Health and Well-being
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What Causes Asthma? – It’s Down the Pan
A staggering 5.4 million people suffer from asthma in the UK. Asthma is an illness that seems to belong to modern, Western society and its prevalence has been on the increase since the 1970’s. Although mortality rates from asthma have been on the decline this is only due to the fact that asthma is now…
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Brainpower – Use it or Lose it
I’m worried about my brain. I don’t think it’s working as well as it used to. I can’t remember things; I’m getting my words mixed up, I can’t find the right words to express myself. What is happening to me? Is it dementia? Alzheimer’s? Do I have a brain disease? Do I need to see…
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Obesity – Tolerating a Weighty Burden
Both as a society and as individuals it seems we are extremely and, often, rather irrationally tolerant of others. Why, when I observe people, do I not recognise the fact that in some cases their condition or lifestyle will involve a financial cost to me? Take, for example, the over-weight. We know the risks. We…
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Incremental Running – Beating the Reluctant Runner
The problem with running is that you go out for a run but the reasons why you do so tend to be rather vague – to get fitter, to stay healthy. There has to be more meaning to it; it needs to be more quantifiable. Incremental Running is a way of giving purpose and motivation…
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Playing Your Best – It’s All in the Mind
You can practice your sport all day every day, you can get the finest coaching, you can use the latest equipment, you can even have a talent – an exceptional talent – for your sport but whatever you do, whatever you have, it won’t guarantee that on a particular day you will play well. It’s…
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Pushing Asthma – A Possible Cause?
Nobody is really too sure as to what causes asthma. Many theories have been proposed. None have proven definitive as a scientifically accepted universal explanation. This article seeks to contribute to that debate by offering a less widely recognised reason why asthma may have become so prevalent over the last half century. Pushchairs have existed…
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The Achievement Package – Having What it Takes?
A good idea is nothing unless you make something of it. And that’s when things start to get difficult. The problem is that very few of us have what it takes to become real achievers in this world. We’re just not cut out for it. We can’t offer the full Achievement Package. Success is more…
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