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Are you sitting comfortably? Feeling relaxed? If so, good. Because it might help you live longer. That’s according to a new study in the US, which looked at biological ageing in people before and after surgery. The stress of the upcoming surgery vastly accelerated their measurable biological age. But this ageing was REVERSED in the recovery process. They have tried similar experiments on mice too and found that exposure to stress aged them rapidly, while stress reduction did the opposite….
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More GPs need to listen to this Jersey doctor How this form of drug-free medicine could radically improve your life Take this holistic lifestyle audit to spot any potential causes of your health problems The other week I was raging about the latest disarray in government policy after their ‘food tsar’ resigned. ‘Why diet related disease will cost us all!’ I said. Well, I had some great feedback from readers, as usual. And one Good Life Letter sent…
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I’m a big fan of honey. It’s naturally sweet and full of nutrients. What’s more, it’s an anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antibacterial agent. But… I’m NOT a fan of the honey for sale in British supermarkets. And neither should you be… Because a lot of it is overtreated, overheated and filtered to the point where it loses its power. Worse still, most of it is utter junk. Yup, sadly, it’s true…. A new investigation by the European Commission has just found…
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Celebrity endorsement is rarely to be taken seriously, however… One for the men… especially those big tough rugby boys Skin healing, joint soothing and loved by stars around the world There are few things designed to make me less interested in something than the term ‘celebrity endorsed’. In most cases the famous name associated with a product is usually a soap actor or a member of a boy band… neither of which I consider very high up the food chain…
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When trying to be healthy is unhealthy The downside of medical screening How to make your next fitness kick last A few years ago, I was called in for a general health medical screening. Like an MOT for the middle aged. The man in the room looked about 20 years old. He was quite tubby and wearing shorts. (I don’t know why that’s important, but for some reason I was taken aback by the shorts). We ran through a load…
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The strange world where GP advice is better than medicines… …but they get into even more trouble for telling anyone about it! A simple way to actually enjoy lentils, celery and artichoke It’s a funny old world that would want to stop a health professional passing on best advice… …and an even crazier one that would threaten a doctor because they weren’t prescribing enough medicines… …but that is the sad reality I must offer you today. During a clear up…
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