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The smart money suggests we should jettison our vitamin-taking habits, as these might only jeopardise our health. Is this the case?

Sugar is in everything in some way or another. It is in food naturally and also added to food as a sweetener or preservative. Especially in processed, canned or packet foods the amount of sugar (and sodium) are especially high. This is because they need the product to last on a shelf for 12 months and it is often high even in savoury products.

Grape seed extract inhibits the growth of colorectal cancer cells.

Non-invasive hi-tech beauty treatments can be a solution to stubborn skincare problems such as acne scarring or hyper-pigmentation.

Getting physically fit requires motivation and it generates emotional and spiritual renewal. Here are 10 steps to follow for physical, emotional, mental and spiritual fitness.

Your unique knee-print may be able to identify you as well as fingerprints or DNA.

Emphysema is not curable and can limit your lifestyle although modern medicine can make the disease tolerable and if you are diagnosed early you may even be able to minimize the symptoms. However, the world is in an epidemic of emphysema and chronic bronchitis which make up what is called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Spending more of your work day standing can lead to real weight loss.

The colour of your mug affects the flavour of your hot chocolate.

Eating more fruit and vegetables is likely to make you feel happier.

Did you know that air pollution can cause everything from eye and throat problems to long-term respiratory disease and cancer? Indoor air is 2-5 times more polluted than outdoors and most of us spend about 80 – 90% of our life indoors making us susceptible to these pollutants.

Genetically modified foods are said by some to be the answer to the future, while others see them as putting that future at risk.