Tag: cardiovascular disease
Give up Sugar for 10 days; feel the difference
When you give up sugar (not just glucose, but also alcohol, bought fruit juices, refined foods, fizzy drinks, alcohol, cake, biscuits, breads and pasta)...
A late bedtime linked to higher Cardiovascular risk
Going to bed late has been found to increase the risk of premature cardiovascular disease by more than three times, according to researchers from...
Environmental toxins link to cardiovascular disease, heart problems and stroke risk.
Environmental toxins are increasingly indicated as factors that increase the risk of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), strokes and heart attack, along with contributing to other...
Bacteria link to cardiovascular disease, atherosclerosis
Increasing evidence links an imbalance in the gut microbiome and the oral microbiome to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and strokes; one route...
Sugar increase risk of colitis
Glucose, fructose and sucrose sugars can damage the lining of the gut and lead to Inflammatory Bowel Diseases such as colitis, according to UT...
Overweight mothers may damage their babies for life
Obese women can cause long term cardiovascular problems for their babies, according to the UPBEAT trial on exercise, diet and pregnancy; the solution is...
Butyrate significantly improves your health
Butyrate is a Short Chain Fatty Acid made by certain gut bacteria from fermentable fibre; it is essential both for good gut health and...
How happiness may also keep you healthy
A study from UT Southwestern Medical Center has shown that Serotonin, the happy hormone, can lessen the likelihood of gastrointestinal infections and illness with...
The ‘Blue Zone’ Rainbow Diet of Sardinia
There are 5 ‘Blue Zones’ designated from research and observations by American Dan Buettner around the world. The term Blue Zones (which he Trademarked...
Metabolic Syndrome
People with ‘Metabolic Syndrome’ have at least three of the following 5 conditions: high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high triglycerides, low ‘good’ HDL...
Low Testosterone in men link to Alzheimer’s, multimorbidity and cancer
Two separate studies have linked declining levels of testosterone in all age groups the multiple chronic illnesses with one study showing a ‘significant’ link...
