Health Bytes Archive May 2009

Why 15 drinks a week could help you live longer

If you're not a wine drinker, you may feel like you're getting the short end of the stick when it comes to the health benefits of alcohol… And it's true that red wine has been singled out time and again for its positive effects on the heart. But the latest research suggests that there may be even bigger benefits to drinking alcohol - and you could reap the rewards... no matter WHAT your favourite happy hour special may be.

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The cancer secret you must know today!

We all know that calcium is essential to build strong healthy bones, and helps preventing osteoporosis. But recently my colleague, Taryn, uncovered some information that actually suggests that common mineral could actually help in preventing colon cancer too.

Keep reading to find out more about this new breakthrough....

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If you hate gym, take a look at this!

If you're anything like me, you also struggle to find the motivation needed to get to the gym every morning... and then still have to muster up the energy to actually perform the exercises.... Then this may well be the best news you've heard in MONTHS - I know it is for me.

See Amanda's article on 'The exercise breakthrough of the century' to see what this could mean for your daily exercise regime...

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Can cabbage stop tumour growth by 70%?

If you've been reading Nutrition & Healing for a while, you might remember Dr. Wright previously mentioning BEC-5. This extract, taken from brinjals, has proven itself time and again as an all-natural treatment for two forms of skin cancer - basal cell and squamous cell. But as effective as BEC-5 is for these two forms of the disease, there's another, even more dangerous form that it can't treat, and that's melanoma. But some brand new research shows that there may be a natural treatment for this deadly form of skin cancer after all.

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Exposed: The truth about this childhood vaccine

After noting that rates of allergies have increased dramatically over the years in proportion to the prevalence of vaccinations, researchers from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, decided to put their theory to the test. Specifically, they chose to examine the rates of allergies among children who had been vaccinated against measles versus those who had been infected with the virus.

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Is your fast food coming with a "side" of kidney disease?

With all the links to heart disease, obesity and depression, you really don't need another reason to stop eating processed foods, whether they come from fast food outlets or your local supermarket.

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Don't panic: 7 FACTS about swine flu

So far, cases of the swine flu have been difinitively identified in 16 countries. Although there are many suspected cases, the difinitive cases don't amount to a pandemic outbreak. The World Health Organisation has classed it at pandemic alert level 5 and it has already peaked in Mexico, meaning that it seems to be dissipating. South Africa's 3 major airports are equiped with thermal scanners and isolation wards nearby in preparation for the Federations Cup.

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