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•Breast is best for our Children so far
Today I read about a recent study into infant formula. The results implied quite strongly that formula fortified with essential fatty acids (in this case DHA) improved the cognitive brain development of the baby. This is yet another piece of evidence to support the far reaching benefits of essential fatty acids for the brain, from infant through to the elderly.
The experiment involved 229 infants. One group were given formula from birth and were split into two groups - one given a...
•Probiotics and Their Use as Supplements
Probiotics are healthy bacteria or yeast contained in supplements and foods, and are similar to the microorganisms found naturally in the human body. Friendly or good bacteria have been consumed in the form of fermented milk and soy products by a variety of cultures throughout history. Many people already use probiotics in their diet by eating flavored yogurt or soy-based foods that contain live cultures. In order to increase possible health benefits, liquid or capsule supplements are available...
•More Praise for the Role of Vitamin C
Vitamin C has long been associated with a stronger immune system and as a result is one of the most popular supplements taken in the UK today. However, the results of a recent study on guinea pigs suggest that Vitamin C has another equally important role in early brain development.
The study, performed in Denmark, took 30 new born guinea pigs and gave half of them a Vitamin C deficient diet for 2 months - although not extreme enough to give them scurvy. The other half were given a Vitamin C...
•The Importance of Taking Prenatal Vitamins For Pregnant Women
Discovering that you are pregnant can be one of the most uplifting and momentous times in a couples' life. Pondering the thought of having a boy, girl or maybe twins or triplets can make for hundreds of dream filled nights. Women who are expecting usually change their diet to accommodate their new arrival. Smoking and drinking alcohol are generally the first things to stop. Many women try to limit their caffeine intake and improve their diet by eating very healthy low sugar, high fibre foods....
•Womens Health The Female Iron y
In the Western world, with so much food available to us, it's hard to imagine large numbers of us could be potentially deficient in any element of nutrition. And yet 1 in 5 pre-menopausal women in the UK are deficient in iron. Even more ironic is that that one person probably appears to be healthier than the rest of us!
Why is this? Because risk factors for iron deficiency are often the same elements you find in healthy women, so it is hard to identify.
1) Low iron intake. As red meat is...
•Clearer benefits of omega 3
In the Western world we are heading towards a perfect storm. Firstly, medical advances have led to many more people surviving illness, disease and chronic medical conditions such as heart disease. In many cases however, they still need to live with their specific health concern, or the effects of a disease. This ironically puts more pressure on NHS resources than if they hadn't survived at all. Secondly, we are seeing the post war baby boomers heading into their 60's. As this huge group of...
•Reduce your children s flu symptoms by 50
While Swine Flu has been in the headlines so much lately with terrible stories of children with no underlying health issues dying from the illness, thank goodness most children who get flu do recover after a few days. However, the symptoms during that time for all types of flu can be severe. High temperature, sore throat, runny nose, coughing. These symptoms can in turn lead to other complications such as tonsillitis, chest and ear infections, which then require antibiotics to clear up.
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•Is there anything essential fatty acids can t do
First there was Captain America, then Superman, Spiderman, Batman and so on. And now we have Essential Fatty Acids. Not quite as catchy a name but, as we appear to be discovering more and more each day, apparently equally super-heroic.
First it was our heart. We learned that polyunsaturated Omega 6 fatty acids were good for heart health and so started the growth of healthy spreads such as Flora. Then we discovered Omega 3 fatty acids and how they helped our brain function. In a world defined...
•Can Type II Diabetes be controlled by lifestyle changes alone
Type II Diabetes is a condition where the body is deficient in producing insulin, either it can't produce enough or the insulin it does produce doesn't work properly. This means the glucose levels in the blood can't be controlled and there is the potential for them to become too concentrated.
Traditionally Type II Diabetes was an illness that affected the older generation but more and more young people are discovering they have the disease. Experts believe this is due to higher obesity...
•Polyphenol Evidence and What It Could Mean
Conventional scientists will only ever be happy if they can prove WHY something happens. WHAT is never enough. For example, you could give all the children in the school an omega 3 supplement and that school might do very well in their exams that year. Great for the parents, great for the students, but not so great for the scientists. Why did they perform well? Was it due to the supplement? Or were the teachers extra good that year? Or did they have a particularly bright group of students?...
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