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Alcohol and stroke
If you drink alcohol you have probably wondered whether it is doing you any long term harm. This factsheet describes the link between drinking alcohol and stroke and explains how "binge" drinking pu...read more
Anorexia gets you in the long term
What is anorexia nervosa ? Anorexia nervosa is the best known of a range of illnesses classified as eating disorders. Anorexia nervosa literally means “loss of appetite for nervous rea...read more
Damage to the brain
A stroke causes damage to the brain, which affects how the body worksBecause stroke is a brain injury, the effects, or symptoms, will depend on the part of the brain that is affected.Every st...read more
Facts about alcohol
One of the basic facts about alcohol that many people fail to grasp is that it is a drug.Alcohol is a sedative. Ethyl alcohol was the first of the sedatives to be discovered ...read more
Immediate and social effects of alcohol
Immediate Effects Alcohol is a sedative hypnotic drug and affects people in diverse ways. When alcohol is drunk it is absorbed directly into to the blood stream via the stomach and small int...read more
Nutrition and alcohol
ALCOHOL Alcohol is an anti-nutrient. It is well proven to deplete almost every vitamin (A, B1, B2, B6, folic acid, B2, C, D and E),minerals (calcium, magnesium, potassium, z...read more
Stroke in younger adults
Many younger adults are affected by stroke each year. Although the effects of stroke are the same in different age groups, younger people are likely to have different concerns about their family, their financ...read more
The effects of cannabis on the brain and respiratory system
Long term effects on the brain Recent research indicates that in common with other addictive drugs such as heroin, nicotine and amphetamines, cannabis activates the release of dopamine in the brain. Dopamine...read more
Vitamin A (Retinol): introduction
Vitamin A and its metabolites play diverse roles in physiology, ranging from incorporation into vision pigments to controlling transcription of a host of important genes. Health depends on ma...read more
Vitamin E: an introduction
Vitamin E is a the principle membrane-associated antioxidant molecule in mammals. It plays a major role in preventing oxidative damage to membrane lipids by scavenging free radicals. Structu...read more
Vitamin K: What we know about it
Vitamin K is a necessary participant in synthesis of several proteins that mediate both coagulation and anticoagulation. Vitamin K deficiencyread moreWhat does smoking do to us?
Illness and Disease The damage done to the human body by smoking can be truly devastating. The links between smoking and cancer, lung disease and heart disease are well known. Smoking is implicated in 80% of...read more
