Muscle is one of the most metabolically active tissues in the body. In general, the more muscle you have, the higher your basal metabolic rate (i.e. how much energy your body burns each day when you are at rest). Lifting weights or resistance exercise at the gym is one the most effective ways to […]
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Soza Health Guide to Reducing Acid Reflux
Sufferers of acid reflux often experience heartburn after eating. This may be due to a weakness in the ring of sphincter muscle that separates the oesophagus from the stomach. This sphincter muscle should relax to let food through but contract again to keep food in the stomach. It can also be due to a hiatal […]
Improving your kidney health
The kidneys assist the body in maintaining good hydration and electrolyte levels. They also remove excess acids and waste products from the blood, which are then excreted in urine. Maintaining good kidney health is important to prevent water retention, high blood pressure and acidosis in the body. Kidney health can be maintained and improved in a […]
Improving your stress response
Stress is often associated with an increased activation of the “fight or flight” processes in the body. These processes should switch on to enable us to conquer stress in the short term, but then switch off again once a stress has passed, helping us to return to a restful relaxed state again. Modern life is […]
How to improve your lung power!
Your lung muscles increase the volume inside your chest as you breathe, so that air is forced into your lungs and oxygen moves from the air into your blood. The more powerful your lung muscles are, the more efficient your respiratory system is at extracting oxygen and removing carbon dioxide. Oxygen is a […]
Coffee is bad for you, right?
Actually no. Coffee is fantastic! 2-5 cups per day can help you in many ways: Coffee is high in antioxidants. Antioxidants help boost the immune system, improve the arterial function and help the stress response. Coffee boosts exercise performance. In endurance events, you can go for longer at a higher intensity before getting tired if […]
How to recover more quickly after strenuous exercise
Performing strenuous exercise (tennis, squash, lifting weights, spinning etc) causes small tears and micro damage to your muscles. Over the subsequent hours and days your body works to repair this damage. The repair process results in your muscles becoming stronger. This repair process can be accompanied by muscle soreness. Here are three dietary suggestions for […]
Benefits of eating Fibre
How much fibre do you eat every day? Most people are not eating enough. Average fibre consumption is around 15g per day, but the ideal diet contains over 100g per day and anything below 32g is considered deficient. So why is fibre important? Fibre is a prebiotic, meaning it feeds the helpful bacteria in your […]
Preventing Diabetes
Did you know the worldwide prevalence of diabetes is increasing? In 2014 The number of adults living with diabetes was 422 million. That is 8.5% of the global population! Diet and lifestyle changes, such as cutting down on sugar, eating more beans and supplementing your diet with vinegar, can massively help to reduce […]
Alcohol intake in our society
Written by Patricia Patterson-Vanegas Alcohol is the third largest risk factor for ill health in the European Union and Europe has the highest unit per person intake of alcohol in the world*. Medical research has established that binge drinking and long-term drinking negatively affect most organs including the cardio-vascular system, the brain, liver and pancreas. […]