Low bone density or other risk factors? - It is generally assumed that low bone density indicates fracture risk. However, dense bones may not necessarily be sufficient to prevent hip fracture...

Eat your vegetables - And avoid lung cancer - Cruciferous vegetables such as cabbage and broccoli can help protect against lung cancer. They are rich in isothiocyanates, which are lung-cancer prev...

Factors increasing risk - In Europe and the US, the average life time risk of developing colorectal cancer is one in 20, but the risk can go up or down as a result of many fact...

Nutrients: - Today's diets can't deliver all we need - Most doctors reckon that we can get all the nutrients we need from a healthy, balanced diet, and that taking supplements is an unnecessary expense. B...

Balancing moods by balancing nutrients - While most practitioners, conventional and alternative, focus on fighting heart disease, arthritis and cancer, there is growing concern over the silen...

Screening for lung cancer doesn't reduce death - Regular screening of individuals at risk of lung cancer may not reduce death from the disease. ...

Nutrients that aid immunity - For a properly functioning immune system, consider the following nutrients:

Eat more than five veggies a day - We all have it fixed in our minds that we should eat five portions of fruit and vegetables a day. It’s a maxim from our health guardians that has beco...