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Top 5 Supplements for a Healthy Heart

Sometimes, due to a variety of dietary and lifestyle reasons, it’s not easy to get the nutrients you need from food. My Top 5 supplements for a healthy heart, with links to high quality Nutrigold products: Fish oils Omega-3 has been shown to significantly…

14 February 2015|Blog, Everyday Health, Health|No Comments

How to Lower Your Blood Pressure

High blood pressure (hypertension) puts pressure on the heart muscle which eventually weakens the heart over time. Often, high blood pressure can be attributed to diet and lifestyle issues. The renin-angiotensin system consists of hormones and enzymes that regulate blood pressure…

14 February 2015|Blog, Everyday Health|No Comments

Top 10 Heart Healthy Foods

In no particular order – here are my favourite heart healthy foods and the health benefits they bring: Salmon Excellent source of Omega-3 fatty acids, which have demonstrated a decreased risk of several cardiovascular symptoms. An intake of 2-3 portions of oily fish a…

13 February 2015|Blog, Everyday Health, Nutrition|No Comments

Tinnitus Awareness Week

This week (2-8 February) is Tinnitus Awareness Week. Tinnitus can occur due to several different reasons and is not uncommon. The condition is characterised by ringing, swishing or other noises that seem to originate from the ear or head. Whilst not normally a serious medical…

6 February 2015|Blog, Everyday Health|No Comments

Seasonal Affective Disorder – SAD

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) occurs when depression-related symptoms that appear to be directly related to low levels of sun and daylight are experienced. SAD is far more likely to affect people living in the northern and southern hemispheres during September to April, especially November…

5 February 2015|Blog, Everyday Health, Health|No Comments

Vitamin D – Are You Getting Enough?

Vitamin D – the ‘sunshine vitamin’ – is a hormone produced from cholesterol when your skin is exposed to sunlight. Being a fat-soluble vitamin, it can be stored by your body over time. There are two main forms available from food: Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol):…

29 January 2015|Blog, Everyday Health, Nutrition|No Comments

Sugar in Fruit and Juice – The Facts

Many of us think about fruit as part of our ‘5 a day’. It’s healthy, great whizzed up for juicing or smoothies, and the more the better… or is it? Fruit is certainly something we should all be eating and contains…

21 January 2015|Blog, Everyday Health, Nutrition|No Comments

Healthier skin through good nutrition

The appearance of our skin is often a true reflection of current health and lifestyle. What we eat and drink on a daily basis can make a huge difference. Your skin needs the right nutrients to look fresh and healthy. There is a lot…

15 January 2015|Blog, Everyday Health, Nutrition|No Comments

National Obesity Awareness Week 2015

Obesity is one of the most serious health issues facing us as we go into 2015. Around one in every four adults in the UK is considered to be obese and health experts are predicting this could rise to as much as…

14 January 2015|Blog, Everyday Health|No Comments

Love Your Liver Campaign

The British Liver Trust are running a national awareness campaign throughout January. The campaign focuses on three areas that are key to maintaining good liver health – alcohol, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and viral hepatitis. Let’s look at the effect alcohol can have…

2 January 2015|Blog, Everyday Health|No Comments

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