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High Blood Pressure
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High Blood Pressure: Why the Number is only the Starting Point

Know Your Numbers! Week, which runs from 7 to 13 September, is Blood Pressure UK's annual blood pressure testing and awareness campaign. It exists for a simple but important reason. Around 4.1 million people in England are estimated to be living…
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Gut-Heart Connection

The Gut-Heart Connection: Microbiome and Cardiovascular Health

The idea that the bacteria living in your gut might influence the health of your heart sounds counterintuitive. Yet the science behind what researchers call the gut-heart axis has been building steadily, and it is now one of the more actively…
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Poor Sleep is a Cardiovascular Issue
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Why Poor Sleep is a Cardiovascular Issue

Sleep is often the first thing to be sacrificed when life gets busy. Most people accept tiredness as an inconvenience rather than a health concern. But the evidence tells a more significant story, one that has been building steadily over the…
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Stress Affect your Heart

How Does Stress Affect Your Heart?

Most of us recognise stress when we feel it. Fewer of us realise how directly it shows up in cardiovascular health. Stress is not simply a state of mind – it has measurable effects on the heart, blood vessels and metabolic function, and chronic…
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Alcohol and your heart

Alcohol and Your Heart: What The Evidence Tells Us

The Alcohol Awareness Week (6–12 July 2026), coordinated by Alcohol Change UK is a timely moment to look honestly at where the science currently sits on alcohol and cardiovascular health. The picture has shifted meaningfully in recent years. What…
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Men's Health

Functional Medicine Supporting Men’s Health

One of the most pressing men’s health concerns is prostate health. According to NHS data analysed by Prostate Cancer UK, prostate cancer officially became the most common cancer in England in January 2025. The National Prostate Cancer Audit…
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GLP-1 Medications Diabetes

GLP-1 Medications, Diabetes and Weight Health: What The Evidence Tells Us

GLP-1 medications have reshaped how we think about type 2 diabetes and obesity. GLP-1 medicines such as semaglutide and tirzepatide, now widely available in the UK, have transformed treatment. For people with type 2 diabetes and established…
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Functional Medicine for Chronic Fatigue

Functional Medicine for Chronic Fatigue

Chronic fatigue is often misunderstood. Feeling tired after a busy week is one thing, but myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is very different. It is a complex, long-term condition that affects energy production, immune…
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Functional medicine for Arthritis

How Functional Medicine Supports People Living with Arthritis

Arthritis is often thought of as a condition that comes with age, but the truth is it can develop at any time. According to Arthritis UK, more than 10 million adults, young people and children in the UK live with arthritis – experiencing stiff…
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