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Short bursts of high intensity activity found to improve body’s ability to handle sugar

Friday, January 30th, 2009

Most people understand and appreciate that physical activity is generally a good thing for health and wellbeing. The reality is, though, that many of us are quite sedentary. And a big reason for this relates to time, and specifically our sometimes perception that that there are, really, not enough hours in the day. However, there [...]

Omega-3 fats found to improve the psychological wellbeing of menopausal women

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

Women who are in the throes of menopause can experience a range of debilitating symptoms which can be psychological (e.g. anxiety and/or depression) and/or physical (e.g. hot flushes and night sweats) in nature. Standard conventional medical treatment for the menopause is centred around hormone replacement therapy (HRT). However, concerns about the safety of HRT (it’s [...]