Evidence now shows that around 70 per cent of your immune system depends on having a healthy micro biome in your gut. That means the good bacteria are in balance and they help protect the body against infection and disease. Unfortunately, due to widespread use of antibiotics, and unhealthy diets that do not support the micro biome, […]
First Day Of Spring 2018: What To Know About The Equinox & Longer Hours Of Sunlight. The first day of spring is called the vernal equinox (sometimes also referred to as the spring equinox or March equinox) and it is almost always either March 20 or March 21 (though it will fall on March 20 […]
Intermittent energy restriction diets, such as the 5:2 diet, clears fat from the blood quicker after eating meals than daily calorie restriction diets – reducing an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease, a new study in the British Journal of Nutrition reports. In the first study of its kind, researchers from the University of Surrey […]
WHEN it comes to fertility treatment – specifically IVF – there are fine margins between successful and unsuccessful outcomes – between creating life or failing to bring one into existence. So, against this emotionally-charged backdrop, is it not wise to always strive to tip the balance in your favour, even when the methods employed might […]
How well did you sleep last night? If you fell into bed late and tossed and turned until you woke up bleary eyed this morning, you are not alone. In the Western world, we are living through a sleep deprivation epidemic and it is having a major impact on our health and wellbeing. Latest research […]
Unraveling the secrets to ‘sustainable behavioural change’ (SBC) is like searching for the Holy Chalice. In order to understand SBC a little more, we must first recognize that we humans are running on autopilot for around half of our waking hours. Here’s an interesting correlation: – ‘People spend 46.9 percent of their waking hours thinking […]
ME is not a very useful term. Myalgic Encephalomyelitis derives from Ancient Greek. Myalgic meaning painful muscles and fibres and Encephalomyelitis meaning inflammation of the brain and spinal cord. Those labelled with ME rarely have actual evidence of brain or nerve inflammation, so it is simply a label and not a very descriptive one at […]
The antibiotic group of medication has undoubtedly been responsible for relieving suffering and saving more lives than any other collective of drugs. How ironic, then, that these drugs now have the capability of potentially creating an apocalyptic plague due to bacteria becoming resistant to even the most powerful antimicrobials. Exposure of bacteria to antibiotics leads […]
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The number of people living with diabetes has doubled in the last 20 years, according to the charity Diabetes UK and most have type 2 diabetes, which is a condition when the body is unable to adequately control blood sugar levels. We know that it is strongly linked to lifestyle and issues such as obesity […]
Getting enough calcium and vitamin D is crucial for building children’s bones and keeping them strong and healthy as we age. Calcium is also necessary for helping blood clot and teeth. Each day we lose calcium through our sweat, urine, skin, nails and hair but out bodies cannot make new calcium. It is therefore essential […]
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