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It was Dr Serge Renaud who popularised the term "French Paradox" in 1992. The French eat more saturated fats than many other western nations, yet have a lower rate of heart disease. The attractive concept that wine could reverse the effects of a fatty diet has been the justification of many who enjoy a wine.
So begat to ongoing discuss...
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a debilitating condition. It is now possible that a simple transfer of someone else's faeces into the bowel of the sufferer will solve the problem. As icky and as unlikely that seems, there are researchers working on just that. And it is not a new idea. Fecal transplantation was successfully used to treat enterocolitis back in the late 1950s.
There are 1200 different ba...
Our good friends at the Cochrane Database has crunched the science behind what might be a useful adjunct to scare away the common cold virus far better than an onion. The answer is zinc, but you have to get in early.
Zinc taken as a lozenge or syrup within 24 hours of cold symptoms being detected reduced both the severity and duration of the cold in otherwise healthy people. The zinc supplement w...
Give a talk on any aspect of nutrition and there is a good chance that you will be asked "Should I take a vitamin supplement?" A realistic answer would be: "If you are here at a presentation on nutrition, then there is a good chance that you eat well and are least likely to need any supplement." But that's not what people want to hear, because a supplement is seen as taking con...
You are not serious about your health until you juice combinations of fruits and vegetables, according to those that pray at the Church of Blended Plants. You exchange recipes online and discuss the best juicers and blenders on the market and tell the world of nature's wonders. But will juicing elevate your health beyond the capabilities of the original ingredients?
Juicing is a relatively new co...
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