health

In this day and age, many people are health-conscious and rightly so. However, an ever-increasing amount of people are also anxious about physique, failed countlessly by fad diets and generally fed up of not resembling the models we see on the catwalk. I feel you. Prior to 1920 (especially...

Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADS) is a genetic heart condition that can cause sudden death in apparently healthy young people. It mostly occurs due to an inherited cardiac condition that is often not diagnosed until one person dies unexpectedly. Katie Harvey-Lam is a UoN student living through the aftermath of...

Obsessed with avocados? Impact Food has plenty of new ways for you to enjoy them, try out this deliciously healthy and fulfilling vegan meal! Ingredients – 3 handfuls of spinach 2 avocados 1 cup of soy yoghurt 3 to 8 cloves of garlic 1 onion 1 Pack of spaghetti...

While you get caught up in the late nights and early mornings, it may seem impossible to fit in breakfast, water and some good old fruit and veg. We’ve come up with a meal for breakfast, tea and pudding for when you need simple, quick and healthy food. So here’s some...

On social media, adverts, newspapers alike, it seems that Coconut Oil can cure all kinds of ailments and solve a number of problems. So what’s the truth behind this wonder product and how can it help us lead a healthier diet? Sold as a food supplement for various kinds...

The result of decades of intensive research into the causes of cancer has started to come to fruition in the last few years. In 2009, on publication of the first complete genome of a cancer cell, it became clear that no two cancers of any class or location were...

There has been extensive coverage over the past few months on the outbreak of the Ebola virus. Having originated in West Africa, it is the deadliest occurrence since 1976 with over 1,400 deaths reported. With numerous reports of it spreading, just what is the Ebola virus? The first major...