Abnormal blood fat levels - dyslipidaemia

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Dyslipidaemia means undesirable changes in your blood fats. This is a complicated field and what follows is a simplification. Cholesterol A raised blood cholesterol is the best known form of dyslipidaemia.. Cholesterol is an important component of cell walls – we all...

High Blood Pressure Pt 1

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What is Blood Pressure (BP)? We all have “blood pressure”. Blood pressure (BP) is the pressure of blood within the major arteries. It is expressed as a two-figure quantity – say 120/80. The higher figure is the systolic pressure, which is the peak pressure...

Fitness Awareness for Children

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For a long and healthy life, starting young is really important. If when you reach your twenties, thirties or forties you are overweight and unfit, the struggle to attain normal weight and a high level of physical fitness is so hard. The tendency is to go on getting...

New Year Resolutions

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Now is the accepted time to make your annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving the road to hell with them as usual. Mark Twain New Year Resolutions All NY resolutions seem to demand self-denial. Not many people resolve to smoke more cigarettes or to...