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A good heart is hard to find

A good heart is hard to find

Having parents who lived to a ripe old age means you are likely to live long and stay healthy after your seventies too. Our chances of survival increased by 17 per cent for each decade that at least o ...
Eat yourself heart healthy

Eat yourself heart healthy

September celebrates World Heart Day, which acts as a reminder of the extent of heart disease and the positive changes that we can make to the way we eat and live our daily lives that will help to kee ...
Walking for health, discovery and stimulation

Walking for health, discovery and stimulation

Recently the British Journal of Sports Medicine stated that half an hour of physical activity irrespective of its intensity, six days a week is linked to a 40 per cent lower risk of death in elderly m ...
Walking Football has real health benefits

Walking Football has real health benefits

The new sporting craze of ‘Walking Football’ may enable people to continue playing football into their 60s and 70s while reaping a multitude of health benefits, according to Aston University researche ...