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Does Microcurrent Therapy Aid Recovery from Injury?
TENS and EMS are commonly used for a range of outcomes including preserving muscle strength and size after injury or when immobilised and for the reduction of pain and improvement of recovery and tissue repair. More recently, microcurrent stimulation has …
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Is Caffeine Beneficial to Health?
Key points Caffeine can increase ketone production, thereby helping people to achieve and stay in ketosisCaffeine can reduce insulin sensitivity and increase glucose but long-term studies show a net benefit of caffeine-containing drinks on diabetes incidenceCaffeine can help …
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Can Coffee and Caffeine Harm Health?
Key points Caffeine can increase the risk of anxiety and panic attacks Excessive caffeine consumption reduces the length and quality of sleep Caffeine can be associated with mental health challenges in some people Large doses of caffeine can cause bruxism …
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Is Coffee Inflammatory?
Key points On balance, coffee appears to be possibly anti-inflammatory Coffee is also generally health-promoting for most people Individual responses can vary, and coffee can likely drive inflammation and pain responses in a small minority of people Coffee is associated …
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Cliff’s 101 Tips for Health: Get straight back on the horse
If you ever slip up, whether that’s not getting into the gym when you had meant to, or eating something that’s not on your plan, simply get straight back ‘on the horse’. Remember that you are in this skin a …
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The Effects of Coffee on Health
Key points Coffee drinking is associated with reduced incidence of many cancers, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative disease, and liver diseaseCoffee can raise blood pressure acutely, but habitual intakes might not have this effectHot drinks, including coffee can be …