Everyday heart friendly foods
This month is National Heart Health Month and coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of premature death worldwide, killing around 73,000 people in the UK each year. This equates to 1 in 6 m ...
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Why breakfast is important for older people
A chef who specialises in nutrition for people living in care homes, is using National Breakfast Week to remind older people of the importance to the first meal in the day for promoting wellbeing and ...
Greens and beetroot good for the eyes
It’s not just carrots that can help you see in the dark. Leafy greens such as lettuce, spinach and kale and nitrate rich vegetables such as beetroot all lower the risk of glaucoma by nearly a th ...
Crohn’s Disease – ‘don’t suffer in silence’
Don’t suffer in silence. It is thought that around 115,000 people in the UK are living with Crohn’s Disease but many more people may go undiagnosed due to the stigma attached to the condition. Dr Stev ...