Exercise

How (and why) you should reduce your blood pressure

How (and why) you should reduce your blood pressure

Health
Sarah Carter

What is hypertension?  Hypertension is another term for high blood pressure and the point where it could be treated with medication. That’s ...

Retiring makes you healthier and happier, study suggests as former office workers report doing more exercise and feeling better

Retiring makes you healthier and happier, study suggests as former office workers report doing more exercise and feeling better

Business
Robert Johnson

By Victoria Allen Science Correspondent 21:55 10 Dec 2023, updated 23:06 10 Dec 2023 The study followed more than 20,000 people aged ...

Britain’s obesity problem is always someone else’s fault

Britain’s obesity problem is always someone else’s fault

Health
Sarah Carter

Every so often a bit of BBC archive material from the 1960s or 70s goes viral; either a vox pop video or ...

I lost two-and-a-half stone with weight training and a high-protein diet

I lost two-and-a-half stone with weight training and a high-protein diet

Health
Sarah Carter

Lynne Webb, 56, from Maidstone, Kent, is a retired police officer and is training to be an ambulance call handler. When I ...

3 Simple Activities That Can Enhance Cognitive Function in Older Adults

3 Simple Activities That Can Enhance Cognitive Function in Older Adults

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

A recent study shows that an 18-hole golf round or 6 km of walking can boost immediate cognitive function in older adults, ...

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