Researchers have made a claim that angry people and those with a hot temper may be more susceptible to suffering a heart attack or a stroke. A US study has been through medical literature and identified a dangerous period of about two hours following an ‘anger outburst’ when people are at a heightened risk. The research … Read more
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) have stated that smoking just one cigarette can triple the risk of a person dying from heart disease when compared to a person who has never smoked. The research that has been conducted indicates that part time or social smokers are kidding themselves with regards to their health. Furthermore, there … Read more
The old adage states that a happy worker is a productive worker. The nights might be getting shorter but, what if some of your employees are suffering from the Winter Blues? Around 3 to 6% of people in the UK are thought to experience SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder). However, what might be surprising is that over … Read more
Whilst death rates have been declining over recent years, cardiovascular disease is still the number 1 killer in the UK. In defence of this, people are given cholesterol-lowering statin drugs to protect them against heart attacks and strokes, The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) says the scope for offering this treatment should be … Read more
If we told you about a great way to be active that guaranteed up to a 20% increase in your metabolic rate AND it was free, would you try it? Of course, you would. If we then asked you whether you think this would involve going to the gym, cycling or running every day what … Read more
A study which has been summarised in the Lancet, has been comparing the quality of care and outcomes for heart patients in the UK and Sweden between 2004 and 2010 and has concluded that thousands of heart attack victims could have been saved if the UK had adopted similar treatment methods to Sweden. The study … Read more
Next week sees the start of National Obesity Awareness Week (13th to 19th January) which is inviting the UK population to be part of ‘Britain’s biggest resolution’ and encouraging people to make the small lifestyle changes that can add up to a big difference with health and wellbeing. With more than half of the UK … Read more
Researchers have found that patients with higher than normal levels of “bad” cholesterol in their blood tended to have more harmful tangles of protein inside their brain cells. These tangles, known as beta amyloid plaques, are one of the main physical signs of Alzheimer’s disease and are thought to interfere with the way brain cells … Read more
A new anti-smoking campaign begins today and offers support, advice and a range of tools for anyone looking to stop smoking. The new television adverts warn how smoke makes blood “dirty and thick with toxins” which then circulate in the body, increasing the risks of a stroke. With the strapline – “If you could see the damage, … Read more
New research from the British Heart Foundation has made for some astonishing statistics this week – nearly 650,000 employees call in sick each week. This figure translates to around 2% of the UK workforce being absent through illness at some point every week. Sickness is estimated to cost the UK economy £100 billion per year. … Read more
People who regularly eat nuts appear to live longer, according to the largest study of its kind. The study followed nearly 120,000 people for 30 years. The more regularly people consumed nuts, the less likely they were to die during the study. People eating nuts once a week were 11% less likely to have died during the … Read more
Studies have shown that a lack of sleep can have serious consequences for shift workers. Shift work will twist the the dials on your body’s biological clock – sometimes your body won’t be able to tell when it is time to = wake you up and when it is time to go to sleep. … Read more
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