According to researchers at The University of Pittsburgh... "walking 5 miles per week helps reduce the progression of mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease".

"Physical activity boosts the brain's resistance to Alzheimer's," said lead study author Cyrus Raji, PhD, from the university's department of radiology. "People who walked more had a slower progression of Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment over five years, and, as a result, they had a better preservation of the hippocampus, the frontal lobes, and the temporal lobes."

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Blood pressure - what it is and how to monitor your own at home:

One of the first steps to controlling what could prove to be a fatal disease. Could only be just a fingertip away by using blood pressure monitors in your own home.

High blood pressure or hypertension, remains one of the most destructive invisible diseases which has no cure. However, it can easily be avoided or regulated with the use of a Sphygmomanometer (blood pressure monitor) and the aid of your doctor...

Swedish researchers have found that men who sit for less than half the time during work have a 20% lower risk of prostate cancer than men who sit all day.

A recent study published in the British Journal of Cancer is the largest ever to investigate the links between exercise and prostate cancer. The study involved over 45,000 men aged between 45 and 79 and looked at how likely men where to be diagnosed with prostate cancer within a 10 year period compared to the amount of physical activity they took.

Polygon Direct now accept Payal and Google Checkout as additional payment methods. It could not be simpler to use, just select the chosen payment type in our checkout and you will be directed to the appropriate page. Of course you can still place your order securely by HSBC card processing by entering your details on the website.

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