Regular neck massage can lower blood pressure and reduce the risk of heart disease according to research from Leeds University which found that signals from the neck play a key role in helping the brain maintain blood pressure, heart rate and breathing when we change posture, for example when standing up. When these signals stop because the neck is still and not moving we can suffer from problems with blood pressure and balance.
Good nutrition isn’t brain surgery so it’s time to ditch the diet books for good. In fact the world’s largest study of weight loss at the University of California showed in January that diets only lead to weight gain and increase your risk of heart disease.
Fortunately, healthy eating — the kind of eating that keeps you slim for life – doesn’t leave you starving. The message is simple — forget diets and go back to basics with honest, healthy eating. My healthy eating rules are the only rules you need to know to feel good, stay healthy and lose weight at the same time. And eating better means eating more too …
You enter the shop with the best of intentions: to buy healthy foods for yourself and your family. But it’s easy to go through on autopilot–buying the same things over and over even when you suspect (or know) that your choices aren’t good for you.
A diet high in nutrients and low in additives and preservatives is the key to good health. But supermarkets can be confusing places with so many different types of foods, labels and brands. If you just haven’t got time to read food labels or aren’t sure what you should be buying to maximise your health use the following as a guide to help you know which foods to include and which to avoid to maintain good health …