Shared from Sky News: Life-sized model shows what office workers might look like in 20 years. The life-sized doll named Emma has a permanently hunched back, varicose veins, red eyes and a protruding stomach.In just 20 years' time, the average office worker will have a hunched back, protruding stomach and sore eyes, according to a life-sized doll developed as part of...

-   By Philippa Roxby Health reporter, BBC News - How fast people walk in their 40s is a sign of how much their brains, as well as their bodies, are ageing, scientists have suggested.Using a simple test of gait speed, researchers were able to measure the ageing process.Not only were slower walkers' bodies ageing more quickly - their faces looked...

 - Article by Natural Netwalking member Dr Riccardo Di Cuffa, Director and GP at Your Doctor www.your-doctor.co.uk -Diabetes is one of the fastest rising chronic diseases in the UK and the cost to patient quality of life and the NHS is devastating.  Obesity is the single most contributory factor to development of Type 2 diabetes, which is not to be mistaken for Type...

- Intensity of exercise is less important than frequency - Last year, officials warned that four in five people are at risk of early death from heart attack or stroke.Research released today suggests you may not need to go to the gym twice a day to get the health benefits of exercise – physical activity of any intensity could make a difference...

 - Article by Natural Netwalking member Dr Riccardo Di Cuffa, Director and GP at Your Doctor www.your-doctor.co.uk -The summer months bring a whole host of new activities and outdoor ways to have fun, however we need to keep exposure to ultraviolet rays at the forefront of our minds. Skin cancer is one ofthe most common forms of cancer in the UK...

- Article by Natural Netwalking member Dr Riccardo Di Cuffa, Director and GP at Your Doctor www.your-doctor.co.uk Junk food may be addictive in the same way drugs are. Eating junk food regularly has been said to alter brain activity in a similar way to addictive drugs such as heroine and cocaine. A recent study performed on rats showed that a high-calorie, fatty...