The standard line tells you to stop smoking, reduce high blood pressure and lower your cholesterol levels if you want to avoid heart disease. While this may be good advice, half of all heart patients are non-smokers with normal levels of cholesterol...
BAD SCIENCE So many studies, so many flaws A full one-third of American scientists have been found guilty of serious misconduct while undertaking medical research over the last three years. Their misdeeds have included the falsification of data...
Suspect acidity if you:
* take excessive strenuous exercise, which causes lactic acid to accumulate in the blood
* are diabetic, which tends to cause acidosis through loss of potassium, sodium and ketones in the urine
Seeing in Christmas and the New Year is often a double-edged sword - enjoyment laced with the remorse of hangovers and overeating. A preemptive strike can largely prevent the morning after.
Researchers have found links between vitamin deficiencies and autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis and AIDS. ...
* Antioxidant supplements counteract toxic build-up and keep blood vessels flexible (see main text). There is evidence that people who take vitamins C or E have a lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease compared with those who do not
What Doctors Don't Tell You