Saturday, 4 Nov 2023

Obesity Part 4

This is, I promise, my last blog on this subject for the time being. It takes the form of a…

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Saturday, 4 Jun 2022

Dementia Part 3

Exercise in the treatment of dementia My last two blogs have described some of the problems of dementia and how…

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Saturday, 28 May 2022

Dementia Part 2

Last week I told you about some of the research indicating that regular physical activity can protect against dementia. Today…

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Saturday, 21 May 2022

Dementia Part 1

A modern scourge Dementia is an advancing modern scourge and has recently been reported to have overtaken coronary heart disease…

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Saturday, 9 Apr 2022

Cerebrovascular Disease and Stroke

What is a stroke? A stroke happens when there is a loss of blood flow to part of the brain. Your…

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Saturday, 10 Apr 2021

More Complications of Exercise.

Musculo-skeletal injuries. Muscle sprains and joint strains are the commonest ill-effects of exercise, particularly competitive sports. Activity versus inactivity Physically…

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Saturday, 17 Oct 2020

EXERCISE AND THE TREATMENT OF DEMENTIA

Does exercise improve brain function in dementia? Maybe. There are theoretical reasons to believe that the failing brain might be…

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Saturday, 10 Oct 2020

EXERCISE AND THE PREVENTION OF DEMENTIA

Dementia, a modern pandemic Dementia is an advancing modern scourge and has recently been reported to have overtaken coronary heart…

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Saturday, 27 Jun 2020

EXERCISE AND BLOOD PRESSURE

The figure above shows the distribution of systolic blood pressure in the population. My very first Exercise Blog just one…

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Saturday, 30 May 2020

EXERCISE AND DISEASE

It is time to talk about the health-giving properties of regular exercise and of high levels of cardio-respiratory fitness. Today’s…

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