You will no doubt have seen in the media that the Food Standards Agency has at last acted on food colours and research that suggests they are linked to child hyperactivity. The colours to watch out for are sunset yellow FCF (E110) quinoline yellow (E104) carmoisine (E122) allura red (E129) tartrazine (E102) ponceau 4R (E124) …
Can Calcium Cause Heart Attacks?
You may have seen this story in the media recently where a study suggests that calcium can cause heart attacks. I nearly fell off my seat and started to look into it. However, just as I was doing that, Dr Marilyn Glenville sent a message through, which pretty much say everything I was going to say! …
Jasmine As Calming As Valium
It's not often I see something that validates the use of essential oils as much as this does. I have a soft spot for aromatherapy since it was the first therapy I seriously trained in. I still use it pretty much every day for something. For example, today I have made a scar treatment gel …
Magnesium Better For Bones?
Another Nutri report, this time showing research that suggests magnesium may be better for osteoporosis prevention after menopause than calcium (no surprise to me; I have always said many people have bone problems because they lack calcium's co-mineral magnesium rather than being deficient in calcium itself.) Here's the report for you. Note that one of …
Cherry Juice For Insomnia
Well I never. Not only are cherries the greatest thing for gout, now researchers have found they may actually help insomnia sufferers because of their relatively high melatonin content. Here'a report from Nutri: "More cherries for better sleep? A new study published in the Journal of Medicinal Food has found an unlikely help for …
Asthma Sufferer? Need Cash?
Here is an opportunity for you if you suffer with asthma. The Heart and Lung centre in London is looking for people to help them evaluate asthma therapies, and they will pay up to £2,800. I don't know what therapies are involved, so you will need to check it out, but, just in case, here are …
Statins With Your Burger?
I read a report in the Guardian (13.8.10) which just goes to show how far some supposed health professionals are prepared to go to sell drugs. Dr Darrel Francis and other doctors of Imperial College London wrote a piece in the American Journal of Cardiology recently calling for fast food outlets to be allowed to provide statin cholesterol-lowering drugs …
Mobile Phones Can Cause Tinnitus
Researchers have recently discovered that mobile phones may be a cause of tinnitus, according to a recent report in WDDTY E news, which says: "Researchers suggest using a mobile phone for just 10 minutes increases the risk by 71 per cent, although the risk doubles for those who have used a mobile phone for more than …
FreeFrom Award Winners
Ages ago (oops!) I promised to let you know which food products won the prestigious freefrom food awards this year. You can get the full list from their site here: http://www.freefromfoodawards.co.uk/winners.10.html I note a cake won the best FF prize, Mrs Crimbles beat Genius bread to the top bread spot, Oatly cream won the dairy-free …
Peanut Allergy Caused By Vaccinations?
I just read a great post from Foodsmatter editor Michelle Berriedale-Johnson about the rise in peanut allergy. One of the theories, apparently, is that peanut oil present in the vaccination fluids could be one of the factors. The rise in cases apparently mirrors the rise in vaccinations and the use of the oil since World War 2. …