Sense of Balance

26/02/2014

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/feb/11/gut-biology-health-bacteria-future-medicine

Andrew Anthony sent his stool off to have its bacteria sequenced. In the future, such techniques could help assess our susceptibility to conditions from diabetes, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's to autism, depression and cancer

24/02/2014

06/02/2014

'Not all scientists see eye to eye on the health effects of sugar but there is one point on which most agree: we don't actually need it. Luc Tappy, a physiologist at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland, sums it up: "You cannot live without essential fats. You cannot live without protein. It's going to be difficult to have enough energy if you don't have some carbohydrate. But without sugar, there is no problem. It's an entirely dispensable food."'
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22129540.500-sugar-on-trial-what-you-really-need-to-know.html?full=true&goback=%2Egde_4633986_member_5836838543040737284

It has been called toxic, addictive and deadly, the driving force behind obesity, heart disease and diabetes. Is sugar really so bad, asks Tiffany

03/02/2014

http://www.sunwarrior.com/news/15-health-benefits-coconut-oil/

Coconut oil alone has hundreds of different uses, making its way into pantries, medicine cupboards, and even first aid kits.

19/01/2014

Start loving veggies, and not just in the 'health-kick' month of January. It could make a huge difference to your health.
http://bantonline.wordpress.com/2014/01/17/unhealthy-brits-are-still-shunning-veggies/

Veggie shy Brits are still not meeting the 5-a-day message more than 10 years since the campaign was launched, a survey of more than 2,000 people has revealed. Only 10% of those surveyed were tucki...

24/11/2013

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