Approval has been granted for the use of statin medications, which are used to lower cholesterol, by people who do not have high cholesterol. This is based on the rationale of preventing cardiovascular events such as heart attacks. A similar use was approved in the...
Guest Contributor – Kristy Lee Wilson You want to be fit. You know how much you should weigh. You know your ideal pant size. You can even picture how great those skinny jeans will look. So why aren’t you living life in your ideal body? There are many complex...
Regular readers will know my views on ADHD. It is over diagnosed and over medicated. The reasons for this are the loose subjective criteria that cover the behavior of just about all children at some point and the readiness of doctors to prescribe stimulant medication...
We all like things that are simple. Here are twelve of the simplest ways to be healthy which are easy and are either free or come at absolutely minimal expense. Whilst you will need to make the effort of applying them there is nothing listed here that you are...
I have done a series of stories for Today Tonight about the health benefits of eating fish. The more one looks into this the more fascinating it becomes. Apart from omega 3 fatty acids, seafood and fish are good sources of iodine, lean protein, selenium and vitamin D....
There is an old adage about laughter being the best medicine. It is quite true. It is impossible to feel stressed when you laugh. Laughter has been shown to be beneficial for our health in a number of ways. When we laugh our physiology literally changes. Our blood...
Heart disease remains a major cause of death yet there is much that you can do to prevent it. By this I don’t mean just taking tablets for cholesterol at a cost of billions of dollars. Some of the things may look obvious, whilst others may surprise you. Here are ten...
February fourth was world cancer day. Since 1971 when then President Nixon declared war on cancer we have seen that despite the spending of billions of dollars, not much headway has been made in reducing the cancer mortality rate. To make real headway we need to turn...
Many people worry about losing their memory, as they get older. No doubt Alzheimer’s disease is more common than in years gone by. This partly reflects people living longer but also reflects how we treat and look after our brains. Whilst there are no cast iron...
