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Spending time with horses: Is this the perfect therapy?
12:06am Monday 25th August 2008
Steven Lowe was addicted to alcohol and was drinking himself to death. Then he agreed to a new treatment that saved his life, he tells Marjory McGinn.
By MARJORY McGINN

Health and Wellbeing
 Monday 25th August 2008
This week: The need for breakfast.

My Health: Jason Rouse, comedian
12:58am Monday 23rd June 2008
Diet is very important to me, one of my biggest pet peeves about being in the UK and being on tour is that it's really difficult to reliably get good food or get somewhere to work out where they don't insist that you're already a member or something - seems like there's nowhere you can just turn up and walk straight into the gym. It's terrible, I feel like my body is totally deteriorating.

Wellbeing: Health and happiness
12:05am Monday 23rd June 2008
Wellbeing: Health and happiness This week: diabetes Around 150,000 Scots have been diagnosed with one of the forms of diabetes, although Diabetes UK say that a further 90,000 sufferers remain undiagnosed. Recent research by the charity forecasts a 46% increase in the occurrence of the disease throughout the UK by 2025.

From a 10k to horseplay, age is no barrier to exercise
12:01am Monday 9th June 2008
More people in their sixties are realising the benefits of a fit and active lifestyle, finds Marjory McGinn
While the plot of the new Indiana Jones movie may be less robust than its predecessors, there’s nothing feeble about veteran action hero Harrison Ford.
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Probiotics may fight allergy
12:01am Monday 9th June 2008
“Good” bacterial content in a daily drink can change the immune system’s response to grass pollen, balancing antibodies in a way that may provide relief to those who suffer hayfever allergies, according to a study.

Free infertility advice
12:01am Monday 9th June 2008
People seeking advice on any aspect of infertility or involuntary childlessness can now call the Infertility Network’s helpline free of charge.

Gout may increase heart risk
12:01am Monday 9th June 2008
For men with coronary risk ­factors, having the arthritic condition gout may further raise their chances of dying from heart problems.

My Health: Susan Morrison, comedian
12:01am Monday 9th June 2008
I have a viciously robust attitude to health stories in the press: I ignore them. Salt? Bring it on. That’s because ­generally I’m one of those people who is ridiculously healthy.

Should we talk about trauma?
12:01am Monday 9th June 2008
This week: Should we talk about trauma?
American psychologists have published research suggesting that choosing not to discuss a terrifying experience might actually be better for you than chewing it over out loud.





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