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Posted by on Mon, 08 Feb 10 09:44
How two fat ladies lost 5 stone in 3 months.
Last October Ireland’s TV3 challenged me to help two overweight ladies lose a lot of weight in three months. Today, TV3 reveal the results of Una and Mary’s health transformation, following my low GL diet principles.
Posted by on Wed, 03 Feb 10 10:39
Dementia costs £23 billion a year and is preventable
Britain’s dementia crisis is worse than feared and costs Britain £23bn a year – more than cancer and heart disease combined – but receives a fraction of the funding, according to a study published today.
The number of people with dementia, at 822,000, is 17% higher than has previously been estimated and will pass the 1 million mark before 2025, the Oxford university study has found. But the single most important prevention message for Alzheimers and memory prevention - that is the need to test for high homocysteine, reversible with high dose B vitamins, still isn’t being reported, let alone acted upon by UK GPs.
Posted by on Fri, 29 Jan 10 12:24
Wakefield - a scapegoat for MMR vaccine policy?
Yesterday’s ruling by the General Medical Council against Dr Andrew Wakefield and two leading Professors of Gastroenterology, Professor John Walker-Smith and Professor Simon Murch and, is a triumph for the pro-vaccine lobby, but a tragedy for scientific truth and the protection of children.
Posted by on Thu, 28 Jan 10 12:19
Naturally You - new TV series with Patrick Holford on the Home Channel, South Africa
Patrick Holford is sharing his expert advice in a 13-week TV series called Naturally You - the new Health and Wellness programme that puts you in control of your body, mind and soul - on The Home Channel starting on February 1st 2010 at 7pm.
This 13-week TV series will focus on specific topics related to health and wellness and aims to give viewers a better insight into overall health and vitality.
Some of the topics on the schedule include Dealing with low energy and fatigue (week 3), Enhancing mood and chemistry balance (week 5) as well as Children’s health (week 11) and Mind and brain health (week 12) plus loads more.
If you’re based in South Africa make sure you tune in!
Posted by on Sun, 24 Jan 10 12:51
High vitamin D almost halves cancer risk
A study in the British Medical Journal, the largest of its kind to date, shows that those in the highest fifth of vitamin D levels have a 40% reduced risk of colo-rectal cancer.
