Author: Jim West
THE COUNTRY one lives in impacts the way they live their life due to various factors such as environment, culture, and food. Dan Buettner decided to travel around the world to find the countries, or locations, where people live longer and better. Sardinia was one of these places. How do people there stay so healthy? Go to Source (express.co.uk) This article, images and content belong to the source and curated for informational purposes.
WEIGHT LOSS can be difficult during menopause, the time when women experience physical symptoms such as bloating and weight gain. Celebrity nutritionist Kate Llewellyn-Waters shared with Express.co.uk the foods and drinks women should avoid in order to slim down in time for the summer break. Go to Source (express.co.uk) This article, images and content belong to the source and curated for informational purposes.
A 69-YEAR-OLD, who contracted polio when he was three, is losing control of his arms decades after recovering from the disease because of a condition experts describe as “polio’s long Covid”. Go to Source (express.co.uk) This article, images and content belong to the source and curated for informational purposes.
COVID-19, polio, monkeypox, hepatitis, bird flu; the UK is awash with viral pathogens in 2022. Hovering above all this, however, is the threat of Disease X. Express.co.uk speaks to Immunologist Professor Denis Kinane about the threat the virus poses this summer. Go to Source (express.co.uk) This article, images and content belong to the source and curated for informational purposes.
SALAD offers a quick yet refreshing fix during the summer months. Whether the heat stole your appetite or you just want to make the most out of fresh ingredients. However, one summer favourite could be tricky for your levels due to its two staple ingredients. Go to Source (express.co.uk) This article, images and content belong to the source and curated for informational purposes.
THE MOST pressing concern with blood clots is the risk that they’ll travel to the lung, which kills hundreds of thousands of people each year. The condition is widely understood as the result of sedentary behaviour. Some sleep positions, however, may also increase the risk of the complication. Go to Source (express.co.uk) This article, images and content belong to the source and curated for informational purposes.
DRY EYE disease occurs when eyes don’t make enough tears or tears evaporate too quickly. This can cause eyes to feel scratchy, irritated and sore. Although the NHS describes the condition as “not usually serious”, for others, like 53-year-old Margaret Norton it can be a persistent issue that causes suffering. Go to Source (express.co.uk) This article, images and content belong to the source and curated for informational purposes.
MANY people find it uncomfortable during a heatwave. Whether it’s struggling to concentrate in the heat or being unable to get to sleep at night. But for others undergoing cancer treatment as well as survivors of the disease, it can be unbearable. Go to Source (express.co.uk) This article, images and content belong to the source and curated for informational purposes.
HIGH blood pressure, also known as hypertension, can be attributed to many causes. One of the more surprising is a vitamin tablet commonly sold in the UK, warns Hussain Abdeh, Superintendent Pharmacist at Medicine Direct. Go to Source (express.co.uk) This article, images and content belong to the source and curated for informational purposes.
CORONAVIRUS cases have risen sharply lately, which Professor Denis Kinane attributes to the emergence and rapid transmission of the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 strains of the virus. Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, the noted immunologist shares his predictions for the rest of the year. Go to Source (express.co.uk) This article, images and content belong to the source and curated for informational purposes.