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Seasonal allergies affect millions of people in the UK each year with aggravating symptoms such as sneezing, itchy and watery eyes, running nose and itchy skin. These hay fever symptoms are the result of the immune system’s reaction to harmless pollen particles in the same way it would respond to harmful antigens. In this [...]  A recent pilot study, soon to be published in Clinical Nutrition, has tested the effects of the supplement Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) on patients with Crohn’s disease. Crohn’s disease is digestive condition marked by inflammation and irritation in the intestines. Symptoms include pain, bloating and diarrhoea, and the condition may lead to narrowing of [...] Protecting your skin from the sun’s harmful rays doesn’t stop with applying sun creams. There is a wide range of things we can do nutritionally to protect our bodies from the inside out. A Mediterranean diet rich in fish, whole grains, beans/pulses, vegetables, fruits and olive oil is full of antioxidants and omega [...] The herb thyme has recently (1) been found to suppress a specific enzyme (promotes specific biochemical reactions in the body), called Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), which plays a key role in inflammation. The researchers involved in this laboratory-based cell study found that a specific chemical found in thyme, called carvacrol, seemed primarily responsible for the inflammation [...] |
  
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