Tag: health
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Is lifestyle medicine a contradiction?
What do people mean by the term “lifestyle” medicine? If it simply means matching the prescription of medicine and medical care to the living habits of people, shouldn’t we have been doing that already? If it means getting people to change their living habits to promote good health and well-being that makes good sense, and…
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The link between our gut, our health, and our happiness
Nearly 2000 years ago Hippocrates said that “All disease begins in the gut” and it turns out he was pretty much right.
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Can you reset your internal body clock?
Sometimes your body clock can fall out of sync. And whether this is due to travel, work, stress, keeping odd hours, hormones or other factors, it can make it difficult to fall asleep and wake up at the right times. This, in turn can leave you sleep deprived which can affect your performance at work,…
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CBD oil – facts & benefits!
The number of people using CBD oil in the UK has doubled over the past year, and according to a World Health Organization Report in 2018, there are now an estimated 250,000 users of CBD Oil across the UK. In 2017, I discovered the incredible benefits that CBD oil had on my extremely painful arthritic…
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How tiger conservation is improving the health of rural communities in India
On World Health Day, Born Free examines how its Living with Tigers programme is improving the health of local communities near Pench National Park, in central India The small school in the centre of Khursapar has been turned into a makeshift doctor’s surgery for the morning. Born Free’s Living with Tigers’ Mobile Health Unit is…
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The gift of health
The gift of health! Probably the finest gift one could be given at Christmas would be the gift of health. Unfortunately “health” is something we cannot buy from a shop or give as a gift to another person. Health is a very personal thing that has defeated many great minds that have tried to define…
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Nutrition essentials for a vegan diet
An increasing number of people are choosing to move towards a vegan or vegetarian lifestyle. According to a study published by YouGov, one in five adults think people will not be eating meat by 2030. Indeed, a high intake of fruit and vegetables has been linked in numerous studies with health benefits, including a reduction…
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Why stress can be damaging for your brain health
It might seem obvious that stress is bad for your health; after all, who hasn’t had a tough day at work, and left feeling run down? But stress can also be bad for your brain, in terms of both mental and cognitive health. Chronic stress can result in changes to nerve structure, and even nerve…