This is aimed at showing you how The British Heart Foundation (BHF) can help you and how you can also get involved in making a difference to health services for heart patients. HEART HELPLINE | 0300 330 3311 For support and guidance on anything heart related. You can call this helpline if you are a […]
The average person in the UK consumes more than 8.6g of Salt, a staggering 2.6g over the RDA, 18.2g per week over the weekly RDA (over 10days worth of salt in just one week). There is overwealming evidence linking a high salt diet to raised blood pressure, increased rick of stroke, stomach cancer and aggravating […]
A better diet can have a big impact on your health, now and in years to come! A healthy diet can help reduce risk of coronary heart disease as well as some cancers. It can also stop you gaining weight, which is great news because being overweight and obese means a higher risk of diabetes, […]
Heart disease is lower in some Mediterranean countries than here in the UK. The word on the grapevine is that their traditional diet – mainly Spain, Italy, France & Greece leads to longer and healthier life. With FATs holding the key. When in Rome: In continental cuisine, their fats come from olive oil and omega […]
As far as your cholesterol is concerned, its not how much you eat thats the problem, its all the other types of fat that can have the biggest impact. Here is a list of the good fats you should eat more of and the bad fats you should stay away from. The Goodies: Omega 3 […]
A food allergy is the bodys response to a food it mistakenly believes is harmful. Thankfully they’re not as common as you might think. People often confuse them with food intollerances. Although we could have a reaction to just about anything, like wasps or rubber flip flops, only a small number of foods are to […]
The supermarket shelves are full of processed food, healthy ranges and organic foods are more costly, more and more people are now becoming more aware of what they eat and what is or could be hidden inside the food they eat. So imagine you are in a rush at lunch to get back to the […]
Does anyone remember good old Bananaman the cartoon? Ever since Eric turned into Bananaman after eating a banana our appitite for miraculous foods has been insatuable, fitness magazines are full of articles about certain foods being known as SUPERFOODS, but is it true or just another con??? Every week we see another story in the […]
Every time you go food shopping you’re faced with shelves and chillers of choice. Organic food is just one of them. With the UKs Organic market the 3rd largest in Europe (after Germany & Italy). But exactly what is organic food and is it really better for us? What is Organic Food? Organic food is […]
Most women come to trainers like me to get them looking great for their wedding day, getting them slim, but not this bride! Chocolate is the only thing on her mind and lots of it! 40stone Sharon and 22stone groom Andrew were married recently and are officially Britains Fattest Couple… Their wedding check list included […]
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