by Christine Morgan | Nov 12, 2011 | General health
There’s nothing new in the idea that oral health is linked to heart health – there are plenty of studies that suggest the better you look after your teeth, the better your chance of avoiding heart disease. And now there’s a new study that, er, says exactly...
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 | Jun 28, 2011 | General health, Mind/body, Supplements
Hurrah! There are two news stories doing the rounds today that focus on things that are GOOD for you, rather than warning you what might affect you in a negative way. Now that’s the kind of news I like. So to the first one. Vitamins. Usually the kind of story...
by Christine Morgan | Apr 15, 2011 | Food and drink, General health
If I had a substantial royalty cheque for each time I’ve written about vegetarianism and how it benefits health, I’d be considerably better off than I am today. There again, I’d only spend it all on braised tofu (as regular Riskfactorphobes Anonymous...
by Christine Morgan | Aug 16, 2010 | Food and drink, General health
Hurrah! So chocolate may reduce your risk of heart failure if you’re a middle-aged or older woman, say researchers writing in the medical journal Circulation: Heart Failure (an American Heart Association publication). Chocolate eaten in moderate quantities, that...