Watch out for those heels girls!! They may look fabulous but latest research warns of the dangers of long term heel users. It can shorten the calf muscles, damage the knee and ankle joints and also cause bruising on the ball of the foot. \the researchers also suggest that sticking to flatties isn’t the answer either, but wearing a whole range of different heels each week is best for the feet and legs and ultimately the spine.

Once again, I am prompted to promote the Mediterranean diet. New research has now revealed that  eating a Mediterranean diet halves your risk of heart disease. You are far less likely to develop heart disease if you have followed this diet for 10 years; just a reminder; the diet includes fresh fruit and veg, olive oil and fish. The findings from the university in Athens were based on a study of 2,500 Greek adults whose diet and loifestyle was tracked for 10 years.

Conversely the Western diet can cause depression. This diet high in saturated fats and sugars has already been blamed for heart disease and now it seems it could be responsible for many psychiatric disorders. It changes the mix of bacteria in the gut which appears to affect the brain advbersely.

The good news is it’s never too late to make the diet shift. A study of 162 healthy men and women included some aged  70 and over, who seemed to make positive health changes after just 12 weeks of dietary changes.

So put your best foot forward and make some immediate changes to body and soul today!!