Healthy options

Felice Hardy finds the best places to ease away the stresses and strains.

Airlines face pressure on DVT

Amid mounting concern over the risks to air passengers of deep vein thrombosis, the Government is setting up an Aviation Health Unit.

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An 11-day Spa Safari with Eco-resorts to the Kenyan bush: galloping on horseback alongside wild zebras, sleeping under the stars high in the treetops, walking with a witch doctor and local tribespeople as they teach you their health remedies and enjoying the beasts of the Masai Mara. You will stay at camps offering massage, reflexology, aromatherapy, yoga and meditation and beauty treatments. From £4,200pp, including accommodation, meals, flights, transfers, activities and treatments. Eco-resorts donates 10 per cent of its post-tax profits to fund local community and conservation projects.

Careful how you go

Dr Jules Eden tells you how to avoid being taken ill when you're away.

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Tired of modern clinics and soulless health farms masquerading as spas? Here are some old-fashioned treatments for the post-Christmas period.