by Christine Morgan | Sep 15, 2011 | Fitness, Food and drink, General health, Weightloss
Well I’ve heard everything now. Chocolate – you know, the devil incarnate in terms of blood sugar, weight gain and indeed dental health (plus others, I dare say) – is not only good for your heart (those studies, I’m afraid, are as common as muck these...
by Christine Morgan | Sep 13, 2011 | Food and drink, General health
A new charity has been launched today called Alcohol Research. Sounds like a hoot, doesn’t it? But as much as my twisted imagination would like to think so, it’s not an excuse for a bunch of charity workers to get together and have regular boozing...
by Christine Morgan | Sep 6, 2011 | General health
Well I never. I’ve just received an, er, interesting press release from the Department of Health that’s so incredible, I’m going to reproduce it in it’s entirety. It’s entitled simply TOP MYTHS and I’m sure its aim is to answer the...
by Christine Morgan | Aug 10, 2011 | General health
It’s definitely not a good time to be a female riskfactorphobe who likes a spot of beauty pampering. My goodness, have you seen the scare stories doing the rounds right now? No? Well let me tell you about them. First up, essential oils. According to a report in...
by Christine Morgan | Aug 8, 2011 | Fitness, General health, Mind/body, Wellbeing
Naked Yoga: Are They Kidding?
by Christine Morgan | Jul 29, 2011 | Fitness, Food and drink, General health, Weightloss
Bet you could have guessed the outcome of a new survey by Obesimed (it’s a weight loss treatment sold in pharmacies and yes, it’s new) regarding where holiday-makers gain the most weight. Go on, have a go. The company quizzed 2,000 Brits about where they...
by Christine Morgan | Jul 20, 2011 | Food and drink, General health
As restaurants in the UK start getting to grips with the idea of putting calorie counts of meals on their menus (some already do, such as Pizza Hut, Burger King, KFC and Subway), the US is streets ahead, with draft guidelines by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
by Christine Morgan | Jul 13, 2011 | Food and drink, General health
Finally! Someone has taken a stand against the dictatorial eight-glasses-of-water-a-day rule that most people in the health profession seem to be slavishly committed to. Writing in the British Medical Journal, Glasgow GP Margaret McCartney questions why doctors tell...
by Christine Morgan | Jul 12, 2011 | General health, Mind/body, psychology
David Cameron – the Tory Prime Minister who wants to know how happy we Brits are (probably not the best time to ask, Dave… duh!) – will no doubt be sitting up and taking notice of the latest study on happiness and how it affects human health. Being satisfied...
by Christine Morgan | Jul 8, 2011 | Food and drink, General health
If you’re overweight or – worse – obese, there is a long list of health problems you might have to accept you have a higher risk for. We all know the big ones: diabetes, heart problems, cancer… and the list goes on and one. But now experts are claiming...
