Health issues
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Mediterranean Diet improves fatigue in prostate patients
A Mediterranean diet for prostate cancer patients on ADT improved fatigue, quality of life, weight control and lean body mass.…
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High fibre diet reduces risk of death from chronic illness
A meta-analysis of the health benefits of a high fibre diet has shown once again that a diet rich in…
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Heal Your Gut now – HUG it!
There are 90 trillion bacteria in your gut microbiome – but you only have 7 trillion cells yourself. They outnumber…
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A tip about red light, blue light and sleep
I was lucky enough to be invited to speak at the worldwide Children with Cancer Conference a little while ago…
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Red grape polyphenols inhibit progression of breast cancer
Three red grape polyphenols – resveratrol, quercitin and catechin – found in the colourful Mediterranean Diet can, at relatively low…
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Carotenoids lower risk of breast cancer
Carotenoids, the red, orange and yellow pigments of plant foods in the colourful Mediterranean Diet, such as carrots, tomatoes, corn,…
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Rainbow diet links to improved bone structure as you age
Olive oil preserves bone density because it increases essential bone hormone osteocalin concentrations and maintains blood calcium levels; it also…
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Drinking cows’ milk during adolescence increases prostate cancer risk
Consuming cows’ milk daily in adolescence increases the risk of advanced prostate cancer later in life, according to an Icelandic…
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Tomatoes linked to lower prostate cancer risk (yet again!!)
Eating 12 helpings of tomatoes per week, especially cooked tomatoes, provides lycopene, an antioxidant that blocks the prostate cancer cell’s…
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Gut bacteria shown to break down oestrogen and reduce breast cancer risk
Postmenopausal women with diverse gut bacteria have a reduced risk of breast cancer according to research published in the Journal…
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