How breakfast jam was used to scare the enemy The amazing health benefits of bilberries Find out how this fermented remedy can cure your horse! My Dad likes to tell an unusual story about my grandma’s visit to a department store in the ’80s… While on the escalator between floors, she was startled by the sight of a woman descending on an opposite escalator. She waved at the woman, and the woman waved back. ‘Ooooh,’ she said, ‘I think I…
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The truth is out at last, make sure you listen Discover the body’s secret mechanism for keeping you alive Find out why this ‘absolute health rule’ is not what it is cracked up to be Despite the assertion of my dear wife that I spent my days in English Literature lessons merely reading Just William, I did do proper English as well. For instance I vividly recall a line from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge…
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Aspirin; safe cure or health risk… Discuss! How a misprint put the worlds healthy at risk The way forward… according to Ray Over the past few months there has been a lot of discussion within medical research circles about the potential benefits of aspirin being over stated. Maybe the advice that we should all be taking it to avoid a heart attack might not be based upon flawed data. Despite several claims that small doses of this inexpensive drug can…
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Make the most of it… Ray apologises for a tardy response! Could this mineral be the answer for your health problem? Why up to 70% of us in the UK need to do something now “In a minute!” “I’ll be right on it just as soon as I can!” “I’ve put it at the top of my ‘to do’ list..!” Any of these statements ring true with you? We all have our preferred way to put something off. Often it’s…
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The advice about living longer that you never hear The surprising benefits of optimism – how it can reduce your risk of heart disease, diabetes and cancer How dopamine can extend your life Want to live longer? Well, you’ve heard all the usual advice before. As almost everyone will tell you, you should exercise regularly, give up smoking, eat a balanced diet and avoid too much alcohol. Blah blah blah. These are all important, obviously. But what’s far less known…
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6 hidden causes of premature baldness Natural ways to reverse hair loss When you should never use this type of shampoo… At first sight of today’s subject line, you might be forgiven in thinking that I am entering into the debate over politics, Brexit and the Law… But I promise these are topics that are not on my agenda… Instead I want to consider something much more personal – today is all about hair loss, maybe another topic that divides…
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