Alternative & Complementary Healthcare
Hot on the heels of my salmony lunch recipe today is a good reason to eat more of it, especially if you are post-menopausal: New research has found that potassium-rich foods such as bananas may cut the risk of having a stroke by as much as a quarter. Â This was a large-scale study conducted for …
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Not according to a recent study: More women having double mastectomy—but it’s not saving lives Many more women are choosing to have a double mastectomy after a breast cancer diagnosis—but the radical procedure isn’t saving any lives. The greatest increase is in women under the age of 40, which has seen a 17.6 per cent …
As you know, I have said for years that the best way to get rid of belly fat is with a high protein, lowish carb diet as per my Belly Fat book. In essence, that is akin to a Paleo diet - one with lots of fish, meat, nuts, veg and fruit. In fact, I …
The beginning of the end for unreliable mammograms? Maybe. I saw this report in WDDTY the other day. Just look at what the board of one company who were considering using it says..: The Swiss could be the first to drop it after independent research revealed that the risks outweighed any benefits—and that earlier research, …
Great review here showing the effect that a simple 10 minute daily massage using specific essential oils on the first 3 days of your period can have on pain and flow. Menses Pain and Excessive Bleeding Treated with Essential Oil Massage In this study, I like the second 'blend' including clary sage which is a …
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I presume you have seen the story on the news that Angelina Jolie elected to have both breasts removed as a cancer prevention tactic because her mother died early of cancer. I found it quite shocking, did you? I still don't quite know what I think about it. It's not exactly new since women have …
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Fascinating study from WDDTY ENews this morning. Basically, researchers here found a correlation with more women dying from breast cancer after continuing to eat high fat dairy (ie. cheese, cream, icecream, full fat milk and yogurt, butter) after their diagnosis of early stage cancer: A high-fat diet from dairy products encourages the development of breast …
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 Could it be PMDD or Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder? Most women have some degree of PMS around menstruation but it is reckoned that about 5% have symptoms practically the whole month. That used to be me actually when I was in my twenties. Ugh.  You basically get one week clear in the month but the rest …
Interesting study today suggesting that if you cut the annual mammogram programme recommended to women to every two years, there would be no rise in cancer but a significant drop in false-positive results. Researchers in San Francisco studied 14o,000 women between 66 and 89 and concluded: There were no benefits for women who were screened …
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USE HERBS INSTEAD OF HRT TO STOP HOT FLUSH, WOMEN TOLD A review in “The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist” journal said that women should be offered herbal medicines as an alternative to HRT. The review of current research says complementary therapies can help treat hot flushes, which nearly 2 in 3 women will suffer. 1 in …
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