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Walking Found to Lower Heart Disease Risk

Thursday, November 29, 2007 2:30:00 PM

While exercise is pretty much universally recommended as a disease-preventer and important contributor to good health, there's a surprising dearth of studies supporting this premise.   Full Story

Benefits of Omega-3 Fats for the Ageing Brain

Wednesday, November 21, 2007 2:30:00 PM

Most of us do not relish the prospect thought of losing our mental faculties as we age.   Full Story

Why Do Doctors Find It So Hard to Say 'Sorry'?

Saturday, November 17, 2007 2:30:00 PM

I'm a big believer in the notion that good medicine is as much an art as a science. This view is partly based on the belief that the effectiveness of a healthcare professional is influenced not on ...   Full Story

Supplements Enhance Brain Function

Monday, November 12, 2007 2:30:00 PM

Do we need to supplement?   Full Story

Ten Ways to Lose Weight Without Hunger

Wednesday, October 31, 2007 2:40:00 PM

In this article I offer some practical solutions to this by outlining several approaches that can help put the body in "caloric deficit" and promote weight loss without any need to go hungry.   Full Story

Food Preferences Linked to Innate Metabolism

Saturday, October 27, 2007 2:30:00 PM

While I think it's possible to give nutritional advice that can be broadly applied to a population, there is no doubt in my mind that fine-tuning is required for those who are seeking to consume s ...   Full Story

Is Lower Blood Cholesterol Really Better?

Wednesday, October 17, 2007 2:30:00 PM

Very few of us will not have noticed that the last couple of decades have seen a concerted effort from health agencies and health professionals to persuade us that we should be driving our cholesterol ...   Full Story

Half-Hour Daily Walk Reduces Risk of Diabetes

Wednesday, October 10, 2007 2:30:00 PM

I'd like to share with you the results of a study, which assessed the effects of walking on the risk of diabetes.   Full Story

Can Sleep Loss Kill You?

Tuesday, October 02, 2007 2:30:00 PM

I'm a fan of sleep. Such a fan that I protect my own as much as possible. Only yesterday I delivered a lecture about the benefits of sleep and how to ensure we get enough of it.   Full Story

Food Standards Agency Misleading Information

Thursday, September 27, 2007 2:30:00 PM

Recently, in an effort to clarify what healthy eating is all about, the U.K.'s Food Standards Agency (FSA) has launched its "eat well plate," which it describes as "a visual tool that illustrates ...   Full Story

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