This year will be different, or maybe not! Ray’s delight at an unexpected announcement How can four simple daily changes improve your life? May I wish you the very best for the New Year, and welcome you to 2020. As I get older the brash party time of New Years Eve looses its draw for me, and I would sooner have the family around me for a good home cooked meal and an early night. However, the prospect of a…
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Why the election was bad for your health The link between daily stress and mobility problems The most important health decision you can make in 2020 So that was the Christmas election, then. Ho ho ho! Now, I’m not going to get into politics – don’t worry. But whatever side of the fence you were on, you’ll have to admit, that was quite a stressful time, wasn’t it? Right before Christmas, too! Instead of gushing over John Lewis ads and…
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Reasons to be a happy slacker, rather than a gummy gym bunny Even major athletes are at risk of terrible damage from exercise The secret to safe exercise – revealed Stop exercising – you could be doing more harm than good! We are used to being told that too much alcohol, too much sugar or too much red meat is bad for us… …but what about too much exercise? There aren’t many gym goers who are aware of the health…
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Not feeling quite yourself? It could be this hidden problem… Why your bones are under threat this winter One in five people who read this have a deficiency in this crucial nutrient I have to admit, she looked pale… We were visited recently by one of Lara’s friends. She complained that for a while now she’d been feeling what she described as ‘flat’, mentally speaking. Not totally depressed… not upset at the state of the world… just not quite herself……
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Discover what causes arthritis Prevention, management and cure is naturally easy Why you should never give in Right, let’s talk about arthritis. This is a condition which many of us know well, because we suffer from it. Every time we go to our GP with a painful knee, neck or back they will say we have a ‘touch of arthritis’ and that they can only give us pain killers to help. I know this is the case because I’ve just…
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Why antibiotics make the flu season worse Could the answer to the coming global health crisis be up your nose? An easy way to improve the health of your gut I’m not a ghoul or anything… Promise! But I have to confess that I have been tracking this year’s flu statistics (I know, I know, my wife thinks I’m like a weird train-spotter). The reason is, I wrote to you in the summer about some worrying outbreaks of flu in…
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