What Doctors Don't Tell YouGeneral
* Check female hormone levels (by a simple lab test) as these conditions are all hormone-related. The key is to stabilise the hormonal situation causing the cyclic upset
Universal screening for cholesterol should be abandoned, the powerful American College of Physicians (ACP) has decreed. Those aged over 75 can safely ignore any screening because cholesterol is no ...
You can modify the composition of your gut flora by optimising your diet and supplementing with high-quality probiotics, the ‘good’ bacteria.
* Fish oil is anti-inflammatory
Does a diet rich in fish and fish oils safeguard you against a heart attack? Not if you've never had one, it seems, but it could protect you against getting another one. ...
Osteoporosis, which means ‘porous bones’, describes any condition that reduces bone mass. Symptoms include leg and foot cramps; height loss; lower-back pain; hip, wrist and spine fractures;
If you've had a heart attack, start taking fish oil it will reduce your chances of having another one. ...
Eat a variety of foods and increase your intake of plant foods. This increases the number of different phytochemicals you ingest and decreases the likelihood that any one type will be ingested in ...
Fish oil reduces blood pressure in those whose levels are raised, according to an analysis of 31 placebo controlled trials involving 1356 people (Circulation, 1993 August, 88: 523-33). ...
Protein types should: * eat protein at every meal * emphasise high-density, high-purine, high-fat foods * go easy with grains (wholegrains only), and avoid all breads except sprouted-grain and sourdough breads * emphasise vegetables grown above...
Omega-3 fatty acids, which are naturally present in marine oils, can effectively relieve the pain and disability associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a new study. ...
