin hormones! So, when Leightons got in contact to ask if I’d like to go for a hearing test my first thoughts were ‘oh, that sounds great’ and my second thoughts immediately went ‘oh, no, please don’t tell me I’m going deaf too?!’ Well, there was only one way to find out and I was really interested to know so I agreed to pop along to my local branch here in Basingstoke to undergo a comprehensive hearing test. Continue reading “Review | Getting A Comprehensive Hearing Test With Leightons” →

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How to Improve Your Family’s Wellbeing

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Starting a family for many is seen as one of their greatest achievements. If you share this sentiment, then looking after them may be something that brings you joy. However, it is a job that can be tasking as well as demanding some days. Nevertheless, when you have fewer health scares and a more vibrant household, it can make all of the hard work you put in worthwhile. Continue reading “How to Improve Your Family’s Wellbeing” →

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Summer Body Goals

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We’re sorry if this is all you seem to hear people talking about, or if this is all you have been thinking about for a while… but we just feel like we have to speak about it. Summer body goals are something we all become passionate about in our minds. We dream big of all of the things that we’d be able to do, and how good we would feel, if only we could get that summer body. But dreaming big is as far as it goes for a lot of us. We can think in our minds of what we’d like to, but actually putting the ideas into action is harder than you would think. But summer is right around the corner, so there’s no time like the present to start working on your goals. If you were to follow a 12-week training regime, the results you would see at the end of it would be incredible, and then you’d have that summer body you’ve been dreaming of, right in time for the height of summer. But as we said, we know how hard it is to get started with something like this, so we’re going to try and help you out. Here are our top tips on how you can easily reach your summer body goals! Continue reading “Summer Body Goals” →

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Does Your Body Need An MOT?

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If it’s not broke, don’t try to fix it, right? Well, it turns out that approach could actually be very wrong – especially when it comes to taking care of your health. Speak to any health professional about it, and a strong picture emerges – regular medical check-ups can and do save lives. Continue reading “Does Your Body Need An MOT?” →

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Prioritise Your Health to Live Life to Its Utmost

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There are so many different things that can affect our quality of life. But one of the main determining factors when it comes to your quality of life is your health. After all, if you’re in good health and have plenty of energy, you have the potential to carry out all sorts of activities and engage in all sorts of events that can help you to experience the world, build strong relationships, and generally make the world a better place. So, what should you be doing to lead as healthy a lifestyle as possible? Here are a few steps that should get you started in the right direction! Continue reading “Prioritise Your Health to Live Life to Its Utmost” →

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Sleep Deprivation Is A Bitch!

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You may have noticed that I have moaned about being tired quite a lot in the last year, yeah? Well, that’s what a new baby tends to do to you, but what happens when this continues?… Basically, you turn into a moody cow, amongst other things, because sleep deprivation is a bitch! Continue reading “Sleep Deprivation Is A Bitch!” →

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Our Bodies Know How To Test Us!

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Sometimes our bodies are kind to us, sometimes they just know how to test us. For example ladies, all of those times where you have a date on the weekend, or you have the perfect girls night out planned, and boom!! Your skin breaks out in spots like never before. As minor as this may be, it definitely does leave us cursing our bodies. But as we say, that’s just a minor event compared to the trouble our bodies really can put us through from time to time. Which is why we think that it’s important you know how your body can test you, and how you can withstand such tests. Now is the time of year where you definitely don’t want your body to test you as well. As much as possible, you should try and ensure that you’re in full health all of the time! Here are some of the tops ways we think our bodies test us, and how you can deal with it asap so that you don’t feel like your life is over! Continue reading “Our Bodies Know How To Test Us!” →