Obesity and pancreatic cancer...and a commercial break......

This blog (and my hillfit.com page and blog) has quite a few book adverts with links to amazon. I have read all the books that I advertise on this site and they are all worth reading. Just so you are clear, if you do order one through one of these links, I get a small (very small) % commission from Amazon.

I will only post links to books I've read and would recommend. (Incidentally this is not really something I'm doing for profit - there has been one book order since I started this blog......meaning that so far I've made 51 pence! I don't think I'll retire just yet.)

Also I think that since my adverts are for the UK Amazon and most of my visitors are from the USA I may not be targeting my audience correctly...

Then again I am not doing this for the money....and just so this post isn't focussed entirely on my advertising strategy, here is an interesting study with another reason to exercise and stay lean:

Obesity and lack of exercise could enhance the risk of pancreatic cancer

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Dry January

I mentioned a few weeks ago that I was taking part in "Dry January". I didn't make a big song and dance about it, but I decided to go for a calendar month or so with no alcohol. A few people have asked me about my experience, so here are a few points. Why take a break from drinking? Alcohol is an interesting topic. As a drug it is widely accepted in society, central to so much of our socialising and leisure. There seem to be lots of health benefits - so we are told - yet there are also a lot of problems in terms of health, relationships and lifestyle that come from drinking. Over a few years I'd begun to become aware and then concerned that I was drinking too much and too regularly. I am in a busy and stressful job and sometimes a glass of wine after work to relax is really helpful. But over time, one glass became two. Two glasses became ....I might as well finish the bottle. A habit got established....and was starting to get too e...

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Taking up space for a brief update

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