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Does
the position of a computer monitor effect your health?
Good and some
not so good news about Chocolate.
Folic
Acid to prevent hardening of the arteries.
www.fht.org.uk
Federation of Holistic Therapists 023 8048 8900
www.aor.org.uk
Association of Reflexologists
www.igpp.co.uk
International Guild of Professional Practitioners
www.arthritiscare.org.uk
Information on Arthritis.
www.hebs.scot.nhs.uk
Scottish Health Promotion Board.
www.netdoctor.co.uk
Regulated by health professionals.
www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
NHS site for England and Wales.
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Chocolate has been found to lower high blood pressure. An ingredient (Flavonols) in Cocoa can boost the production of Nitric Oxide, a compound
which is critical in keeping blood pressure at a safe level. Source
The Times 16.02.2002 page 13.
However, New Scientist (6 April 2002 page 16) reports that Chocolate
may aggravate a sleep disorder in about 1 in 200 people resulting
in them unknowingly act out violent nightmares. The disorder is known
as rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder, or RBD. It mostly
effects men.
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Researchers in the Netherlands suggest that Vitamin B6 may help to
prevent fatty build-up in those at risk of arterial disease. They
found that the vitamin decreased homocysteine levels significantly.
The Doctors in Amsterdam conclude that B6 vitamin supplements decease
the risk of heart and circulation problems which are associated with
hardening of the arteries. Ref: The Lancet 200: 355:517-22, 511-12
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