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Why most of us would like to live a long life, but not if those latter years are in poor health.

Most of us would like to live a long life, but not if those latter years are in poor health. This is the difference between ‘lifespan’ and ‘healthspan’. Your longevity is of course partially influenced by your genetics, BUT it is heavilty influenced by other aspects, including what you eat, your exercise regime, sleep quality and also stress. All of these have huge effects on our health and therefore our healthspan too.

As we age, we need to take even more care of our bodies, so understanding what we can and should do, is of paramount importance if we are to maximise our healthspan.

Exercise

If you could put the benefits of exercise into a pill, then that pill would be the most powerful and extraordinary drug ever discovered. Sadly this is not possible!

Exercise is indeed that ‘silver bullet’ to a long and healthy life but …

Supplements

Despite the rather out of date message from the world of health, that “you get what you need in your food”, propr scientific data shows clearly that the vast majority of us are not getting the recommended target level (RDA) on…

Deficiencies

Micronutrients (vitamins & minerals and others) are needed for hundreds and hundreds of important biochemical reactions and basically look after our overall metabolism is so many ways.

However, Public Health England (PHE) data clearly shows that the majority of adults for examp…

Healthspan & Longevity

Most of us would like to live for a long time, but not if those latter years are in poor health. This is the difference between ‘lifespan’ and ‘healthspan’. Your longevity is partially influenced by your genetics, BUT it is al…

Fasting

Fasting is basically delaying your food intake, with the purpose of helping your body’s metabolism to ‘re-set’. Fasting can be simply missing a meal, delaying a meal until later in the day or reducing calories for a length of time(eg ‘5…

Blood Testing

Many of us have had blood tests when we are sick, organised by our GP. But why do we wait until we are sick to examine the health of our blood? The many bio-markers in our blood can tell us so…

Health Issues

The most common causes of death in the UK are heart disease, cancers, stroke, lung disease, liver disease and neurological diseases eg dementia, Parkinsons etc. Though many are genetically influenced, there is so much we can do by simply ensuring we…

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Your Health Areas

The most common causes of death in the UK are heart disease, cancers, stroke, lung disease, liver disease and neurological diseases eg dementia, Parkinsons etc.

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Your Nutrition

Micronutrients (vitamins & minerals and others) are needed for hundreds and hundreds of important biochemical reactions and basically look after our overall metabolism is so many ways.

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Supplements

Despite the rather out of date message from the world of health, that “you get what you need in your food”, proper scientific data shows clearly that the vast majority of us are not getting the recommended target level (RDA) on many nutrients, including some vitamins, minerals and even protein!

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Exercise

If you could put the benefits of exercise into a pill, then that pill would be the most powerful and extraordinary drug ever discovered. Sadly this is not possible!

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