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Bad diet drinks

admin — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 20:02:19 +0000

Lots of research recently on how bad fizzy drinks are including diet ones. Take a look on my linkedIn page and you can also connect to me on Facebook and Twitter @PTfun.… Read More

Cut your Alzheimer’s Risk And..

admin — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:14:35 +0000

Often not promoted enough we know that a healthy lifestyle can cut your risk of Alzheimer’s by 50%! Exercising regularly, eating well and not smoking does much to save your brain and memories as well as reducing many other chronic diseases often blamed on getting older. There is now in the UK alone around 820,000 people suffering from dementia with half of these having Alzheimer’s. Exercise promotes circulation to the brain and increases a powerful brain building protein known as BDNF- people often deteriorate quickly both physically and therefore mentally when they stop moving. You must keep moving to fuel brain development. Reporting in the Lancet the inactive lifestyle was seen as being the most important cause of dementia’s though smoking, obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes also raise the risk.

Inactive couch potato lifestyles are also raising the risk of many cancers by 20% in the middle aged. Some 42% of people in the UK will get cancer at some stage a large increase in recent years being caused by obesity, heavy drinking and general inactivity.

Finally, Britons now take just 39mins a day to eat their food as the pressures of modern life increase. Breakfast is eaten in around 7 mins, lunch in 12 mins and dinner in 19 mins. Food is powerful fuel for our energy levels on many different levels. As psychologist Dr Woolfson notes- ‘It is so important to take the time to taste and appreciate food, as this has an effect on our emotional and physical well being and can affect our productivity.’ Take more time out and get more done!

Kevin, 26 July 2011.

Glucosamine in the Dock?

admin — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 18:56:22 +0000

As news came out today that glucosamine ( a nutrient used to help rebuild damaged or worn cartilage) does not after all reduce pain, then a small word of warning before you chuck it in the bin. There has been over a number of years now many research papers linking glucosamine to helping joints rebuild from wear and tear and degenerative diseases. As is often the case you need to look at what timescale the research was over and the numbers of people studied. Furthermore, it is vital that the correct dose of the nutrient is used or there will be little or no effect. Originally, glucosamine was not used as a pain killer but simply as an aid to restore some joint cartilage which may then lead to reduced pain at that joint. But, the research up until now has been so strong that the medical profession has been advising certain people such as arthritis sufferers to take it. I have also found along with numerous clients that there are benefits to taking this supplement as long as the dose is correct and it is taken for long enough. So lets see where this story leads- as I was once taught; before scientific studies become fact they must first be duplicated and replicated.

Kevin 17 September