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They’re cheap and plentiful, but will they do you any good at all? As the quality of our food diminishes, so the humble multivitamin has become one of the most popular health supplements in the world. Yet, taking supplements can be expensive. One option is to buy low-dose multis from large, reputable manufacturers that are […]

When the sun is out, many of us feel we are doing our best to protect our skin by using suncreams. But some scientists believe that sunscreens may, in fact, encourage the dev-elopment of skin cancer. In addition, some of the chemicals in suncreams are oestrogenic and may be toxic to living cells. Two basic […]

Every time you make up, you lather your face with a deadly cocktail of carcinogens, preservatives, mutagens, allergens, toxic heavy metals and other poisons that slip through the loose regulatory net. Many women think that makeup is just a bit of harmless feel-good fun and that the makeup they put on their faces each day […]

No other herb has served as many culinary and medicinal roles in as many cultures as garlic (Allium sativum L). Indeed, over the past 20 years, there have been more than 2000 papers published on garlic chemistry, pharmacology and clinical applications (Koch HP and Lawson LD, Garlic: The Science and Therapeutic Application of Allium sativum […]

HRT diehards continue to effuse over the long-term benefits of HRT, but the latest evidence shows that long-term hormones offer a greater risk of dying early from cancer or stroke. As little as 10 years ago, it was considered heresy to criticise the miracle of hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Doctors were confidently claiming that it […]

Cancer is the second biggest killer of children, largely because they are even more susceptible than adults to the growing number of poisons in our lives. Childhood cancer is on the rise, and medical science says that the reason remains a mystery. Cancer is a multifactoral disease. But, while scientists continue to focus their research […]

Everyone knows that you need to exercise to stay healthy. The list of benefits related to regular physical exertion ranges across all areas of health and provides a convincing argument for going out of your way to make time to be physically active (see box below). But as the diet and fitness industry has become […]

Nature has provided a wealth of natural remedies that can both alleviate symptoms of a cold and strengthen your immunity. One that has perhaps received more than its fair share of exposure is Echinacea – purple coneflower – used for centuries to treat the common cold, coughs, bronchitis, upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) and some […]

As 1999 lurched to an end, many people dependent on machines and computers held their breath and waited for the stroke of midnight, when the millennium bug – a malfunction of computer chips not programmed to recognise the change of the century – would strike, causing major microchip havoc. Among those holding their breath were […]

Virtually everyone has a theory about colds and flu and, given the glut of information, it may be hard to separate the facts from plain fiction. Yet, there are data that show what makes us vulnerable to these infections, and how to stay well when the weather turns cold. Susceptibility and stress Catching the flu […]