Kokova Magazine

Family days out could be becoming few and far between, thanks to modern technology. Out of 2000 parents with children that were polled this month (June 2014), over one in three adults admitted to arguing with their partner for checking work emails during family days out, according to a brand new study. Pork Farms, one of Britain's favourite pork pie bakers, commissioned the research to launch its Social Summer campaign, which encourages families and friends to ditch the day-to-day distractions in life and get together more often.

It has just been revealed that British holistic pet-food company Green Dog Food has launched a limited-edition ultra-luxury dog food - Green Dog Gold. A specially-created super-premium complete dog food that features some of the world's most expensive foods in its seafood-inspired recipe, Green Dog Gold ingredients will include swordfish, lobster, Beluga caviar, sea vegetable samphire, saffron, black Périgord truffle and wild brown rice.

The new FreeFrom Eating Out Awards are designed to raise awareness of the opportunities offered to food service providers by the growing numbers of those either needing, or choosing, to eat ‘freefrom’. The awards are being launched to coincide with the build up to the new Food Information Regulations (FIRs) coming into force in December 2014, which will require all food service outlets to provide accurate information about any of the 14 major allergens in the food that they serve.

Bring your whole family to an epic day out dedicated to The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association's guide dog heroes. Join their sponsored dog walk through the iconic Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, enjoy fun dog shows, meet guide dog puppies and lots more. Dogs Unite encourages dogs of all shapes and sizes, to become heroes for the day by raising funds for their idols, our life-changing guide dogs.

In his previous articles Simon Wellsted has talked about the key concepts of injury being caused by often invisible compensations which, if left unattended, can lead to serious injury or pain at some point in the future. The good news is that it is absolutely possible to search for these compensations and correct them before they turn into something painful or cause an injury that stops you doing your regular daily activities.

Specialist Biomechanics & BodyMOT Coach Simon Wellsted joins us again to continue his Injury Prevention Series; a look at how we can prevent many of the injuries we sustain in everyday life. In his previous article, Simon introduced the concept of compensation and asked the question - "Is where pain or injury ultimately occurs, actually the root cause of the problem?" In this article he looks at possibilities of the root cause of the pain.