Rhythmic Hearts

Introduction.
We all like to think that we have steadily beating and rhythmic hearts, when the reality is that at some time or other our hearts will literally skip a beat. For other people having an irregular heart beat is something that they are quite used to, with their hearts beating abnormally quickly or slowly for [...]

Male Libido

Introduction.
An interesting study from Austria has made a direct link between the benefits of sun bathing and the male libido. Perhaps unsurprisingly it involves raising the levels of vitamin D in males, but that in itself is interesting as it is generally true that most of us feel somewhat friskier if the suns been out. [...]

Christmas Travel Sickness

Introduction.
Christmas comes but once a year, as the children’s saying goes, but the levels of excitement that they can whip themselves up into seems to be enough to last the whole year. As if that’s not enough in itself to make some kids ill, the long distance drives to visit family and friends for that [...]

Menopause Vitamin Supplements

Introduction.
There comes in time in a woman’s life when she will enter the menopause, which can have varying affects from evening time hot flushes to an increase in body weight, depression and even to osteoporosis - a decrease in bone density. In recent years hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been able to counter the worst [...]

Pre-Christmas Stress

Introduction.
As the saying goes “Christmas comes but once a year”, but the stress during the build up to it can take months to get over. Whether it’s getting all the presents, buying and preparing food, meeting those relations or friends you’d really rather not know; the pre-Christmas period can seem anything but the “still and [...]

Doctor Doctor

Introduction.
Don’t worry, this isn’t a “Doctor, Doctor my …” joke. It is, however, a piece that may be of interest to anyone with an illness that their physician seems unable to help them with. We all know of friends or family that have that mystery illness which, despite having had all the tests possible done [...]

Healthy Hair

Introduction.
It shouldn’t come as any surprise to you to learn that health and vitamin supplements can help you to maintain beautiful looking and healthy hair. For men it’s not even just a question of having healthy hair, but making sure you’re taking the correct amounts of all the essential vitamins and minerals just could help [...]

Natural Pain Relief

Introduction.
With pain relief treatments like aspirin and ibuprofen again in the news due to the risk of causing stomach bleeding and kidney failure, more and more people are considering using natural pain killers instead of the ones you can buy from the major drug companies. Natural pain relief agents are frequently used alongside other health [...]

Granny Takes A Trip

Introduction.
As the 60s generation hit their 60s - comes the news that the idea of Granny taking a trip might not just be restricted to a once popular brand of clothing. Apparently taking acid is rapidly becoming one of the quirkier health supplements for a range of ailments and illnesses, following a resurgence of interest [...]

Quack Swine Flue Cures

Introduction.
Not too surprisingly, and not before time, comes the news this week that the US FDA is cracking down on quack swine flu cures. With the bad weather approaching and the number of reported cases of the H1N1 flu virus bound to rise - more and more people are looking on the internet for ’swine [...]