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Tag Archives: heart disease
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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The Dangers of Chronic Stress
Although I would never have admitted it, in early 1990 in the lead-up to becoming seriously ill, I was chronically stressed. When your fear, fight and flight mechanism is continuously activated, things can start to go wrong quite rapidly. A … Continue reading
Posted in stress, Uncategorized
Tagged adrenaline, common cold, cortisol, delta 6 desaturase, Exercise, heart disease, inflammation, Oxytocin, stress
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What on Earth are we Eating?
Last week I came across some interesting statistics, which were published in a magazine that, in case you were wondering, I do not actually read. Published in The Grocer magazine, Britain’s 100 Biggest Brands report gives us the startling information … Continue reading
Posted in Standard British Diet
Tagged Andrex, Bird's Eye, Coca-Cola, Dairy Milk, heart disease, inflammation, Inspiral, love your bones, Lucozade, McVitie's, Mighty Bee, Nescafe, Obesity, Pepsi, Pura Vida, Raw Health, RawLicious, The Grocer, Unoco, Vita Coco, Walkers, Warburtons
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The alkaline diet – myths, benefits and the real reason it works
Look at the popular media today and you’ll notice a trend taking place amongst health seekers, frequently endorsed by actresses and supermodels – the Alkaline Diet. I was recently featured in an alkaline diet article in the Daily Mail, which … Continue reading
Posted in Alkaline Diet, Uncategorized
Tagged Alkaline diet, alkaline minerals, blood pH, cancer, Chris Kresser, Daily Mail, green juice, heart disease, Obesity, raw food, resveratrol, weight loss;
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Consultant cardiologist admits to high cholesterol and leaves us confused
On Monday 7th July, I was listening to an interview with a consultant cardiologist who stated that women are 3 times more likely to die from heart disease than breast cancer, and that cholesterol was a contributing factor to this … Continue reading
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Tagged breast cancer, cholesterol, free radicals, heart disease, homocysteine, phytoestrogens, rape seed oil, raw food, soya, vitamin B12
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How I get my 70 a day
When I first started in my quest to reverse my chronic fatigue and Epstein-Barr virus 24 years ago, I decided that I was going to eat 20 fruit and (raw) vegetable servings per day, because I had read that 5 … Continue reading
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Tagged 5 a day, 7 a day, EPIC heart study, green juice, heart disease, Juice Plus, mortality, sunflower greens, wheatgrass juice
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Modified tomatoes and anthocyanins
Something disturbing is happening in Norfolk. The John Innes laboratory, whose mission statement is as follows “…to generate knowledge of plants and microbes through innovative research, to train scientists for the future, to apply our knowledge to benefit agriculture, the … Continue reading
