The symptoms of heart disease may well be silent until the problem is severe – your first warning may be angina or even a heart attack. Therefore, you must seek medical advice if your [...]
We know that little or poor sleep makes us drowsy, unproductive and moody during the day, but it can have more insidious and serious consequences too We all know that we spend a third [...]
In the 100 years since the discovery that has saved millions of lives, we are still finding out exactly how insulin works Sunday 14th November was World Diabetes Day 2021 and represents 100 years [...]
It is just a number! It is not inevitable that ageing will bring with it an unavoidable decline in physical health and vitality Many people have come to accept that getting old means getting [...]
Many women think that there is nothing they can do about breast cancer, except mammograms to detect and mastectomy to avoid, but there are steps you can take to prevent it or lower your [...]
Controlling your blood sugar level is vital to your metabolic health, helping you avoid type 2 diabetes, hypertension, stroke, and heart problems, as well as delivering positive effects, such as weight loss and cholesterol [...]
Baby boomers, born 1946-64, are living longer but increasingly unhealthy lives. What can you do to buck the trend? Analysing the lifestyles of recent generations, from those who lived through the Second World War [...]
By analysing the lifestyles of the world’s oldest surviving people, we can discover their secrets to living longer, and living healthier On the Greek island of Icaria, they consume 6 teaspoons of olive oil [...]
The continuum of health and disease: why we must not wait until conditions like hypertension or diabetes are confirmed before making the changes that will mean we avoid them Andy is a gentleman in [...]
Exercise not only delivers many metabolic benefits – weight loss, cardiovascular efficiency, blood health, avoiding diabetes and stroke – but also helps you age gracefully, avoid falls, depression and dementia, look good, and maintain [...]
