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Posted on Wed, 25 Jun 14

Chocolate makes acne worse

The link between chocolate and acne has long been controversial but a new study has found that pure cocoa, even without added sugar or fat, can indeed aggravate acne.

Posted on Wed, 25 Jun 14

Irritable bowel syndrome caused by bacteria

A remarkable study has found that transferring the gut bacteria from people with irritable bowel syndrome to a healthy digestive system can cause pain and sensitivity, suggesting that bad gut bacteria alone could cause digestive problems.

Posted on Tue, 6 May 14

Gluten free diet cures severe mental illness

Gluten sensitivity has been associated with mental health issues ranging from mild depression to schizophrenia and a newly published case report describes complete remission of severe hallucinations with a gluten-free diet.

Posted on Thu, 24 Oct 13

Cardiologist calls out Saturated Fat Myth

A cardiologist has made media waves with an essay in the British Medical Journal where he suggests guidelines to reduce saturated fat are doing more harm than good, and that we are over medicating people with statin drugs.

Posted on Mon, 10 Sep 12

Eliminating dietary excitotoxins improves fibromyalgia

People with fibromyalgia, a disease characterised by chronic fatigue, muscle weakness and pain, may benefit from avoiding dietary excitotoxins.

Posted on Tue, 3 Jul 12

Statin drugs linked to fatigue in up to 40% of people

In what may be the first study to look at the incidence of fatigue in statin users an alarming 30-40% of people were found to suffer from tiredness and exertion related fatigue.

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Chocolate makes acne worse

Irritable bowel syndrome caused by bacteria

Gluten free diet cures severe mental illness

Cardiologist calls out Saturated Fat Myth

Eliminating dietary excitotoxins improves fibromyalgia

Statin drugs linked to fatigue in up to 40% of people