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Forget detox

Posted on 13. Feb, 2012 by Julia Barnard.

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The British Liver Trust suggest the best way to look after your liver is to take care of it all year round, rather than giving your body an occasional detox. They see little benefit in detoxing, which can involve periods without alcohol and drastic dietary changes, often following a time of excess. It makes more [...]

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Forming new habits

Posted on 30. Jan, 2012 by Julia Barnard.

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If one of your goals is to form a healthy new habit, the following research may be of interest. Lally and colleagues at University College London had participants carry out a health related behaviour of their choice, once a day for 84 days. To help participants remember when to do the activity they were instructed [...]

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Chocolate benefits

Posted on 30. Nov, 2010 by Julia Barnard.

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Ladies – make your snack a chocolate one and it may just help prevent heart disease. Australian research published in the Archives of Internal Medicine have suggested the link between chocolate eating and lowered heart disease in women. The researchers reviewed data collected from 1216 older women – their chocolate consumption was recorded for nearly [...]

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Reduce your risk of catching a cold, by exercising

Posted on 16. Nov, 2010 by Julia Barnard.

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A study of 1000 people found those people who exercised regularly were half as likely to catch a cold. Perhaps this is not surprising, given the boost to the immune system exercise brings. However, the researchers also found that people who believed themselves to be fit also had the same reduced risk. Other factors that [...]

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Too much overtime can be bad for the heart

Posted on 22. Jun, 2010 by Julia Barnard.

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If you ten to eleven hour days, you may be increasing your chances of developing heart disease by 60%. 6,000 British civil servants took part in the research which was published in the European Heart Journal. A strong link was found between the 369 cases of heart disease (resulting in death, heart attack or angina) [...]

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Volunteer for health and happiness

Posted on 20. Apr, 2010 by Julia Barnard.

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New research supports previous research which highlights the benefits of volunteering. A poll of 4,500 volunteers was conducted by United Healthcare and Volunteer Match, in the US. Their findings were impressive. 84% of volunteers said such work improved their physical health and 95% felt it benefited them emotionally. Overall, volunteers experienced less stress and anxiety [...]

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Happy marriages and men’s health

Posted on 31. Mar, 2010 by Julia Barnard.

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Research conducted at Tel Aviv University in Israel indicates men in marriages had a lower chance of experiencing a stroke compared to those in an unhappy one. This link was found even when accounting for other risk factors such as high blood pressure and smoking. In the 1960s 10,000 men took part in a survey [...]

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Retirement and health

Posted on 27. Oct, 2009 by Julia Barnard.

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such as Csikszentmihalyi point out that the key to is to be actively involved in your life. Whereas sitting around doing very little can be a drain. It is not surprising therefore to learn of the recent findings of a study on retirees carried out at the University of Maryland, in the US. 12,189 participants [...]

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Lifestyle changes

Posted on 06. Nov, 2006 by Julia Barnard.

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Making a few lifestyle changes can help you live longer, according to research conducted at Cambridge University in the UK. Three key areas were identified as having an impact on your life expectancy. Firstly, give up smoking. Second, , which includes having plenty of fruit and vegetables in your diet. Finally, get . This was [...]