Author: Jim West

THE MENOPAUSE causes an oestrogen deficiency which is believed to impair women’s ability to use fat as an energy source. But a recent study found that post-menopausal women did not differ from women who had not yet reached menopause when it came to burning fat through exercise. Experts suggested they should focus on endurance exercises in particular to “improve the ability” to burn fat. Go to Source (express.co.uk) This article, images and content belong to the source and curated for informational purposes.

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ENDOMETRIOSIS can be an “extremely debilitating” and “painful” condition for sufferers. It is a long-term affliction where tissue similar to the lining of the womb starts to grow in other places. Although it affects one in 10 women, and those assigned female at birth, across the UK there is currently no cure – instead leaving patients to seek ways of managing symptoms. Go to Source (express.co.uk) This article, images and content belong to the source and curated for informational purposes.

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THE PANDEMIC is a storm, one that as of July 2022 the world continues to endure, it is one so big sometimes the only thing most people can do is hang on. Like all storms however, it will end. The question is how long the world will take to recover from the destruction. Go to Source (express.co.uk) This article, images and content belong to the source and curated for informational purposes.

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DIABETES type 2 need not undermine quality of life if you take simple steps to manage it. Diet is essential here but there are some deceptively risky items. According to Nataly Komova, RD and fitness expert at JustCBD, you should be wary of a particular fruit. Go to Source (express.co.uk) This article, images and content belong to the source and curated for informational purposes.

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ANNE PARMENTER’s 60th birthday might have been just like any other one but this year she received one extra parcel in the post. She was sent a home test kit as a part of the NHS screening for bowel cancer. Working as a teaching assistant at the time, she would joke about a cardboard box in the classroom containing her poo. Feeling “as fit as ever”, she wasn’t even going to do it but then she thought why not. Fortunately, that little poo sample saved her life. Go to Source (express.co.uk) This article, images and content belong to the source…

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