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Dear Kelley

A New Year resolution idea: just add water

A couple of days ago I found my 'brain was not working'. Turns out the most likely explanation for this was I'd simply not drunk enough water that day. This week I write about this, as well as some recent research which found that even mild dehydration can cause a range of undesirable symptoms. For more on this, click this link.

Is now the time to target sweet foodstuffs in your diet?

In one of my blog posts this week I write about recent research showing sugary soft drink consumption can lead to unhealthy fat deposition in the abdomen (visceral fat), liver and muscle. One of the other problems with sweet foods is that they can drive a desire for more sweet foods. In the blog post, I suggest eschewing sweet foodstuffs as a good first step in tidying up one's diet. For more on this, click this link.

Higher magnesium intake associated with lower risk of stroke

In one of my blog posts this week I report on a recent study which found higher magnesium levels to be associated with a lower risk of stroke. While this study does not prove magnesium protects against stroke, its authors cite several mechanisms through which magnesium genuinely might be stroke-protective. For more on this, click this link.

My new book Escape the Diet Trap to be published on 5th January.

My new book, Escape the Diet Trap takes a in-depth scientific look at why 'eating less and exercising more' rarely works for sustained weight loss, as well as what works better. At its crux are nutritional recommendations designed to induce weight loss without hunger or conscious restriction of food by optimising levels of the key fat storage hormones insulin and leptin. I'm delighted to say that we've had a lot of press interest in the book, and coverage will be unfolding in the New Year.

For more details about the book, including a full chapter breakdown, see the Escape the Diet Trap page on my site here. The full Introduction to the book can be accessed via the Escape the Diet Trap Facebook page here.

To pre-order a copy of the book from amazon (UK) click this link.

To pre-order a kindle version of the book click this link.

Happy New Year

This will be the last newsletter of the year, so I'd like to take this opportunity to wish all of you a happy New Year and thank you for your support in 2011.

To your good health!

Dr John Briffa

www.drbriffa.com

email: john@drbriffa.com