All Entries in the "Health" Category
Stitch – A Real Pain in The Side! Part 2
Stitch Can Be Real Pain In The Side
Well, it has been 2 weeks now since I wrote the article on Stitch and since then I have been consciencously exercising my diaphragm. Tedious at times but if it helps with my stitch problems then it will be worth it.
Progress To Date:
It is called IMT – this [...]
Stitch – A Real Pain in The Side! – Part 1
Why is it that just when you are on track for a PB you get stich! It appears to happen to me quite often so I decided to find out exactly what is going on
Guidelines To Healthy Eating – Part 2
The phrase “You are what you eat” is only partly true. If you think of your body as a finely tuned engine and food as fuel, if you are not adequately digesting your food and absorbing the nutrients from it then you are not going to be sufficiently “fuelling” your body.
Reducing Your Intake of Salt
In the last thirty years or so, salt (sodium Chloride) in the diet has received bad press, being linked with hypertension (high blood pressure), heart disease, stroke, kidney problems and other disease states.
Letter From America Part 7
With about six weeks until my due date, I find baby thoughts are creeping into most areas of my life.
David and I have started our parenting classes. Each Wednesday, we join half a dozen other clueless couples for three hours of beguiling information.
Can Exercise Help Beat Breast Cancer?
Beating Breast Cancer there is growing evidence that exercise is a major weapon in the fight against the disease. Experts recommend that women should do moderate exercise for 30 minutes each day, five days per week.
Eating Disorders – Cause and Control
We still don’t understand what controls our normal eating habits, or exactly what goes wrong in anorexia and bulimia. All sorts of factors affect our appetite, from chemicals released deep in the brain, to mood, cultural beliefs and social habits.
Top 10 Nutritional Tips For Runners
As an athlete, you need to know about nutrition and how what you eat affects your performance. Without going into too much detail (which would be easy on this subject) we have compiled what we believe to be the Top Ten
Blisters – The Bane of Every Runners Life!
Blisters are possibly one of the common running injuries. They can hit you when you least expect it and can put an end to a good race or training run, with the niggling pain taking your concentration away.
Blisters – What Causes Them?
Blisters are caused by a combination between friction excessively moist foot environment. The body [...]
PMT – How it Affects Performance: How you Can Alleviate It.
What Exactly Is PMT?
Dr Guy Abraham, a specialist in the nutritional aspects of PMT, has divided it into the following four categories:
PMT A: anxiety, irritability and mood swings.
PMT B: weight gain, swelling of the extremities, breast tenderness and abdominal bloating.
PMT C: headache, craving for sweets, increased appetite, heart pounding, fatigue and dizziness or fainting.
PMT D: [...]
