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According to hard data, five harmful habits herald the coming of heart disease. These five are smoking, being inactive, carrying too many pounds, eating poorly, and drinking too much alcohol. Alone and together, they set the stage for artery-damaging atherosclerosis and spur it onward. They do this by deranging metabolism and changing how cells and tissues work. They also disturb the markers of health we worry about so much: blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar. All too often, the end result of these five habits is a heart attack, stroke, peripheral artery disease, valve problem, aortic aneurysm, or heart failure....

Heart and circulatory disease is still one of the UK’s biggest killers despite related deaths falling faster than those of other diseases. If you want to keep your heart in great shape, here are 10 things you can do: 1.Cut down on salt If you have a diet high in salt, it’s likely that your blood pressure could be high too – which means you have an increased risk of suffering from heart disease or stroke. The recommended maximum daily intake of salt is just 6g for adults and 3g for children (2.5g of salt is the equivalent of 1g...

The World Health Organization recently shared a shocking statistic: 347 million people worldwide have diabetes. That’s upsetting. And this number doesn’t even take into account the percent of the population that are prediabetic or don’t realize they have diabetes. Diabetes can have serious health complications including nerve, eye and kidney damage. As you might already know there are several types of diabetes: gestational, whereby a woman becomes diabetic during her pregnancy; Type 1, which occurs both in children and adults due to an auto-immune disease destroying cells in the pancreas; and, Type 2, which is the most common form, occurring in 90-95% of diabetic patients, including pediatric...

Three best drinks for people suffering from diabetes With around 50 million people suffering from diabetes in India, our country is rightly called the diabetes capital of the world. The situation is alarming because the condition is not just hitting adults but kids too. If you are suffering from diabetes, you know how crucial it is to be absolutely aware of not just what you eat but of also what you drink. Many drinks are high in carbohydrates, which can affect your blood sugar when ingested by your body. But what should you do when you feel like sipping on...

Your body is made up of nearly two-thirds water, so it makes sense to drink enough every day to stay hydrated and healthy.   Water, tea, coffee, milk, fruit juices and smoothies all count.   We also get fluid from the food we eat, especially from fruit and veg.   Does it matter what we drink? Yes, particularly when it comes to fruit juices and sugary drinks – you can be having more calories and sugar than you mean to because you’re drinking them and not noticing.  Five ways to stay hydrated…  Water is the best all-round drink. If your...