If you have been diagnosed with cancer, and you want to have the best chance to survive it, then guided imagery is for you. The way you use your mind can make a huge difference in what happens to you; the evidence points to effects that range from...
Sugar is a simple carbohydrate found naturally in many foods, including fruits and grains. If the only sugar we consumed were in natural, whole foods, we’d all be just fine. But the average American diet is full of refined, nutrient-depleted foods...
Although alternative practitioners by law cannot claim to offer cancer "cures", many herbal remedies have a long history (and much scientific evidence) demonstrating their anti cancer effects. ...
A new health scare concerning bioflavonoids is raging in Italy, and it’s something that could soon be hitting a health store near you if the regulators of the European Union have anything to do with it. The Italian government is warning pregnant...
If you’re a woman, your GP or gynaecologist undoubtedly press-gangs you into having a Pap smear test periodically to screen against cervical cancer.
In these tests, named after Dr George Papanicolaou, who developed it in 1941,
Anyone who claims a cure for cancer faces the vitriol of a medical establishment that has struggled in vain to combat the disease. In the UK there's even an Act of Parliament that prevents anyone other than a doctor from making such a claim. So we...
The world of dietary fats is a complicated alphabet soup of names and numbers, and our understanding of how each type of fat works in the body - for good or ill - is far from complete.
Hip and pelvis fractures are a major health worry, especially among older, postmenopausal women. The risk of a fracture rises to 17 per cent in women over the age of 50, and up to 20 per cent of those who suffer such bone fractures die within a year...
What's the secret of the Asian diet? People who eat it every day seem to suffer from fewer systemic problems than those who consume mainly a Western diet. This is especially true for the hormone-dependent cancers that seem to thrive on our diet - or...
Neurological symptoms with FlagylA number of studies have shown peripheral neuropathy - nerve damage outside of the brain and spinal cord - to be among the more serious adverse effects of taking metronidazole. The symptoms include numbness...
