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Author Archives: Max Tuck
The frightening consequences of inactivity
This article was inspired by my decision to enter another race, and planning my training schedule leading up to it. We are currently hearing that “sitting is the new smoking”. Sitting is even being classified as a “disease”, and physical … Continue reading
Posted in exercise
Tagged Action, Exercise, heart disease, osteoporosis, running, sitting
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Keeping Your Immune System Healthy – Part 3
This is the final part of my 3-part mini-series on immune system health – hope you’ve found it to be useful. If you missed parts 1 and 2, you’ll find the links in my last blog here. Let’s get right … Continue reading
Posted in exercise, immune system
Tagged acetaldehyde, alcohol, antioxidants, cold immersion, Exercise, Massage, red wine
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Keeping Your Immune System Healthy – Part 2
In part 1 of this series I wrote about wheatgrass, probiotics and keeping stress levels low to improve immune function. How many of you have succumbed so far this winter to the bugs that have been going around? My guess … Continue reading
Posted in immune system
Tagged antioxidants, cortisol, fatigue, immune system, Sugar, vitamin D, vitamin K2
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Time for a Change?
Menopause is a dreaded word for many women. I can’t imagine that anyone would look forward to the common signs that at least 80% of women in the Western world develop – Hot flushes (short, sudden feelings of heat, usually … Continue reading
Posted in Hormone balance
Tagged breast cancer, essential fatty acids, Hormones, hot flush, menopause, oestrogen, prostate cancer
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Keeping your immune system healthy: Part 1
We’re getting towards cold weather, and with this tends to come sniffles, colds and a higher incidence of respiratory infections. But it doesn’t have to be that way, and there is so much you can do to boost your immunity. … Continue reading
Posted in immune system
Tagged cortisol, dairy products, probiotics, stress reduction, wheatgrass juice
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Bowel Scope Screening
I must have reached that age. Perhaps you know the one – when you get regular invitations from your doctor, nearest hospital or NHS clinic to come for mammography, cholesterol testing, BMI analysis, blood pressure measurements etc. How is that … Continue reading
Summer’s most important nutrient?
Whether you consider it to be a nutrient or not, it’s almost as important as it gets, and is right up there with the most important nutrient of all – oxygen. What are we considering here? Yes, it’s water – … Continue reading
