Oily fish, such as salmon, trout, mackerel and sardines, and fish oil supplements provide the body with the long chain omega 3 fatty acids (EPA and DHA) that are so important for health and which I write about so frequently. In adults there is indication that fish oil is important for heart health, it can help [...]
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Yesterday was Easter Sunday and I expect that there are still plenty of Easter eggs and chocolate lurking in many homes?! If you happen to have received a dark chocolate egg made from cocoa-rich chocolate (at least 70% cocoa solids) this could be good news for your health. A newly published study, in the [...]
Many individuals are aware of the link between excess salt intake and high blood pressure. Numerous studies exist to back up this link and further studies have shown that it is possible to achieve significant reductions in blood pressure, in individuals with high and normal blood pressure levels, by reducing salt intake. A research [...] A research team at the University of Exeter has just published results of a study which shows (1) that drinking beetroot juice may help boost stamina and help individuals to exercise for up to 16% longer than they are normally able to, this may be down to the nitrate content of the beetroot juice. The [...] As you are aware from my previous posts I champion vegetable and fruit consumption. These treasures are abundant in taste, texture, vitamins, mineral and fibre…..but they are also full of bioflavonoids, or flavanoids (members of the polyphenol family). Flavonoids are bioactive plant compounds which have gained increasing amount of publicity over the last few [...] Last week I wrote about garlic in relation to lowering blood pressure. Today I wanted to mention potassium and blood pressure. Firstly I wanted to write a little more about the problem of high blood pressure (hypertension) in the Western world. For purposes of illustration I am using statistics(1) for England derived from the [...] One of my close friends is pregnant (I am very excited)! We were chatting about pregnancy health and the topic of preeclampsia came up. Recently a study(1) was published which suggests that increasing the amount of fibre eaten during early pregnancy may help to reduce the risk of preeclampsia developing later. I thought now [...] It makes food taste great and brings any dish to life with flavour. I love garlic! Garlic is a type of vegetable, there are two species: Allium sativum (cultivated garlic) and Allium ursinum (wild bear’s garlic), both of which belong to the Amaryllis (Amaryllidaceae) family. A plethora of health benefits are attributed to garlic [...] |
  
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