Fucus vesiculosus Fucaceae Names : Kelp, Seawrack, Kelpware, Black-tang, Bladder Fucus, Cutweed. Habitat : A seaweed common in colder waters. Part Used : The whole plant. Constituents : Phenolic compounds, phloroglucinol, its dehydropolymerization...
To get to be really old, you have to eat right and exercise more! Right? Well, maybe not. Published this week in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society is a fascinating study looking at centenarians and comparing them to the rest of the...
After years of dietary advice from a range of different sources, American's know that food from the Earth, and not the factory, is what their families need to build a strong foundation. But still the food on many family forks does little to nourish...
Most medical experts would agree that one of the best ways to improve your health is to reduce your sugar intake. Doing this can help decrease one’s chances of getting diabetes and being overweight or obese---both epidemics in this country with...
Q I’ve heard a lot recently about syndrome X, but I don’t really understand what it is. Can you please explain what the symptoms are, who is likely to develop it and how it can be treated? - AJ, Plymouth
The best way to deal with erectile dysfunction is not Viagra, but a diet. In a study of 110 obese men with potency problems, about a third enjoyed improved sexual function after losing weight and increasing exercise
Medical studies cost a great deal of money. You need to recruit a reasonably large study group so that you can divide them into two matching groups. Then you have to study them for a fairly long ...
One evening last summer, I looked up at my husband with alarm - not simply by the fact that he’d begun to develop a fair bit of extra upholstery around the middle,
New research examining the relationship between infant feeding and childhood obesity suggests that breastfeeding may have a protective effect. ...
I have a question for you. Cigarettes, alcohol, petrol, sugar and high-emission cars - which is the odd one out? All have a highly negative impact on our health.
David L. Hoffmann BSc Hons MNIMH
John Whitcomb
What Doctors Don't Tell You