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Why dark chocolate is good for you

Here’s the proof. Life is too short to give up all of life’s pleasures, but sometimes just a little compromise can make a huge...

What?? Low calorie fake fat makes you....fat?

Sometimes things just don’t go to plan. A great marketing idea. A weight loss product, complete with calorie in, calorie out research...

Sunshine is STILL good for you

I have written previously on the pitfalls of taking extreme medical advice in the belief that this advice will be good for health. Now...

In defence of natural foods

More evidence in defence of saturated fats based in science from Dr. Karen: A comprehensive review of all the research and studies on the...

How much sugar is too much sugar?

When I analyse the information from mainstream medicine research it sometimes surprises me as to how far from the healthy middle ground...

Go Nuts – it may save your life

Heart attack, stroke, cancer. Scary words. But read on to find out how one tiny change can dramatically reduce your risk of dying of...

Foods that Kill (but only sometimes)

Food is meant to nourish, give us palatal satisfaction and provide a social focus for family and friends. What better way to spend Sunday...

Food addiction - a new discovery on an old topic

Are you addicted to food? I mean really addicted, in the medical sense. Having a problem controlling the impulse to overeat or binge on...

When doctors stop practising evidence based medicine – the demonisation of butter

Research vs dogma More and more evidence is emerging which questions the decades of advice on what constituted a healthy intake of fat in...

Alkalinity and good health

Food is the fuel we use to energise our bodies and support optimal wellness. A diet perfectly designed for humans to eat provides...

Organic produce ‘better for you’

Organic produce is better for you than ordinary food, a major European Union-funded study says. The £12m four-year project, led by...

Cellulite’s 7 deadly sins

No matter what your body shape, this cosmetic issue can affect 90% of all women. Research into the causes of this build-up of irregular...

Organic food study

If you thought organic fruit and vegetables offered little extra in the way of nutrition, and are a complete waste of money, you may have...

Sunshine good, sunburn bad

Even our medical experts are starting to rethink the advice of “Slip Slop and Slap” as telling only half the story. Recently overwhelming...

Sugar the culprit in heart disease, not saturated fat!

New, compelling research once again focuses on processed sugar and fructose as the real dietary demons associated with heart disease....