March, 2016

• 10 March

  Iron Tablets: Do iron supplements damage your body?

  

  According to scientists from Imperial College London, concentrations ofiron similar to those delivered through standard treatments can trigger DNA damage in the body. Researchers tested human cells with an iron solution comparable to one tablet and found that the treated cells showed signs of damage within 10 minutes. According to ...

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• 10 March

  Coffee reduces liver damage from alcohol

  

  Researchers at the UK’s Southampton University reviewed earlier studies and discovered that people who drink two cups of coffee every day are 44 per cent less likely to develop liver damage caused by excessive drinking. Interestingly, filtered coffee had the greatest benefit and the findings increased to 57 per cent ...

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• 10 March

  Eating carrots reduces breast cancer risk

  

  How? Because they’re rich in beta-carotene, a naturally occurring chemical found in brightly coloured foods like squash, spinach, peppers and kale. Beta-carotene is a health-boosting carotenoid that converts into the all-essential vitamin A to help protect our cells from damage and create antioxidants in the body. For the largest ever ...

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• 10 March

  Australia Obesity Epidemic: What’s fuelling Australia’s weight crisis?

  

  In 1969, The Australian Women’s Weekly published a story about Nancy Richardson, under the headline “Real Fatty”. Nancy described the moment she realised she needed to lose weight. She was visiting her parents and noticed that her father was avoiding her. “Finally I asked what was wrong,” she told the ...

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• 10 March

  Company introduces period policy for female employees

  

  Coexist, a community interest company in Bristol, has a mostly female workforce and plans to “tap into its employees natural cycle to create a happier and healthier working environment”. “As a manager of staff I have seen women really suffer with their periods and I have found them doubled over ...

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• 10 March

  Mother writes emotional letter to family of her baby boy’s organ donor

  

  Every now and then we are reminded of how special life can be and today, this story of 7-month-old little Lincoln who received a heart just in the nick of time, has done exactly that. Lincoln Seay who has a rare condition, called Heterotaxy Syndrome, meant his organs developed on ...

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• 10 March

  Apple Watch, Fitness Trackers: The incentives companies use to get you fit

  

  If you think your job is getting in the way of your fitness goals, then you may want to reconsider your work place. Yep, companies all over the world have started handing out dollars and fitness trackers to keep their employees’ health in-check. For Vitality, a South African disease and ...

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January, 2016

• 5 January

  7 Simple Herbal Remedies for High Blood Pressure

  

  What will happen if you leave the clogged drainage pipe of your kitchen unattended? It will first make the flow of water slower and then gradually block it from going where it is supposed to! Eventually, you will have a sink full of water making you unable to use it ...

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• 5 January

  8 Top Home Herbal Remedies for Baldness

  

  You know it by the name of baldness and your doctor calls it alopecia. By whatever name you call this severe hair loss, the bald patches on your head certainly don’t look good. If you are a male, your chances are far more higher than your women friends to go ...

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• 5 January

  Herbal Remedies to Cure Kidney Stones

  

  Facts & Remedies You Should Know to Prevent and Cure Kidney Stones If you have been diagnosed with kidney stones, you know how painful it is to live with these stones- big or small- in your kidneys. The acute pain in your left or right flanks going towards the lower ...

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