Harvard Medical School in Boston have studied 3,000 women & found that women who use talcum powder every day are 40% more likely to develop ovarian cancer. Those using it once a week raised the risk by 36%. Talc is made from hydrous magnesium silicate which is thought may cause internal inflammation which could lead to ovarian …
WHY YOUR MOBILE SHOULD CARRY A HEALTH WARNING
Mobile phones should carry a health warning like those on cigarette packets, scientists have warned. The authorities must not make the same mistakes over possible links between mobile phones & brain cancer as they did with cigarettes & lung cancer. It took 50 years to get the tobacco industry to acknowledge the risks & 70 …
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THE GOOD LIFE ANSWER TO FOOD SHORTAGES
Britons should start growing their own fruit & veg in their gardens in the face of a looming world food crisis, said Dr. Tim Lang, Prof. of Food Policy at City Uni. In World War 2 Britons were urged to 'Dig for victory'. I couldn’t agree more that we should be re-learning these food-growing …
SOIL ASSOCIATION URGES BAN ON PESTICIDES TO HALT BEE DEATHS Guardian 29.9.08
It looks like pesticides are implicated in the problem of the disappearing bee population across the globe. The Guardian reported that: pesticides called Neonicotinoids have been suspended from use by the Italian govt. after it accepted that this group of pesticides are implicated in killing honeybees. France, Germany & Slovenia has also issued restrictions on which …
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Stomach Acid – What’s Going On?
I found an interesting passage recently from The Amino Revolution by Robert Erdmann, one of the leading experts on this subject. I thought it might explain to you why I am always blathering on about making sure you digest your food and supplements better! Here it is: “Usually when it reaches your stomach, your …
Weleda Skin Food – The Supermodels’ Secret!
Ok, what’s just £5.95 and is the favourite moisturiser of super models Helena Christensen and Erin O Connor, singers Rihanna and Joss Stone and actresses Winona Ryder and Brooke Shields? You guessed it – simple old Skin Food! It is basically a very rich vegetarian organic cream especially good for dry patches anywhere on …
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Green & Blacks Chocolate – Now Contains Milk Powder!?
I was shocked recently to see that Green & Blacks dark chocolate (the mainstay of milk allergy sufferers!) now contains whole milk powder as an ingredient. This is really bad news. I researched it and here is the statement given by the company…you’ll see the recipe has not changed, but because it is made on …
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New NAET Vials for HPV/ Cervical Cancer & Flu Vaccines
Not that I agree with these vaccines necessarily, but for those of you who have had your NAET basics done, just so you know I will shortly have the vials of the new HPV Cervical Cancer vaccine and this year’s flu vaccine in. So, book in to clear them preferably before you plan to have …
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Jacket Spud
When the weather gets colder, for lunch or tea I often think a jacket potato is great. Don’t do it in the microwave, though, for goodness sake. If you’re going to have one, pop them in the oven early (they take about an hour or so) so you get a nice crispy one. Yum! (If …
Don’t Be SAD!
My most recent Saddleworth Monthly article for you...! As I write this, actually outside it is one of those lovely cold crisp sunny Autumn days, but for some this time of year causes SAD, or Seasonal Affective Disorder. As the days get darker and shorter, there is less light. No one quite knows why the …