Sometimes life just seems so unfair. Talking about two recently published papers, it seems that drinking chamomile tea can help women live longer, but for men exercise seems to be the way to go.
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An interesting one for all those other parents out there, the bacteria in your child’s gut could be having an effect on their behaviour.
Eating between meals, a generation ago it was seriously frowned upon but in today’s world of eating on the go or at our desks it has become part of the norm. But what about teenagers, what should we give them if they are hungry between meals?
As we get older we should have more of an eye on our diets, and one aliment that can apparently be avoided or reduced by changes in our diet is age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a loss of vision in the centre of your field of view caused by damage to…
Something strange is happening in new kettles up and down the UK. It seems that the water boiled in the kettles has a bad taste or smell.
With pasteurised milk and refrigeration a normal part of our day to day lives we probably haven’t considered what you do without it.
Nothing says its summer time more than strawberries, (well except for warm sunny days of course) and this year there should be a bumper of a crop.
We’ve all heard about the Mediterranean diet, whether in the press or from the advertising campaigns of margarine spreads loaded with olive oil. But what would be the effect on our cognitive abilities of combining the basic diet (fish, fermented milk products (yogurt and cheese), fresh fruit/vegetables and lows levels…
Definitely one for those meat loving non fish eaters out there. Chinese scientists have developed cows that produce omega 3 fatty acids, so you could get your weekly recommended amount from beef instead of fish (well, if GM food is allowed in your region).
We’ve all heard the advice, we all eat too much salt (sodium chloride) and this can give us high blood pressure and lead to heart disease. But what about potassium chloride? Usually used to dilute sodium chloride in “low salt” salt.