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2009 is fast approaching and many people will be deciding to make resolutions, often with a certain amount of apprehension. The problem with New Year resolutions, in my opinion, is that often we set targets that are unobtainable or very difficult and easily broken. Consequent feelings of failure can be destructive and upsetting. Perhaps [...]  I do hope you all had a fabulous Christmas? Plenty of food has been consumed in my household and, with New Years Eve fast approaching, there may be plenty more tasty treats in the planning. Indigestion is possibly on the menu in many homes, however there are natural ways to prevent and overcome this uncomfortable problem. [...]Dark chocolate, the varieties containing 85% -90% cocoa solids, is something that I really do enjoy (as regular readers of my blog will already know)! I take comfort in knowing that this treat is also quite healthy. Numerous studies have now linked the eating of dark chocolate to a reduced risk of heart disease and cancers, [...] As Christmas is only a few days a way I thought I would mention a few common Christmas foods that have the benefit of being great for our health (rather than concentrate on the less nutritious fare!). Brussels sprouts and dried dates are Christmas staples in many households and both of these foods have [...] My last few blog posts have had a Mediterranean theme so I decided to continue it through to this post…..last week I mentioned the Mediterranean diet in relation to prevention of heart disease, cholesterol lowering and the reduction of triglyceride levels, a risk factor for heart disease. I also mentioned that low fat, high carbohydrate diets were not necessarily [...] Thinking and writing about the Mediterranean diet last week got me thinking about the Mediterranean in general and the extra sunlight that many Mediterranean inhabitants are exposed to….oh it would be nice to be in the sun right now….anyway, back to the point in hand! Vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin, has numerous health benefits and [...] Leading an active, healthy lifestyle is something that we are all aware is very important for our general health. It was very interested to read a study recently published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine (1) that found many young women, of menstruating age, refrain from taking part in recreational sports because of [...] Back in July I wrote about the potential of artichoke leaf extract to lower cholesterol levels. There have been many papers written about natural alternatives to statins, the commonly prescribed drug for the lowering of cholesterol levels. Many individuals prefer not to take statin medication due to the potential adverse effects and the fact [...] Eczema is becoming a more and more common infant complaint in the UK, and in the western world as a whole, with up to one in five infants suffering from the condition in their first year of life (1). It is a chronic condition which produces itchy, red, inflamed patches of skin – most [...] One of my friends suffers from recurrent cold sores, every time she is a little stressed or her immune system is weakened by a cold she, more often than not, gets a painful cold sore blister on her lip. Cold sores are caused by a virus known as Herpes simplex Type I (HSV-I), [...] |
  
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