Anethum graveolens Parts Used : Seeds. Collection : The seeds should be collected when fully ripe, that is when they have turned brown. They should be spread out to dry, not in artificial heat. Constituents : Volatile oil, consisting mainly of...
For years, low-fat cow's milk has been enthusiastically promoted as the perfect health drink, providing adults with 'essential' vitamins and minerals, but without the so-called heart-unhealthy fat found in whole milk. However, new research suggests...
Heating or thawing human milk by microwave causes a decrease in the level of anti infective factors in the milk, even when low temperatures (20-53¡C) are used (Pediatrics, 1992; 89: 667-9). .. ...
Telling our children to drink their milk so that they ‘grow big and strong’ may have no truth in it whatsoever.
Reader's Corner
Re A.G.’s letter, ‘Preparing for winter’, in WDDTY vol 16 no 7, up until two years go, I, too, was prone to colds and flu at this time of the year. I tried supplements, homeopathy, antibiotics and even had my tonsil remnants removed, but nothing...
For most of the last two terms, my youngest daughter Anya, now seven, has been struggling at school, particularly with maths. And although she could learn spelling perfectly, she was also struggling with writing.
The long held belief that milk (or the equivalent in calcium) can help strengthen bones has been vindicated by a US study group. ...
Drug treatment for depression usually focuses on ‘normalising’ serotonin. Manipulation of neurotransmitters, however, is poorly understood, difficult to regulate and unlikely to have long-lasting effects.
Although laboratory studies on animals and humans have shown that milk reduces the number of carcinogens in the faeces, in a recent survey of more than 100,000 people in the Netherlands, consumpti ...