British World Champions - Sport 2013 Following Olympic 2012 success (Total of 65 medals - 29 in Gold)

Following Olympic 2012 success (Total of 65 medals - 29 in Gold). http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/olympics/article-2187459/London-2012-Olympics-Great-Britains-29-gold-medals.html 

Success of British World Champions this year:

Tennis - July 2013: Andy Murray wins the cup (first British win in 77 years)  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-23225058

Rugby - July 2013: Lions Rugby Union (first win in 16 years)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/23210389

Golf - June 2013: US Open Golf Justin Rose wins the cup ( a first British win in 43 years)

http://www.usopen.com/index.html

Tour de France - July 2013: Chris Froome

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/23217579

Canoeing - June 1013: Wildwater Canoeing New World Champion–

Congratulations to Hannah Brown

After success of GB’s women this season, which started with Fiona Pennie becoming K1 European Champion in Krakow, Lizzie Neave winning K1 gold at World Cup 1 and in C1 Kimberley Woods winning gold and bronze and Mallory Franklin winning bronze and silver at World Cups 1 and 2.

http://www.sportinglife.com/other-sports/news/article/678/8789305/great-britain-top-medal-table

Mountain Biking - June 2013: at Fort William, Scotland (downhill event only)

Men's Elite winner:  Gee Atherton

Women's Elite winner:  Rachel Atherton

Rowing World Cup winner - June 2013: Great Britain win thrilling men's eight

Andy Triggs Hodge, Pete Reed, Will Satch, Mo Sbihi, James Foad, Tom Ransley, Dan Ritchie and Oliver Cook

Glover and Swann win World Cup gold

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rowing/23021488

Aggar Para-Rower World Cup DISABILITY SPORT http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/23013937

Triathlon - May & June 2013: at Yokohama & Madrid: Jonathan Brownlee

http://yokohama.triathlon.org/

Motor Racing - April -May 2013 WTCC: Robert Huff (2012 world champion- standing for 2013) http://www.fiawtcc.com/drivers/detail/id/2

International GT Open: Duncan Cameron

http://www.gtopen.net/article.php?cont=670

WTCC  (RML) Race of Australia: James Nash (Bamboo Engineering)

Grand Prix motorcycle racing:  Scott Redding

WEC 6 Hours of Silverstone: Allan McNish

 http://www.fiawec.com/races/6-hours-of-silverstone.html

Cycling - February 2013: UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Minsk, Belarus UK won both the gold and overall medals tallies

(2R Superbikes) Chaz Davies, R3: Assen Chaz Davies

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-22159723

Tour de Romandie Road Cycling: Chris Froome (Team Sky) 

Endurance racing 24 Hours of Le Mans: Allan McNishAllan McNish

Hope to see more achievements

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Healthy Living:    Q&A about understanding Thyroid disorders and how to deal with it. Author: Dr A Toft CBE MD FRCP

Thyroid Illness:

This section is compiled with curtsey of Family Doctor Series publications in association with the BMA. You are highly recommended to purchase a book titled "Understanding Thyroid Disorders" published in 1995. Price £2.49. Author: Dr A Toft CBE MD FRCP. You are strongly advised to consult your doctor for any medication. Q. What is Thyroid illness and how do I know that I have it?.

A. Despite its small size gland it is an extremely important organ which controls our metabolism and it is responsible for the normal working of every cell in the body. Your GP can diagnose the condition with a simple blood test.

Q. Who is affected and can it be treated?

A. Thyroid disease often runs in families. Certain forms are asociated with an increased risk of developing diabetes or anaemia. Thyroid disease is common, affecting around one in 20 people. More women than men are affected. Treatment is usually successful, and even thyroid cancer can be cured if caught early. There are different types of Thyroid affecting different people. One type is Autoimmune disease which you'll probably need to take tablets for the rest of your life.

Q. Do I have to change my diet?.

A. Diet in the UK contains adequate amounts of iodine and you don't need to take supplements.

Q. Is smoking harmful?

A. Patients with hyperthyroidism due to Graves' disease should stop smoking.

Q. Was stress responsible for making my thyroid gland overactive?

A. There is now evidence that stress can affect the immune system which is abnormal in Graves' disease. So the answer is probably yes, but there are other important factors such as heredity.

