Scraping the barrel
In a shocking piece of lazy journalism, a study from last year is overplayed, again.
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In a shocking piece of lazy journalism, a study from last year is overplayed, again.
Vitamin D is essential for many of the body’s natural processes and helps us absorb other vitamins too, but here are some facts you might not know about this important vitamin.
Many of us grew up being told that we need to drink cow’s milk to help us grow. Despite all the evidence showing that we don’t need dairy, and linking cow’s milk with a wide range of illnesses and diseases including an increased risk of bone fracture – the myth still persists.
Your bones are like living cities, always rebuilding and repairing themselves and exchanging materials with their environment – discover why they need both calcium and vitamin D, and other nutrients to stay strong!
Since we were children we’ve been told how important it is that we eat our greens. Now salad season is approaching, here are 10 good reasons for you to reach for the watercress!
We’ve all heard the saying ‘you’re only as old as you feel’. Whilst ageing is natural and inevitable, we can help ourselves feel younger, from the inside out, by including certain foods in our diet.
A new study from the EPIC-Oxford team suggests that vegans, vegetarians and fish-eaters all have a higher risk of bone fracture than meat-eaters – with vegans faring the worst.
Bones grow until we’re about 20 years old and then stop – but they don’t then become just a lifeless structure supporting our body. Bones wear and are damaged so they need to be continually repaired.