Tag: Rachel Garrod
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MUSCLE STRENGTH AND OUR DIET – Gender Differences
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We are cautiously emerging from lockdown. And now it seems like the time to take stock of our health again. I was fortunate to have access to a treadmill (it had not seen the light of day for a long time) so managed to maintain my cardiovascular fitness (pretty much).…
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VAPING Controversy …
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By Rachel Garrod Since I am writing this article in October, more commonly known now as “Stoptober”, I thought it was worth considering the discussion we are presently having around vaping. Vaping refers to the use of electronic cigarettes which mimics smoking but without burning tobacco. The vaporised product from…
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The Exercise Placebo Effect
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By Rachel Garrod Is there such a thing as a placebo effect where exercise is concerned? We are probably all familiar with the concept of a placebo effect when related to medicines; it is the reason medical trials have to be so stringent and why people are often randomly assigned…