Over the last few days I’ve been thinking about healthy ageing resolutions for 2015. Nothing drastic – no crash dieting or fasting for me! But after reviewing the medical findings of last year, two in particular stood out. Firstly, the report that found a Mediterranean diet to be more effective than a low-fat diet for…
THE POWER OF VITAMIN D – HEALTHY CHRISTMAS CANAPES
With the darkest day almost upon us, it seems fitting to end the year with a few words on the sunshine vitamin – Vitamin D. A slew of new research has linked Vitamin D deficiency to obesity, dementia, prostate and colorectal cancers, fertility, multiple sclerosis, asthma, heart disease, high blood pressure, poor immunity, SAD, schizophrenia…
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![Want to age well? You need to activate your brown fat…
Medically known as Brown Adipose Tissue (BAT), brown fat stores energy, burns calories, regulates blood sugar and insulin levels. It may do many other magically life-enhancing things, such as protecting against obesity, heart disease, cancer, T2 diabetes and Alzheimer’s.
At its simplest, Brown Fat exists to produce heat – and so keep us alive.
Which is why cold is the very best activator of Brown Fat.
Here are a few tips on how to increase your own Brown Fat supplies:
- [ ] Go for a regular wild swim
- [ ] Take a cold shower or ice bath. The Cleveland Clinic suggests twice a week.
- [ ] Go for a walk and expose your neck to the air for a few minutes. Brown Fat collects around the neck, shoulders and chest.
- [ ] Turn the thermostat down every now and then. You want to be feeling a little cool, not violently shivering.
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