What is cardiovascular heart disease? Cardiovascular heart disease (CVD) includes heart attack, stroke and other disorders of the heart and circulatory system. It is the biggest killer in the USA, …
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a term used to describe low mood related to changes in the seasons. Typically it starts in the winter months and resolves in the spring. …
During 2021 we have shown you how natural approaches can improve your immunity, your digestive and food waste elimination system (microbiome) and your children’s brain health. We’ve also looked at …
Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) is the study of the interaction between mental processes and the nervous and immune systems. Modern medicine’s interest in the relationship between psychiatric disorders and the immune function …
Menopause causes a drop in the female hormones oestrogen and progesterone, as well as a drop in the male hormone testosterone, produced by the ovaries. These hormones affect not just …
Nutritional deficiencies and/or malabsorptions can cause a variety of symptoms, in addition to weakening the body’s defences against serious illness. And even if we have no symptoms we may not …
What is gluten? Gluten is a group of plant proteins occurring in some grains which has no nutrient value for humans. It occurs naturally in wheat, rye and barley – and …
Researchers in a TUFTS university study of 906,000 cases of Covid-19 hospitalisation say that some 64% of these might never have happened …
Microbiome and bacteria The human microbiome is a diverse community of microbes that work together to keep your body healthy. It plays a critical and complex role in supporting many …
An over-sensitive immune system releases the hormone/chemical histamine that can cause itching, inflammation and congestion.
