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Ginny Weeks
Freelance Journalist
Ginny Weeks is a freelance copywriter, lifestyle editor and consultant with over 10 years experience working across many different platforms.
Her specialities include travel and beauty, fitness, health, food and motoring. She has also worked with many international brands such as Procter & Gamble, Boots UK and Marks and Spencer.
Ginny is based in London and splits her time between copywriting and content marketing consultancy, lifestyle journalist and social media projects.
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If you've had a summer of BBQs, al fresco dinners and lazy weekends in the sun, then, like a lot of us, your exercise regime may have fallen by the wayside. Now the weather is cooling down and children are back at school, this is the perfect time of year to get back into a routine and set some fitness goals.
Here in the UK, migraine affects 1 in 7 people and is more prevalent than diabetes, epilepsy and asthma combined. It is the most common and disabling neurological disorder in the UK with 190,000 attacks daily. We investigate the evidence linking histamine and migraine and the treatment options available.
Intermittent fasting is a long-term diet plan where you abstain from food for a certain amount of days or hours every week and eat normally the rest of the time. It's the principle behind several popular diets, including the 5:2 and the 8:16. But does it work for weight loss? And is it safe?
Almost half of 5.4 million asthma sufferers in the UK find that perfume triggers their symptoms. We investigate why this is and what can be done to manage its effects.
