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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
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
Posted in Uncategorized
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
Posted in Uncategorized
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
What will the last 10 years of your life look like?
Whilst it is not something that many of us will want to pay a lot of attention to, I had the opportunity to give this question some thought via the most poignant and persuasive video I think I have ever … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Adventists, atherosclerosis, BMI, breast cancer, CRP, diabetes, heart disease, homocysteine, Obesity, prostate cancer, stroke, vegan diet, vegetarian
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Is a cheap heart pill the answer to our prevention prayers?
I’ll admit it now – I’m seriously concerned. Not because of what my readers might think of me for reading the Daily Express (I was waiting in the bank on 4th September and a particular headline caught my eye, OK?), … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged ACE inhibitor, aspirin, atenolol, heart attack, heart disease, hydrochlorothiazide, lisinopril, polypharmacy, statins, stroke
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Red meat chemical damages heart
Red meat chemical “damages heart”, say US scientists. BBC News (Health) 8th April 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22042995 Yesterday I was alerted to the following headline: “A chemical found in red meat helps explain why eating too much steak, mince and bacon is … Continue reading
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Tagged British Heart Foundation, cholesterol, heart disease, L-carnitine, probiotics, red meat, stroke, TMAO, vegan diet
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