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Healthy water consumption: What do we need?

8 glasses a day

Are we in danger of becoming waterlogged What is healthy water consumption? Who benefits from our devotion to bottled water A doctor has spoken – find out what she said Having been lashed by several more gallons of rain this week whilst out with the dog, I must admit that I know what it is like to feel drenched. But today’s letter isn’t about the foul weather… it is about a modern fascination with drinking water, and trying to work…
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Diabetes Type 2: Genetic reasons for lowered risk

diabetes type 2 and genetics

Diabetes Type 2: The 3% who lose fat eating sugar Revealed, the country where sugar aids weight loss, lowers cholesterol and reduces appetite! How your genes control what happens to sugar If you are worried about inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn’s, as well as ulcerative colitis, read on Imagine that sugar was good for you. I’m not talking about the ‘good’ natural sugars in whole fruit and veg either. I mean being able to eat Haagen Dazs and cakes and…
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No dentist appointments: Shocking news revealed

Dr Heffs Mints

Discover the real impact that COVID has had on our teeth Why children are being failed by the NHS New stock… small mistake – Dr Heff’s Mints Been to the dentist lately? I ask because some of the latest statistics released by the British Dental Association show that only a third of us have been to the dentist in the last two years. Of course, trying to see a dentist is a major issue if you do want to see…
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The Lymphatic System: Your body’s secret river

Lymphatic System health benefits of trampolining

The unexpected health benefits of jumping on a trampoline  Are you suffering these lymphatic warning symptoms?  The laziest and most pleasurable way to boost your body’s ‘secret river’ When they were young, my kids used to have a trampoline. It was a huge thing that totally spoiled the look of the garden. Twice it almost blew away in storms and after every winter it needed mildew and grime wiped from it by a very grumpy Dad. But… It was a…
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Six Grapefruit benefits…but could they do you harm too?

grapefruit and statins

The fat burning fruit that we should all enjoy, but… …this common medication stops you from having it Why I’m not sure that the doctors have this right Eating 5 portions of fruit and vegetables every day is a nice, simple way to get us to be healthy and avoid becoming a burden to the NHS. No argument from me on that one. As long as what you eat is as fresh and seasonal as it could be then it…
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Why Fat Shaming lets food companies off the hook

Fat Shaming: Natural weight loss

The truth about fat shaming Why the food industry wants us to feel that it’s all our fault Shocking new statistics revealed I’m no fan of ‘fat shaming’. As a bloke who has, in the past, been big… Then less big… Then bigger… Then less big again… I’m not going to cast aspersions on the way people look or how heavy they are. After all, it is possible to be rake thin and very unhealthy. There are some who might…
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