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What are the benefits of massage?
With ever increasing stresses in modern day life, our bodies suffer the consequences. Massage will help improve the function of muscles and joints as well as help reduce pain and improve posture. It is important that after a massage, you drink plenty of water to help rid the body of toxins which are released into the bloodstream during a treatment.
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How does your garden grow?

Want to grow your own vegetables but lack the garden space in the city? Vertigro is the solution. This new vertical allotment (it launched last weekend!) lets you grow what you need, it’s perfect if space is an issue, and it’s attractive to look at too. Vertigro was formed by Brighton-based Claude Lester in response to her own gardening needs. “When I was diagnosed with ME/CFS, I had to stop work, so I decided to move to Brighton from London – it was the best decision I ever made,” she says. “Brighton is a smaller, friendlier and very holistic city. In my new home, I have a small roof terrace, and as I was trying to eat more healthily and organically, I started growing my own vegetables in containers. I rapidly ran out of space and, inspired by the green wall systems I’d seen, I ended up designing Vertigro.”
Vertigro will be exhibited at the Edible Garden Exhibition at Stoneleigh Park on 18 March 2011. www.vertigro.co.uk
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Si Beales takes a look at a successful Brighton & Hove business, HAVIT Fitness, & finds that a personal approach to fitness can really pay dividends

Like many people at this time of year I’ve been thinking about my personal fitness lately. For a number of years I have wanted to lose weight and feel fitter and more energetic. I’ve tried jogging and joined numerous gyms but always found that my discipline waned pretty quickly. Rather than getting fitter, I ended up sitting around, feeling guilty and reaching for just one more slice of cake to make me feel better.
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Zara Baker looks at ways cosmetic dentistry can transform lives & smiles

A great smile is strived for and a lot easier to achieve thanks to advances in cosmetic dentistry. One of our first attractions to someone is a feature like their smile and while Hollywood films stereotype the British as having bad teeth – Austin Powers anyone? – the Hollywood 100KW brilliant white smile has crossed the pond and it seems there’s no excuse for a bad smile (except money, perhaps?). We may not have the funds of Simon Cowell or the nation’s favourite sweetheart Cheryl Cole, but with dentists offering finance options and interest-free packages, it’s worth looking into if you seek the perfect smile.

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