Articles (NYR Natural News)

Just when you thought the news had hit a slow patch a new ‘report’ has got everyone in turmoil about the household death traps that are scented candles. Talk about first world problems! Many of us use candles, scented or otherwise to improve the ambiance of our homes. It seems like harmless pleasure and for […]

For many the experience of depression is nothing more than yesterday’s bad mood. For others it is a debilitating, chronic illness which affects them and those around them. A “bad” mood becomes a major health problem when it is severe enough and persistent enough to interfere with work, friendships, family life and even physical health. […]

“Get ready, cousin, because problems are coming your way…” That was the message from a relative in Colorado, who has been a vocal and active opponent of ‘fracking’, on hearing that the UK will soon begin drilling for shale gas in this way. In January 2015 Britain imposed a ban on fracking inside national parks […]

Let’s face it, when it comes to kids, it’s usually the mother who gets the blame when things go wrong. There is a wealth of information to show that a woman’s health before conception and during pregnancy is influential to both the short- and long-term health of her children. Moreover, we now know more about potential […]

Sometimes scientific research is used in a way that seems to deliberately obscure the truth of things. This may not come as a surprise to some of our readers. But a recent study on dietary diversity caught my eye as a good example of this. A diverse diet means that we eat a greater variety […]

You know the old joke. When a doctor doesn’t know what to do he or she says “take two aspirin and call me in the morning”. The very act of prescribing something simple is thought to be, at the very least, benign and at best may produce a placebo effect that makes the patient’s problem […]

If anyone ever doubted that our world is changing – and with it the risks that we face as individuals and as a society – then a recent global study on causes of death provides a sober reminder. In 1990, the things most likely to kill us were child and maternal malnutrition and unsafe water, […]

If you want to ‘be the change you want to see in the world’ there are worse places to start than by looking at what we eat, why we eat it and what effect our eating has on the global community that extends well beyond the doors of the local supermarket. A recent US study […]

Last month the British Medical Association called on the UK government to introduce a 20% tax on sugary drinks. The bold step, said the BMA, could be a useful first step by the government in tackling poor eating habits which are increasing prevalence of obesity and diet-related health problems in the UK. The money raised […]

Sometimes we need to see the big picture. Most of us instinctively know that human health and wellbeing depends on the health and wellbeing of the planet. We accept the idea often without really going into the depths of how and why this is true. We also accept the inevitable rolling of eyes when we […]