Healthy New Year resolutions
As New Year is almost upon us, some of us will be giving some thought to the resolutions traditionally made at this time. Many will spy their diet as a target for change, and a common tactic here is to strip out foodstuffs well known for their disease inducing or weight-inflating properties. Fat laden or [...]
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The benefits of eating Brussels sprouts
In a few short days from now, many of us will be sitting down to a festive meal of turkey with all the trimmings. One common accompaniment to the traditional Christmas dinner is the Brussels sprout. The presence of this vegetable on our plate is no assurance that we will eat it though: the Brussels [...]
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The healing properties of water
Most natural health practitioners are enthusiastic about the healing properties of water. Those in the know often stress the importance of keeping the body topped up with fluid, and generally advocate that eight or so glasses of water pass our lips each day. However, while there is often much talk of the need to supply [...]
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Natural treatments for benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)
When I was a small boy, I had some pretty antisocial habits. One of these was to engage in wee-up-the-wall competitions with my mates. A recent discussion over the dinner table reveals that this practice was commonplace amongst little lads of my generation. Alas, though, it appears that now we have grown up, peeing games [...]
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Slowing the ageing process naturally
Many of us will hope that our advancing years enrich our lives with the wealth of experience and perhaps degree of wisdom they bring. However, this romantic notion of ageing is somewhat tempered by a somewhat bleaker side; that of increased susceptibility to all manner of undesirable conditions and a greater chance of us shuffling [...]
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