I’ve lectured groups about belly fat and why it is “bad” and here is yet more “proof” that collecting that fat in your middle is not-too-good!Recent research shows an easy way to let you know if your belly fat poses a risk for you as you age.How? Remembering if your skirt size has gone up…
If you read this blog, you know I am not a fan of big pharma and pill pushing!Too many people, especially older people, are prescribed drugs that they may not need, or that may mix badly with others drugs they are prescribed.Correlation studies are not about causation – they only indicate that things “seem” related….
Older people who have a severe vitamin D deficiency have an increased risk of developing dementia, a study has suggested.In looking at more than 1600 people older than 65, and for 6 years, the researchers found: All were free from dementia, cardiovascular disease and stroke at the start of the study. At the end of…
Some research in Scotland, with only a few participants, showed that high intensity training [6 second bursts of going “all out”] may be very beneficial.Over the 6 week study, they increased the burst to 1 minute and the researchers found this HIT exercising lowered blood pressure and made regular life tasks like dog walking easier…
Do we rely too much on drugs and not on prevention?According to some recent researchers: Between 2002 and 2012, they found 99.6% of trials of drugs aimed at preventing, curing or improving the symptoms of Alzheimer’s had failed or been discontinued. This compares with a failure rate of 81% for cancer drugs. The failure rate…