Health

Melatonin is a hormone made primarily in the pineal gland in the brain. It is synthesized from the amino acid tryptophan and the neurotransmitter serotonin and is a chief regulator of sleep.

Vitamin C and betacarotene may protect against dementia.

Ginger can help reduce blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes.

The shape of a beer glass may influence how drunk you get.

Lighting and music change our eating habits in ways that can help you lose weight.

Saturated fats may promote inflammation by promoting bacterial growth.

Eating walnuts every day can boost a man’s sperm quality and his fertility.

When it comes to weight loss more exercise is not necessarily better.

Exposure to back-lit computer screens reduces the hormone you need to sleep.

Booze is an almost everyday part of life in Australia. A ‘cold one’ just seems to ‘sit’ well with the barbecue on a hot summers day and is almost as iconic as our surf, our weather and our relaxed way of life.When it comes to oral health, however, the effects of alcohol are mostly negative. This article highlights some dangers of alcohol overuse and gives some tips for best prevention of oral health problems.

Grapefruit juice makes an anti-cancer drug work more efficiently.

Did you know that stress can prevent you from falling pregnant and that a large number of small stresses are far worse than that one big problem? Did you also know you can test for stress by testing the levels of Cortisol in the body?