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God bless Allen Carr and my big brother Joe

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007

Allen Carr died on 29th November 2006 of lung cancer. Though I never met him, this man touched my life in a very special way. It was reading his book ‘The Easy Way to Stop Smoking’ that led me to kick the habit exactly 20 years ago to this day.
I started smoking when I [...]

Is purple grape juice really the answer to all our ills?

Monday, March 19th, 2007

I was interested recently to read the results of the study which assessed the ‘antioxidant’ potential of several types of fruit juices and fruit drinks [1]. Of the 13 types of fruit juice tested, red grape juice came out on top with regard to antioxidant action, which appears to be related to its rich [...]