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Our skeletons grow with the body but without calcium we get broken bones

Bone health is important at every age and stage of life. The skeleton is our body's storage bank for calcium and without it we will get broken bones At birth we have about 270 bones but by the time we are about 30 the number is 206 because some fuse together. Their smallest are in…

Cholesterol Facts You Should Know before taking medication

The body uses cholesterol to make bile acids, which are necessary for proper food digestion. It's also a vital part of adrenal and sex hormones (oestrogen, progesterone, testosterone), and it helps the body manufacture vitamin D. What is it? READ THIS FIRST Cholesterol is not a fat. Biochemically it's called a "sterol." It contains no…

What time of day is a heart attack more likely and how to avoid it

The worst times for heart attack and for all kinds of cardiovascular emergency are the mornings and during the last phase of sleep. No, you can't sleep at a different time. The danger period is just before you wake up and just after you wake up. We do say mornings but shift workers have exactly…

can changes in our diet discourage cancer tumours from forming

The Amino acid “asparagine” has been targeted in cancer treatment for over 50 years using a drug called “L-asparaginase” New research shows this drug together with a change in diet may be helpful Asparagine is essential for the normal functioning of cells and is produced naturally by the body, it is also absorbed from foods including asparagus,…