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Echinacea angustifolia has become a popular medicine used by alternative therapists and the general public for ‘strengthening’ the immune system or for conditions related to immune dysfunction such as colds, flu, and susceptibility to infections. In the past it was a medicine known for its use in treating such conditions as typhoid, diphtheria, malignant scarlatina, […]

In a recent study this month researchers found that fungus plays an important part in inflammatory diseases such as ulcerative colitis. Cedars-Sinai’s Inflammatory Bowel and Immunobiology Research Institute found that the fungi in the large intestine were a model for the disease.

  I’m just back from holidays. My first business email says welcome back to the rat race – is it?  I then read my horoscope. It forecasts issues at work and direction changes. I gasped! That’s all I need coming back from holidays. Then I realised I was reading the wrong sign and didn’t feel […]

I now get to have my own mountainous plate of “pasta” which tastes every bit as good as the real thing (actually, better in my opinion!) without overindulging in carbohydrates and calories..

Recently, we have been hearing renewed calls for decriminalization of certain illicit drugs and an old debate of whether all drugs should be legal or not continues. Cannabis is the most commonly used drug in Australia (about 40 percent of Australians over the age of 14 have tried cannabis), so in this blog we are highlighting how prolonged cannabis use affects oral health.

A recent study done in England on multivitamins has shown that taking them can improve cognitive performance in both adults and children. The study was done by neuroscientists and they investigated the effects of multivitamins on moods and cognitive function.

Do you often feel you get bored or restless at various points in your life? This is characterised by feelings of boredom, not knowing what to do with yourself or what you want to do, feeling unmotivated and even feeling a bit lost or down.

Having recently experienced the highs of pregnancy and childbirth along with the lows of a nagging lung infection, I can really sympathize with people who battle asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) on a daily basis. These conditions can really distract us from and dampen even the most joyful events in our lives. It doesn’t help, also, that treatment of asthma and COPD involves medication which can put us at risk of dental problems, such as tooth decay, erosion, gum disease and fungal infections (candidasis).

Are you working more than a 40-45 hour week? Is it something your boss demands or is it something you just do?

Do you sometimes get sore feet? If your feet hurt then you will stop walking and exercising and that will affect your health.

A sweaty gym-goer rattling their noisy protein shaker before chugging a post-workout shake is a common sight in any gym.

Now, not to diss the protein shake (as it offers a quick, easy, portable dose of all important protein) but what ever happened to the humble egg? Hard-boiled eggs, after all, are quick, easy, portable AND a heck of a lot cheaper than protein powder.

So why eat an egg post-workout, or at any other time for that matter?

We have all heard of the phrase: “getting long in the tooth”. We use it when talking about horses and humans. They say you can tell a horse’s age by looking at their teeth. While we could probably say the same about humans, I hope that as people become more educated about their oral health […]