The surprising thing that makes you 16 years younger How this type of walking slows the ageing process Overweight people can actually be healthier than those with good BMIs because of this I’ve got a habit of walking too quickly. Ever since I was young, I’ve moved at speed, as if my pants were on fire. “Slow down, Ray!” my friends would moan when we were on a night out in our early 20s. It didn’t help that I was…
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Is this Britain’s strangest museum? The health benefits of crabs (no, not that kind) Crab alternatives for vegetarians Lara and I paid a visit to Margate last weekend. Some friends live there and we fancied a bit of old-fashioned seaside fun. There was so much to see and do. The town has a theme park (‘Dreamland’), with the oldest rollercoaster in the UK. It’s also famous for The Shell Grotto, a series of subterranean chambers lined with mosaics made up…
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Oh, woe is me! Simple, natural ways to beat the curse of hay fever this spring How to ease allergy symptoms with your thumb I woke to hear that there is a Piriton shortage and also other allergy remedies in short supply too. So I thought I would do my bit to help the struggling pharmacies. You see, I love sunny Spring mornings, yomping across the fields with the dog in the early morning air. Hearing the bird song from…
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British vitamin D backlash in the Daily Mail kicks back against ‘pointless’ supplements “I have not had a cold in three years” says one reader Why the health media is on a merry-go-round At the beginning of the month, I wrote to you about a new vitamin D controversy. Having been strongly vocal in his support of supplementation, Professor Tim Spector appeared in the Daily Mail, denouncing it as ‘pointless’. As I said in my newsletter at the time, there…
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The surprise cause of many hospital admissions Why natural remedies & medicines are closer than we think These plants can outperform drugs I hate it when this happens… You’re talking to someone about nutrition and natural remedies… And they suddenly blurt out… “YOU are the reason that so many people die from serious disease.” Yikes! I realise their response might sound odd, but here’s their rationale… They think that because I support the promotion of diet, exercise, nutrition and complementary…
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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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