THEA JOURDAN

Thea Jourdan has been a journalist for the last ten years. She currently writes on health issues for The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail. She is also a contributor on science and technology to The Economist. Over her career she has written for the Sunday Times, the Independent, The Scotsman, Scotland on Sunday, the Sunday Herald, Harpers and Queen, Nova, Frank and many more journals and magazines.

The following articles by Thea Jourdan are available:

>Diet and Nutrition
ARE VITAMINS DOING YOU MORE HARM THAN GOOD?   
by THEA JOURDAN, 858 words
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A damning new report says that popular vitamin supplements taking by millions of Britons may actually be shortening their lives. Are you in danger?
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>Medical
THE CRIPPLING BONE DISEASE THAT TARGETS ALL AGES   
by THEA JOURDAN, 1389 words
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Crumbling bones used to be something only old ladies worried about. But now, with young people shovelling down junk food, drinking, smoking and rarely exercising, experts say we?re sitting on an osteoporosis time bomb?
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>Medical
SIMPLE LIFE CHANGES FOR HEALTHY BONES   
by THEA JOURDAN, 1058 words
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Building up your bone bank now is an investment that will pay off in later life.
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>Real-Life Stories
I WAS 29 AND MY BONES WERE CRUMBLING INSIDE   
by THEA JOURDAN, 1007 words
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When Mimi Weeks went for a bone-density test, the results were shocking. She already had dangerously brittle bones, despite not having reached 30. Now she?s rebuilding her life and her bones.
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>Diet and Nutrition
SEAWEED: KILL OR CURE?   
by THEA JOURDAN, 669 words
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Fancy a side order of seaweed with your burger and fries? Discover how ocean algae can make junk food healthier.
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>Diet and Nutrition
STRAWBERRIES - THE HEALTHY OPTION   
by THEA JOURDAN, 701 words
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Strawberries have always been a rich source of Vitamin C but they can also improve your health in other areas.
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>Real-Life Stories
I HAD SEX WITH A DYING MAN   
by THEA JOURDAN, 1106 words
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Tracy Watson, 33, lost her husband Nic Watson when he died at the age of 29 from cystic fibrosis.
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>Real-Life Stories
ALOPECIA - CATHERINE'S STORY   
by THEA JOURDAN, 780 words
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What happens when you lose your crowning glory? Catherine Bourcier describes what it's like to suffer from alopecia.
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>Diet and Nutrition
THE TRUTH ABOUT FRUIT AND VEG   
by THEA JOURDAN, 902 words
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The simple 5-a-day plan is not a miracle cure; just good sense and the healthy option.
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>Health Q and As
NINE WAYS TO SAVE A LIFE   
by THEA JOURDAN, 1570 (9 x 200) words
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We only learn about our body when something goes wrong. Each week we explain the function of a different body part and how it affects your health.
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