Category: Health News

THE EFFECTS OF SMOKING ON HEART & ARTERIES

Blood Clots: Smoking has other harmful effectson the heart.  Atheroma is the fatty material that can build up within the walls of the arteries.  Research has shown that smokers have more atheroma in their arteries than non-smokers.  This build up of atheroma in their arteries can cause the inside lining of the artery to rupture, […]

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BMI for Children and Teens | Also referred to as BMI-for-age

BMI is Used Differently with Children Than it is With Adults In children and teens, body mass index is used to assess underweight, overweight, and risk for overweight. Children’s body fatness changes over the years as they grow. Also, girls and boys differ in their body fatness as they mature. This is why BMI for […]

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BMI for Adults | What is BMI?

Body Mass Index or BMI is a tool for indicating weight status in adults.1 It is a measure of weight for height. For adults over 20 years old, BMI falls into one of these categories: BMI Weight Status Below 18.5 Underweight 18.5 – 24.9 Normal 25.0 – 29.9 Overweight 30.0 and Above Obese Note: BMI […]

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Coronary Heart Disease & Smoking

What is heart disease?  Coronary Heart disease is the term used to describe the gradual narrowing of the linings of the coronary arteries which can lead to angina or heart attack. Coronary Heart Disease is the single most common cause of death in the UK.  It is also the single most common cause of death […]

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SMOKING KILLS | By Mike Buss Personal Trainer

Smoking Kills over 120,000 people in the UK prematurely and is responsible for many diseases, including cancers, heart disease and stroke.  By giving up smoking, you will reduce your risk of getting most of these diseases.

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Kinesiology | What Is It?

Kinesiology is a natural health therapy…  Truely Holistic, Hands On – Drug Free. Whether your health problems are, muscular-skeletal aches and pains, energy swings or just tired all the time, anxiety, mood swings, depression, fears & phobias, food sentivities or nutritional deficiencies… Kinesiology CAN Help… WHAT IS KINESIOLOGY? Kinesiology is a language which enables us […]

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HEALTH AT WORK | With The British Heart Foundation

The British Heart Foundation has got all the tools and resources you need to create and manage a health and wellbeing programme it the work place. Achieve New Results! How can you encourage your colleagues to be more active, eat healthy and have less stress?  BHF has the answer! With the FREE BHF Health at […]

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KEEP YOUR FAMILY ACTIVE & HYDRATED | Nestle Pure Life Spring Water

KEEP YOUR FAMILY ACTIVE AND HYDRATED… www.nestle-purelife.co.uk NESTLE PURE LIFE SUPPORT CHANGE FOR LIFE – ACTIVE FAMILIES ARE HAPPY ONES! 60 Active Minutes: Just 60mins of running, swimming, dancing or even playing thoughout the day will make family life healthier and more fun! UP AND ABOUT: Sitting in the car or on the bus uses […]

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BHF PocketCPR app | Review

Practice Hands-only CPR with our app for Android and iPhone. If you have an Android phone, head to the Android App Market to download it now. Or head to the iTunes App Store to download the app for your iPhone. This app was developed and kindly provided by Zoll. REVIEW: This really is a fantastic […]

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HANDS ONLY CPR | ASK VINNIE

Heartstart training Would you know what to do in alife-threatening emergency? Learning Emergency Life Support (ELS) skills can help you keep someone alive until professional help arrives. Our Heartstart initiative teaches people what to do in a life-threatening emergency – simple skills that save lives. For your local Heart Stop Training Group goto: http://www.bhf.org.uk/heart-health/how-we-help/training/heartstart-uk.aspx Most […]

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