Yearly Archives: 2020

I am looking down at my legs in despair; they haven’t seen the light of day since last summer.  Do you have any tips on how I can make them look half reasonable for my summer holiday which is in a month’s time? You can help your poor pins by giving them a little TLC! Continue reading “I am looking down at my legs in despair”

I got a letter from a reader who said – My granny started cycling at 97 years old. She has been doing ten miles per day – and now we don’t know where the heck she is! Ha! But joking aside, four years after the success of Team GB’s cyclists at the 2012 Summer OlympicsContinue reading “Have wheels will travel “

I am going on holiday next month and am feeling rather pasty. I am thinking of undertaking a very short course of sunbed treatments just to get a base tan, but my friends say it would be dangerous. Could such a short course be detrimental to my long term health? Amelie Sweeting, Kensington   AContinue reading “I am thinking of undertaking a very short course of sunbed treatments”

In the last few months I have been gaining some extra weight, I haven’t changed my eating habits so just can’t account for the weight gain. I am 70 and attend yoga classes twice a week but do little other exercise apart from walking to the shops. Can you recommend anything to help stabilise myContinue reading “In the last few months I have been gaining some extra weight”

Recently I have noticed that my hands have become awfully dry and are peeling. I don’t use moisturiser as I have never had this problem before. Due to my job I have to wash my hands several times a day with antibacterial scrub and hot water. The peeling is rather embarrassing. Can you advise anyContinue reading “my hands have become awfully dry and are peeling”