Despite its widespread use and popularity, the health effects of daily ginger consumption have not been well studied. A new study, however, has found that dietary ginger may reduce risk of chronic disease.
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Gluten free diet improves fibromyalgia
A series of case reports describes striking improvement in symptoms such as fatigue and pain in people suffering from fibromyalgia with a gluten-free diet, even though they did not have celiac disease.
read moreDr Dean Ornish on reversing illness and increasing longevity with diet and lifestyle change (video)
Dr Dean Ornish has been studying how simple lifestyle changes have the power to not just prevent but swiftly reverse chronic illness.
read moreTraditional food best for health and longevity
An analysis of studies involving over 2 million people clearly show that following a few traditional eating habits can reduce your risk of life threatening illness and improve your quality of life.
read moreEat food, not nutrients
Popular nutritional recommendations are outdated, misleading and missing the bigger picture suggest Dariush Mozaffarian and David Ludwig from Harvard University. The standard advice to avoid saturated fat, eat plenty of fibre, and avoid added salt and sugar are impractical, have been corrupted for commercial gain and may not be the best recommendations for your health.
read moreStress leaves footprints on your brain
While many people feel they must maintain their stressful lives it is important to consider the long-term effects of chronic stress, one of the most important of which is arguably the gradual destruction of our brain. The wear and tear of chronic stress over time is known to insidiously destroy vital brain structures and impair our cognitive function (1). This brain melt down may eventually lead to the development of depression and dementia including Alzheimers disease later in life (2).
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