Your Health Matters

Leaving the house in the morning may seem simple, but with every move we make, our brains are working feverishly to create maps of the outside world that allow us to navigate and to remember where we are. (via UCLA study shows that individual brain cells track where we are and how we move / UCLA Newsroom)

Alternative therapies such as aerobic exercise, resistance or strength training, and isometric hand grip exercises may help reduce your blood pressure, according to the American Heart Association. (via Alternative Therapies May Help Lower Blood Pressure)

Obesity, heart disease, and high blood pressure (hypertension) are all related, but understanding the molecular pathways that underlie cause and effect is complicated. (via Relationship Between Obesity, Heart Disease And Hypertension)

The DASH Diet can help lower your blood pressure and cholesterol levels (via Slideshow: DASH Diet for Heart Health – Lowering Blood Pressure and Cholesterol)

When choosing items labeled as ‘healthy,’ we need to be very careful. Many corporations have caught onto the fact that more and more consumers are seeking healthier options, and have tailored their marketing towards this end. (via Top Five Worst So-Called ‘Health’ Foods - The Alternative Daily)

(via Quiz: Water, Sports Drinks, Electrolytes: Stay Hydrated & Avoid Dehydration)

Five further GP practices are facing closure by the CQC, in addition to two practices which have been denied registration and have now been forced to reassign patients, the regulator has announced (via Five more GP practices face closure by the CQC | News Article | Pulse Today)

CQC inspectors will measure how caring and compassionate practices are by speaking to GPs, as well as staff and patients, to ‘get a sense of the practice’s values’ under plans being formulated by the regulator. (via GPs to be interviewed to measure their compassion, says CQC lead | News Article | Pulse Today)

Journal on Coeliac Disease

(via http://www.drschaer-institute.com/smartedit/documents/yourlife/dsif_01-2013_uk_web.pdf)

Gluten Free Forum - News

(via http://www.drschaer-institute.com/smartedit/documents/yourlife/dsif_02-2013_uk_internet.pdf)