Century-old Eye Salve Kills Bacteria Better than Modern Antibiotics
Got an infection? Check your kitchen! You may have the ingredients needed for a 1000-year old recipe of a home remedy. Quack medicine it is not, although it may sound it, given its composition of equal amounts of crushed garlic and onion or leek, 25ml of English wine and bovine salts dissolved in distilled water. […]
Who’s getting your 40 winks?
The pace of life is accelerating. Most of you have more to do every day and it’s taking its toll on your sleep! Except in the case of Sleeping Beauty – who slept for 18 years, sleep is probably one of the most underrated of all human activities. We tend to take it for granted. […]
A Minute of Exercise, Forever off the Hips
The age-old excuse of ‘I have no time’ is to exercise as the ‘the dog ate my homework’ is to school. It’s simply not true, most of the time anyway. Martin Gibala, a physiologist from McMaster University confirms that time is not the end-all and be-all for an exercise program to be effective. In a study he conducted, […]
There’s a Good Side to El Niño!
There can be no question that the current El Niño – the worst on record – is having a devastating impact. Large parts of Asia, the Americas and Australia are experiencing extreme drought. So how, I hear you ask, can there be a good side to El Niño? The answer is sugar and palm oil! Less of […]
Are All Sugars Created Equal?
I miss having a waistline and I thought I’d get reacquainted with mine. Let’s not get into the argument about women loving themselves, big body and all. I do love myself. That’s why I need to fit into my Speedos for the summer. But my real motivation is better health! When you don’t like the number […]
Sweet Obsession – The Bitter Side of Sugar
My family has been beset with substance abuse! Not of the narcotic or the alcohol variety but one that’s in every kitchen – it’s sugar! It’s a silent killer. It’s within reach of your children. And it can be bought over the counter! We know its effect on the waistline because we can see it. […]
There’s Life in Your Coffee!
Have you ever pondered life over a coffee? It turns out there may be more to life or your coffee than you imagined! Not yours, but entire bacterial communities of it. And they’re in your coffee. A study conducted at the Universitat de València in Spain on coffee waste and coffee machines, has found communities […]
The Epidemic Accelerates!
Look down. What do you see? Statistically, at least one out of every nine of you are going to be looking at clear evidence of obesity. Ladies, for you, it’s one out of every seven! No, I’m not talking about ‘a couple of extra pounds’, I’m talking about obesity! It gets worse… 1 in 40 of […]
Is Fish Oil the Secret to Losing Weight?
The search for the elixir of youth has occupied man for centuries. But now we have something better to obsess about… the body beautiful! Today, anything that tips the scale towards a slimmer body sells; from food and drinks, to soaps, creams and lotions. If it’s related to diet or slimming it’s hot! Profits are […]
The Case of the Disappearing Bee
Can you imagine breakfast without coffee or life without chocolate? No apples or pears, citrus, watermelon, tomatoes or berries? No grapes for the table or your wine? You may have to because nature’s pollinators are under significant threat of extinction. When most of us think of bees, we think of the honey bee shown above. But the […]