Exclusive interview with British Olympic swimming champion REBECCA ADLINGTON!
Nov 07 2012- Blog
- Last Updated on 07 November 2012
- Monica Costa
Rebecca “Becky” Adlington is only 23 but already OBE and Britain’s first Olympic swimming champion since 1988 and the first British swimmer to win two Olympic gold medals since 1908. She won two gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in the 400 m and 800 m as well as bronze medals in the women’s 400 m and 800 m freestyle events in this year London Olympics. We have asked her a few questions and here is what she said.
14-year-old Hayley Okines has co-written a book about her experience of living with Progeria. We talk to her mother about their story so far…
Nov 05 2012- Blog
- Last Updated on 09 November 2012
- Jasmine Joynson
Kerry Okines’ daughter, Hayley, suffers from Hutchinson Gilford Progeria Syndrome. This condition means that she ages about eight times faster than the average person. I asked Kerry about the work both she and Hayley do to raise awareness of the condition and the progress that they have already made. Despite being told she would probably not make it past her thirteenth year, Hayley is fast approaching her fifteenth birthday. As well as taking part in drug trials, being the subject of articles and documentaries and getting on with life as a 14-year-old, Hayley has co-written a book with her mother.
Does red meat have a role in young children’s diets?
Nov 05 2012- Blog
- Last Updated on 30 October 2012
- Monica Costa
This study on read meat might sound controversial to vegetarians but makes a compelling reading to me. It has been compiled by CHS Ruxton, PhD, RD, Freelance Dietitian and E Derbyshire, PhD, Senior Lecturer in Human Nutrition, Manchester Metropolitan University.
