After writing about heart disease in previous blog posts I wanted to write a little on Type 2 Diabetes. This is a very prevalent condition that generally effects people who are overweight or obese. It is a cause for concern as it now effects over 5% of the Irish population (7% in the UK, 11% …

In the last 2 articles on this subject I discussed what heart disease is, who it affects, and what are its signs and symptoms. In this article I want to focus on how diet can have a major influence on our risk of developing atherosclerosis (heart disease) and what we can do to take ourselves …

In the previous article on this topic I discussed what heart disease is and who is affected by it. In this article I want to focus on the signs and symptoms of heart disease, as well as risk factors, biomarkers, and how the disease is diagnosed. I mentioned previously that heart disease is caused primarily …