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Turn on the news, any radio or TV station and/or open any newspaper and you will hear all about the doom and gloom of high petrol prices. How and why can this great thing be turned into such a dramatic, negative event for our country? Obviously, bad news sells. Imagine trying to get this headline …
High petrol prices: the best thing to happen for our health! Read More »
Eggs; because they are high in cholesterol, have had a bad rap for years. Since 1973 the American Heart Association has recommended limiting eggs to 3 per week and this has been standard advice for years. However, recent research is refuting that advice. Researchers from the University of Granada found that egg intake was not …
If you use your mobile phone for more than 16 minutes a day you are damaging your cells, including your DNA, which could lead to an increased cancer risk. Research from Tel Aviv University in Israel showed considerable oxidative stress in the saliva of heavy mobile phone users compared to deaf users’ saliva who obviously …
Athletes have known that drinking watermelon juice before an intense workout reduces muscle soreness but now its been proven. Research from the Technical University of Cartagena in Spain found that those that drank 500 mls natural watermelon juice before an intense workout had almost no aches and pains in their muscles the next day. Encarna …
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Does pigging out stretch my stomach? Your stomach is very stretchy and can handle the occasional large meal. However do this regularly and it will remain out of shape and hamper digestion. Grazers rather than gorgers live longer and have less digestive problems! Should I drink milk before alcohol to line my stomach? Milk is the …
Yet another benefit of coconut oil! As well as reducing dementia and aiding weight loss Irish researchers have now found that this type of oil also helps with tooth decay. Tooth decay and gum disease affects 60-90% of children and the majority of adults and has wider health implications than just the teeth affecting the …
Research from the University of Barcelona, Spain on 3995 people found that those who drank one cup a week of gazpacho soup lowered their blood pressure by up to 27%. Gazpacho is a raw soup containing tomatoes, cucumber, garlic and olive oil which have all been found to reduce high blood pressure individually but the …
Is your child a couch potato? With the obesity epidemic sweeping the western world and making its way down under, parents looking to find the most effective ways to keep their kids healthy now have the answer. A recent study by SoJung Lee of the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine …
Study finds aerobic training more effective for obese girls than weight training Read More »
