The Times reports on a study published online on the International Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity website. The study title is: “Longitudinal effects of dog ownership, dog acquisition, and dog loss on children’s movement behaviours: findings from the PLAYCE cohort study.” That’s a …
Health is closely linked to happiness. Eat well to be happier…. I noticed a little snippet of news in this morning’s newspaper about a healthy diet for women and it concerns plant protein. This interests me because if people eat more plant protein, they eat …
The Times reports today on a study which found that eating red meat twice a week significantly increases the risk of developing type II diabetes. It’s the most recent study to identify a link between red meat and diabetes. The scientists work out of Harvard …
I didn’t know this and I suspect others don’t know about it either. This year’s flu jab protects against H1N1 and other common seasonal flu strains. To be clear, it is a vaccine against swine flu and that’s important. It’s rather strange that I wasn’t …
The Times reports on a University of Sheffield article describing research that they have done on using the poop of endangered animals to kill certain bacterial species including superbugs which are resistant to antibiotics and which cause diabetic foot ulcers. Apparently, diabetics can suffer from …
I can think of two problems with wood-burning stoves (a) human health problems and (b) climate change problems. And let’s be clear, wood-burning stoves look great. They make the home look cosy. It’s a real fire and the heat and the flickering glow is best …
There is a shocking news story in The Times of June 21, 2023 which reports that five-year-olds in Britain are on average up to 7 cm shorter than their peers in other wealthy nations. Yes, young British kids are up to 7 cm shorter than …
The picture below encouraged me to write this post. Also, the fact that I have first-hand experience of being bloated by cow’s milk because of lactose intolerance. I sense that most people don’t know if they are lactose intolerant. They might not have heard of …
For me, this is an interesting juxtaposition of how a gaseous chemical, nitrous oxide a.k.a. laughing gas can be used successfully on animals in veterinary clinics to sedate them safely but which is abused by humans to the point where it harms them seriously. It …
