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DHEA: Keeping old age at bay

A recent editorial in a prestigious American peer-reviewed medical journal labelled the promotion of DHEA (dehydro-epiandroster-one) as an eternal youth hormone as nothing more than “quackery”. more »

The dangers of commercial milk

Raw milk is collected from farms daily or every other day and taken to dairies by tanker for processing. On arrival, it is subjected to various tests and, once given the all-clear, is stored and coole... more »

Low-down on low-fat milk

For years, low-fat cow’s milk has been enthusiastically promoted as the perfect health drink, providing adults with ‘essential’ vitamins and minerals, but without the so-called heart-unhealthy fat fou... more »

The low-fat fallacy

The connection between dietary fat and disease is so entrenched in our thinking that it has spawned a multimillion-dollar processed-foods industry, informed the dietary advice given by doctors to gene... more »

Milk: How much longer will Monsanto be allowed to put growth hormone into America’s dairy products?

The tide is finally turning against chemical giant Monsanto and its right to use a growth hormone in every dairy herd in the USA. more »

Constipation: It could be caused by a food allergy

Constipated? It could be because you have an unsuspected food allergy. That certainly was the case for four women who had more »

Low-GI Diet: It’s the best lifestyle choice after all

So what is the best diet for us to follow? Not just the one that will help us lose weight (and hopefully keep it that way), but the one that is also the healthiest, and will help us live a long and d... more »

Insatiable appetite

A reader writes on behalf of a friend, who eats and eats and never feels full: “The person in question yo-yos between 66-70 kg. She eventually stops eating out of disgust (for a short period), but t... more »

Diets: Atkins is the best of the low-carbs (and a high-fat diet doesn’t cause heart problems)

The much-maligned Atkins Diet is the best of the low-carb options, a new study has concluded. more »

Trans Fatty Acids: McDonald’s introduces new and healthier cooking oils - again

Fast food chain McDonald’s is trying to turn into a triumph its decision to dramatically reduce the levels of trans fatty acids it uses in its cooking. more »

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3 Nov 2009 | Lynne McTaggart - Wh... (jowddty)

The poisoned generation

Perhaps the most underappreciated health scandal in modern times is the fact that, every day, we are all subjected to some 80,000 drugs—virtually all of which have not undergone a single regulat... more »

23 Oct 2009 | Health from your Gar... (bshubbard)

Your good health is down to yo...

One thing is sure in this world: only you can establish total wellness and health. Unless you want it, and are sufficiently motivated to gain it and keep it, no amount of outside support will su... more »

1 Oct 2009 | Lynne McTaggart - Wh... (jowddty)

DNA: it's not destiny

When we become ill, most of us lay the blame at the feet of our ancestors: my heart problem is like dad’s, who had a dicky ticker; I’m likely to get breast cancer because it’s what m... more »

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