We always kick off the new year with massive support nationwide – “New Year’s Revolutions” I like to call them. It is obvious that humans love the alignment of the goals with calendar dates and January is by far the most popular time to re-invent yourself. We all agree that December creates guilt whilst January, an opportunity to right the ... Read More »
You all know by now that I did the Sleek Geek Challenge last year, and have been following an eating and exercise plan set out by the Fitness and Wellness Guru, Lisa Raleigh herself! I thought everyone was just being polite, but they keep telling me how amazing I am looking, and my skin in particular. It’s definitely down to my diet ... Read More »
1-Don’t sleep with your pets! I am a fine one to talk though……my kitty (Othello) sleeps on me every night and heaven forbid I roll him off, or wake him up! I spend more time worrying about him and lying awake watching him than actually sleeping. But, if he doesn’t come to bed, I worry about where he is too! ... Read More »
Doctors and researchers, at Yale University in the US, are testing a drug that could stop alcohol making people drunk. Test in a driving simulator are still to be carried out to determine whether the drinker will still be impaired behind the wheel. The results of a pilot study suggest those who take iomazenil, the name of the drug, before ... Read More »
Even one unit of alcohol per day can stop you from losing weight and may even make you gain weight! The body processes the alcohol first and the kilojoules you took in from food are left until last, with an increased chance that they would be stored as fat. I have started rewarding myself with the occasional glass of wine……but ... Read More »
Recently the Minister of finance, in his budget speech, put up the “sin” taxes, included in that is alcohol. So it got me thinking, that maybe I should find a reason to cut down. Here is a quiz you can take to see whether you know beer from your wine… Q1. which is a benefit of moderate to heavy drinking? ... Read More »
The thyroid influences heart-beat, fatigue and weight Your liver metabolises alcohol at 1 unit per hour, but it is still your metabolism, rather than weight that affects the rate at which you feel the effects of alcohol People with psoriasis have been linked to an increased risk of heart disease, however, psoriasis is not the cause of the heart disease! Read More »
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