Car sickness is not the only form of nausea where the common herb, ginger, might come to your aid. Research also shows it to be better than placebo when used to treat seasickness, morning sickness and chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV). Nausea and vomiting are the most significant influences on quality of life in patients […]
Arthritis: Superfood for Thought
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So are you finding arthritis has started to creep in? Maybe it’s in the family. But there’s no escaping this simple equation: inflammation = pain. It’s a fact that arthritis piggybacks on the increasing inflammation associated with the ageing process. Inflammation is also linked to the breakdown of cartilage that cushions your joints, which leads […]
Older Vegetarians Take Note
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Do you eat tofu and drink soy milk? Good for you, right? Less allergenic, right? Soy products have been promoted as health smart, with Japanese statistics for breast cancer, etc used as evidence. Some even go so far as to list tofu in their personal collection of “superfoods”. Before you throw another tofu kebab on […]
No Complaints in Whinge-free Zone
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Here’s some cheap insurance for longevityboomers against becoming “cranky old *****” as opposed to lovely old smilies. But you can’t just buy it. You have to work for it. No excuses now because the word’s out that we have “plastic” brains. In other words we have the ability to change. So when the script in […]
Olive Leaf Extract for Hypertension
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Looking for natural ways to control blood pressure? Olive leaf extract (OLE) is a herbal extract used medicinally in Mediterranean countries over thousands of years. In the last 50 years, olive leaf extract, together with its active ingredient oleuropein, has been the subject of a number of European scientific studies. Researchers at the University of […]
Right to Adequate Food
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Many are familiar with the drastic decline in the health of indigenous people worldwide when their communities are introduced to “fast food”. Food is readily available, but it’s “calorie rich, nutrition poor”. Now it seems our cities are becoming “food deserts”, or more correctly, “nutritional deserts”. Limited access to wholefoods and good sources of nutrition […]
Antibiotic Resistance: Thinking Laterally
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“Antibiotics are wonder drugs, but they face increasing problems with resistance by various types of bacteria, especially Staphylococcus aureus.” Reports like this are being issued with alarming frequency by medical experts who are seriously concerned about a growing number of antibiotic-resistant superbugs spreading through hospitals, homes for the elderly and other institutions. Antibiotic resistance is […]
CT scans and x-rays
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If you plan to live to a ripe old age you might want to limit the amount of medical radiation you willingly embrace. How much radiation are you getting and how much is likely to make you sick or sicker? Just to give you some idea, a CT (computed tomography) scan gives you a radiation […]
Beautiful Skin with Pomegranates
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Pomegranates are good for your skin and are becoming well entrenched in anti-ageing and sun care products. The oil is prized by the beauty industry and here are a dozen good reasons why: Anti-inflammatory – pomegranate inhibits 2 enzymes linked to inflammation and early ageing Anti-ageing Sun protection, both before and after sun exposure. Pomegranate […]
Prostate Health, Prevention and Survival
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Worried about prostate cancer? A healthy lifestyle incorporating the latest research into boosting longevity may slow down the development and progression of prostate cancer. Prostate cancer (PC) is now acknowledged as the second most common cancer in men in western countries including the US and Australia. Historically the presence of PC was not associated with […]
