Feeling The Cold

Don’t let the cold get to you this winter.

Introduction. I don’t know about you but this year I’m really feeling the cold. You know how your Grandpa or even perhaps your mom would remark how cold it is now the winter’s set in – well this year I’m finding myself doing that. I guess as we all get older we feel the cold [...]

Healthy Brain Boost

Don’t think you kids will eat oily fish - then get them an omega-3 fatty acid supplement.

Introduction. What parent doesn’t want to see their children succeed at school? The answer to that is, of course, that we all do – whether that’s paying the fees to get them into one of the top private schools or being prepared to pay travel costs across town to a better school – let alone [...]

Avoiding Winter Illnesses

Blackberry leaf tea - not blackberry colored or something to chat to your friends with!

Introduction. Apart from going down with the flu this winter – common colds and sickness can strike us all at any time. Although they are usually over sooner than the flu can be, they can still leave you feeling out of sorts and quite possibly having to take time off work – which none of [...]

Prostate Problems

Don’t be afraid to get a medical opinion about prostate problems.

Introduction. Being Prostate Cancer Awareness month in the USA it seems a good time to think about how you can avoid developing prostate problems, or, if you already are having problems with your prostate what can you do for yourself to try and prevent the symptoms getting any worse. What are prostate problems. Prostate problems [...]

Vitamin B Arrests Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer’s disease - take vitamin B to help prevent it.

Introduction. Could a preventative treatment to the threat of Alzheimer’s disease finally have been found? Well, a study from Oxford University, England, has found that people who take a daily vitamin B supplement are less likely to succumb to the memory loss disease. Providing the vitamin supplement is at least begun to be taken during [...]

Chinese Medicine News

 Camptotheca Acuminata - the Cancer tree

Introduction. Here in the west conventional medicine still seems to be the order of the day when it comes to receiving medical and health advice when visiting one’s personal physician with an ailment. However, that could be set to change in the coming years as Chinese remedies begin to enjoy a period of unrivalled expansion [...]

Help For Celiacs

Bread and pasta - two of the big no-no foods for celiacs.

Introduction. Whether it’s the humble bread roll or salmon en croute that you have to avoid – being a sufferer of celiacs disease is not only no joke but is really no fun at all. OK, so I guess if you’re desperate to lose a few pounds then being able to say “no” to that [...]

Controlling Morning Sickness

Unpleasant in any way you want to consider it.

Introduction. Not all mothers to be succumb to morning sickness but those that do can find it at best an annoyance and in extreme cases downright debilitating. So, what can you do to set about controlling morning sickness and, hopefully, reducing its impact on your daily life. Anticipating morning sickness. Before going on to consider [...]

Nuts To Cholesterol

Just 70g of nuts a day can help to reduce your cholesterol levels.

Introduction. If you like eating nuts and have high cholesterol then some good news for you this week is that by eating more nuts – you can now officially say “nuts to cholesterol“, as eating as little as 70 grams of nuts a day can help to lower your total levels of cholesterol. Even better, [...]

Three Vitamin Shortages

No girls - eating cake’s no way to combat the three vitamin shortages!

Introduction. Did you know that there are three vitamin shortages in particular that your body could be suffering from? The three vitamins are the vitamin B complex, vitamin C and vitamin K – none of which can be stored in your body; giving rise to a potential shortage of them. As these three vitamins cannot [...]