Just 11 minutes a day of moderate physical activity, such as brisk walking, lowers the risk of an early death, according to researchers from the University of Cambridge. The researchers looked at more ...

Socialising could help to reverse frailty in older people, according to research part-funded by the British Heart Foundation ...

Senior Cardiac Nurse Christopher Allen says: Atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation are both abnormal heart rhythms. They occur when there is an issue with the electrical signals and pathways in your ...

Whatever your heart or circulatory condition, you’ll have something to gain from exercise. Getting active could help to ease your symptoms, help you do more in your daily life, and stop your disease ...

There’s a lot of marketing about beetroot juice’s benefits but there is not yet enough scientific evidence to give specific dietary recommendations. While research, including some funded by British ...

High cholesterol is a major risk factor for heart disease. Alarmingly, about half of adults in the UK have total cholesterol levels above the recommended healthy limit of 5mmol/L. Knowing which are ...

Protein is needed for both building and repairing muscle, so you might think to gain more muscle quickly you need to eat extra protein. This isn’t the case. Muscle growth happens when we exercise, ...

When you’re faced with a stressful situation, your body goes into what’s known as ‘fight or flight’ – a human response to potential danger where the body gets ready so you can physically defend ...

What are decaf coffee and decaf tea? Caffeine is a natural chemical (or drug) found in regular tea and coffee. It stimulates the central nervous system and brain, helping you feel more alert and less ...

Inflammation is your body’s natural response to injury or infection. However, if this response is always ‘on’, it can cause damage in your body, and even increase the risk of heart and circulatory ...

Rapeseed oil is a seed oil, like sunflower or corn oil. It comes from the seeds of a plant from the mustard/cabbage family. Its flowers are bright yellow and turn fields into a sea of gold when in ...

The mix of spices gives a great flavour to these crispy strips without adding salt, and as they are baked rather than fried the fat content is kept low too. This simple-to-make curry is full of ...