by bodychek_admin | Dec 23, 2011 | BodyCHEK, General Health, Weight Loss
The majority of foods that can be purchased in our supermarkets these days are what many experts would consider non-foods. Non-foods are foods that require more nutrients to digest and assimilate than the food provides. Almost all processed foods can be considered...
by bodychek_admin | Dec 23, 2011 | BodyCHEK, General Health, Strength & Conditioning, Weight Loss
You may have seen on ITV last week a programme entitled Fowl Play. It investigated suppliers of organic chickens to Asda supermarkets. Unfortunately, I missed most of the show, but managed to see sections where they highlighted chicken farms that were supposed to be...
by bodychek_admin | Dec 23, 2011 | BodyCHEK, Chronic Fatigue, General Health
In the previous two sections I have suggested how breathing rate and breathing mechanics are important to optimal health. Today, I will explain how your airways may also cause problems. A common problem I see today is people unable to breathe through their nose due to...
by bodychek_admin | Dec 23, 2011 | BodyCHEK, General Health
Last time I mentioned how breathing rate is important to health. The way you breathe is also crucial to optimal health. Most people today have what is known as an inverted breathing pattern or sometimes known as chest breathing. This is when the chest rises too early...
by bodychek_admin | Dec 23, 2011 | BodyCHEK, General Health
OK, yet again, you think I am going totally insane. How can the way you breathe kill you? Well, unless you stop breathing you aren’t going to die on the spot. However, breathing incorrectly will make you far more likely to feel tired, develop illness and die...
by bodychek_admin | Dec 23, 2011 | BodyCHEK, General Health
A prescription-only pill to help people quit smoking has received draft approval for use on the NHS.Varenicline (Champix) is the first non-nicotine drug developed specifically to help smokers give up, and was licensed in the UK in 2006. So is it a good idea to make...
