Sharp Rise in Gout Seen
Author: Ola Thomas | Category: Health, Uncategorized
Rates of gout have skyrocketed in the UK, rising 64 percent between 1997 and 2012.1 That equates to about a four percent rise every year, and this painful condition now affects one in 40 people!
Unfortunately, many of the media outlets that picked up this story have been focusing on the researchers’ finding that access to medication was a problem, and rates of people using uric-acid-lowering medications remained “suboptimal.”…
03 Apr 2015
If you’re like most people, one of the biggest hurdles you face when trying to maintain an exercise program is finding the time to do it on a regular basis. The great news is, you might never have to resort to this excuse ever again!
Nothing says “Summer!” like a fresh fruit salad and if blackberries aren’t in the mix, you’re definitely missing out! Sweet and succulent, this fruit belongs to the same family and closely resembles dewberries and raspberries.
An Australian study casts doubt on the notion that a more gradual approach to weight loss is always the most effective route to take.
The interconnectedness of your gut, brain, immune, and hormonal systems is impossible to unwind. The past few years has brought a scientific flurry of information about how crucial your microflora is to your genetic expression, immune system, body weight and composition, mental health, memory, and minimizing your risk for numerous diseases, from diabetes to cancer.
A recent study shows that ten minutes of brisk exercise triggers metabolic changes that last at least an hour. What’s more, the more fit you are, the more benefits you will get.
Grown in the Mediterranean region as far back as 2,000 B.C., beet cultivation spread to Babylonia in the eighth century, then to China around 850 A.D.
Professor Tim Noakes has changed the status of dairy products from “all-you-can-eat” to eat “with caution” after dieters complained that they weren’t losing weight quickly enough, the Sunday Times reported.