Health articles

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  • How to Avoid Sports Injury

    Taking part in sport is a fantastic way to keep fit and active, as well as socialise. However, sports injury is common and can range from minor sprains to broken legs or even heart problems.

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  • Exercise Top Ten Tips

    There are many excuses not to take exercise: too busy, too tired and too unfit are common ones. But exercising, or being active, for at least 30 minutes, five times a week will improve your health and help you live longer.

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  • Cholesterol - What's My Level

    We couldn't live without cholesterol. It's in every cell in our body, helps us digest fats, keeps our nerves healthy and helps us make vital hormones.  Yet for all its life-supporting properties, cholesterol can be a threat.

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  • 10 Ways to Cut Down on Salt

    Eating too much salt can raise blood pressure, which may lead to heart disease.  We should have no more than six grams of salt a day as adults.

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  • Does Someone You Know Have an Eating Disorder?

    Eating disorders affect typical eating patterns, either through eating too much or too little. Eating disorders normally begin when food is used as a coping method for traumatic events or emotional pressure.

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  • Food Intolerance or Food Allergy

    If you find yourself experiencing bloating, abdominal pain or diarrhoea when you eat certain foods, you could be suffering from food intolerance.

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  • How Much Water Should I Drink?

    Two-thirds of every adult's body weight is made up of water. We can survive for weeks without food, but only a few days without water.

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  • Keep That Weight Off

    Well done - you've reached your target weight. But how do you make sure you stay there? By sticking to a healthier lifestyle and not falling back into old habits.

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