Q. Will my new baby have thyroid trouble?

A. The children of mothers with Graves' disease may be born with an overactive thyroid gland. Occasionally mothers with hypothyroidism give birth to a child with an underactive thyroid gland. In both occasions, when disease is detected, treatment is done in few weeks.

Q. Could my thyroid condition explain why I did badly in exams?

A. It is likly to be hyperthyroidism which affects people taking exams. A reduced ability to concntrate will certainly lead to a substandard performance.

Q. Could thyroid disease have caused my anxiety/depression?

A. No. Although Hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism will make underlying psychiatric illness worse.

Q. Will my Graves' disease recur?

A. If your hyperthyroidism has benn effectively treated with iodine-131, it will never return. If hyperthyroidism has setteled after a single course of carbimazole there is a 30%-50% chance of recurrence, usually within one to two years of stopping the drug.

Q. Does it matter if I forget to take my medicine?

A. Symptoms of hypothyroidism due to lack of thyroxine are not usually felt for two to three weeks of stopping the tablets. However, this is not to be recomended. Also patients with hypothyroidism may have other autoimmune disease such as diabetes mellitus. Failure to take thyroxine regularly will affect the response to insulin and may lead to low unexpected coma due to a low blood sugar.

Q. I feel better when I am taking a bigger dose of thyroxine than recommended by my doctor. Is this safe?

A. Although by taking excessive thyroxine a sense of well-being, increased energy and even weight loss may be achieved in the short term, there are long-term dangers to the heart and possibility of increasing the rate of bone thinning and therefore encouraging the development of osteoporosis.

Q. Can treatment for Graves' disease make me fat?

A. No, although you wil probably put back any weight you lost before your condition was diagnosed and treated.

Q. My daughter was put on thyroxine tablets at birth. Will she have to take them forever?

A. Not necessarily. She will be taken off them after a blood test when she is about a year old.

Q. Will test involving radioactivity affect my fertility?

A. Definitely not. The amount of radioactivity involved is less than that in a x-ray.

Q. Is the time of day when I take my thyroxine tablets important?

A. No, but most people find it's better to take them at the same time each day.

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Healthy Living:    Dr T Murcott suggestions on top-selling alternative medicines

Herb /Supplements     Good for:      Volume      Price            Stores
Echinacea	Boosting your immune system	60 Tablets	£5.55	Boots
St John's Wort	Depression	100 Tablets	£8.49	Holland+Barrett
Mik Thistle	Liver function	30 Tablets	£6.99	Boots
Peppermint Oil	Bowel complaints	10ml bottle	£2.99	simplysupplements.co.uk
Cranburry	Urinary infections	One litre    or 30 Tablets	£2.00 or £3.99	Supermarkets or Boots
Red Vine leaf	Circulation	60 Tablets	£4.99	Boots
Glucosamine	Creaky joints	60 Tablets	£3.69	simplysunpplements.co.uk
Vitamin B6	Boosting mood	100 Tablets	£2.25	Boots
Valerian root	Sleep problems	100 Capsules	£5.49	Holland+Barrett

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Healthy Living:    Five excuses we make for eating badly

1	I don't have time for breakfast
2	It is impossible to pass the coffee shop without buying a latte and a muffin
3	I can't say no when people offer me a piece of birthday cake in the office
4	It is my partner's fault; he won't eat healthy so I have to eat what he wants me to cook
5	I have to finish the children's leftovers

Above Tips are from Amanda Ursell

Healthy Living:    Truths about healthy eating:

Sugar is good for a sore Throat	Yes
Cooking destroys minerals		No
Women are programedto like fatty, sweet foods  more than fatty savoury	Yes
Take away PIzza are junk		No
Apple may beat cold sores	Yes
Copper in your diet will stop you turning grey		No
Chillies can be addictive	Yes
Eating gelatine makes your nails grow		No
Grasshoppers are much more nutritious than lobsters	Yes
You gain weight as you age		No

Above Q&A is from Amanda Ursell

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