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Brisk walkers less likely to suffer dementia
A study from the Boston Medical Centre (US) suggests that people who walk quickly and still have a strong grip in middle age are less likely to suffer from dementia or a stroke. Eric Camargo, who led ...Customer feedback about Marcello
Customer feedback about Marcello: Marcello has been a very good advocate for your company, professional, prompt and persistent. - Christopher M, Sudbury, 20/03/2012 Thank you for the great service Iâ€...Just Dance to get [Wii] Fit over-50
A study has concluded that computer exercise games give the over-50s a healthier brain as well as body. The “exergames”, such as Wii Fit, which combine exercise with virtual reality enviro...Risk of flu with too much exercise
A study has found that too much exercise damages the immune system and makes people more prone to colds and flu. On the other hand, a regular brisk walk can keep winter colds at bay. According to Prof...Three eggs a week poses prostate cancer danger
According to an American study, eating just three eggs a week could significantly increase a man’s chance of developing prostate cancer. Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health foun...In sickness, not in health
A poll commissioned by the Department of Health has shown that married couples take less exercise than single people . They found that spouses were much less likely to take the recommended 150 minutes...Is chocolate as good as exercise?
Following a recent article, ‘Chocolate may protect the brain and heart‘, it would seem that there’s even more research on the benefits of chocolate eating (I don’t know about y...A hectic social life is more slimming than a treadmill
According to scientists, a busy social life and lots of friends may keep people slimmer than spending hours running on a treadmill. Research on mice found that those who lived in a stimulating social ...Gently exercising cuts your heart risk
A study shows that doing moderate exercise for even short amounts of time is still good for your health. Academics have estimated that merely two and a half hours of brisk walking or cycling every wee...Oh dear.. Dieting is a waste of time.
A long-term study of 25,000 men and women has shown that, unfortunately, once you become overweight, you are likely to stay that way. Diets can help in the short term, but most dieters tend to put the...
