Covid has slashed life expectancy by a ‘jaw dropping’ three YEARS in the North West of England after region suffered highest death rate in the country North West men and women’s life expectancy dropped by a combined 2.8 years The figure is higher than the 2.1-year decline across England last year Risk of Covid death 24… Read More »
I am a bad dancer. This fact has been a part of my DNA since I abandoned ballet at five years old. I know everyone abandons ballet — except for the obvious few — but the retired child ballerinas usually take up something eventually: hockey, GAA. But my being bad at ballet led me neatly… Read More »
Cholesterol is a fatty substance found in your blood that can cause life-threatening complications by clogging up your arteries. Heart attacks often absorb most of the attention but another possible complication is peripheral artery disease (PAD). PAD begins when LDL (“bad”) cholesterol passes from the blood into the wall of an artery, explains Harvard Health.… Read More »
Something Fishy Omega-3 fatty acids, commonly found in oily fish such as mackerel and salmon, are important because they can also help to prevent blood clotting abnormally, advises nutritionist Dr Marilyn Glenville, author of Natural Solutions for Dementia and Alzheimer’s. “The use of Omega 3 fish oils has been shown to reduce the risk of… Read More »
One of our biggest challenges over the past six months has been remaining positive and motivated, as we deal with a swathe of fears, losses, uncertainties and challenges. Our collective mental health has taken a battering, and many of us have gained that Covid stone or slipped into bad habits. These three women have made… Read More »