INCREASED HEART ATTACK RISK FOR PEOPLE AGEING TOO RAPIDLY

People who had three to four ageing signs such as hair loss and fatty deposits around the eyes had a 57% increased risk of heart attack and a 39% increased risk for heart disease compared to people of the same age who look younger, according to a new study (The Courier Mail). Consult your Naturopathic […]

WHEEZING LINKED TO MENSTRUAL CYCLE

A woman’s respiratory symptoms fluctuate depending on the stage of her menstrual cycle, new research finds. The study involving 3,926 women found wheezing was higher on cycle days 10-22, and shortness of breath was highest on days 7-21. And coughing was more common after putative ovulation for asthmatics, obese women and smokers, the Norwegian researchers reported in […]

THE CAUSE OF DEPRESSION

FROM 20+ YEARS OF CONSULTING IN THE HEALTH FIELD, I’VE FOUND DEPRESSION CAN HAVE MANY CAUSES. IT CAN BE PURELY PSYCHOLOGICAL (UNDERLYING FEAR, FRUSTRATION, ANGER OR RESENTMENT OR SIMPLY FROM YOUR LIFE BEING OUT OF BALANCE – TOO MUCH WORK AND NOT ENOUGH PLAY AND RELAXATION) ………OR IT CAN BE PHYSIOLOGICAL (HORMONAL IMBALANCE, HIGH TOXIN […]

INFECTION LINKED TO AUTO-IMMUNE DISEASES

For a long time, Naturopathic Practitioners have thought there was a link between certain infections and auto-immune diseases such as Hashimoto’s (Thyroid disease), Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis and other auto-immune diseases. Research is now proving this theory …….. Australian scientists have shed new light into how some autoimmune diseases can take hold, identifying the exact conditions […]

CORTISONE-BASED DRUGS SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR CHEST INFECTIONS

Tens of thousands of Australians are being inappropriately prescribed inhaled corticosteroids (ICS), putting their health at risk and costing the federal government millions of dollars a year. Doctors are commonly co-prescribing the drugs alongside antibiotics to patients with respiratory tract infections but no obstructive airway disease, according to a report released today by the Australian […]

FOOD INTOLERANCES LINKED TO IBS

In a recent study, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) sufferers had food sensitivity testing to find out if certain foods were the cause of their problems. The study found that 27 % out of of the 51 participants reported an improvement in their IBS symptoms, after they avoided the foods that they were found to be […]

MUNG BEANS MAY HELP PREVENT CERVICAL AND LIVER CANCER

Recent studies to identify the anti-cancer activity of an extract made from mung bean sprouts (MBS), showed the natural medicine had potent anti-cancer mechanisms against human cervical and hepatocarcinoma cancer cells (Hafidh et al., 2012). Although extracts of plants are highly concentrated compared to consuming the plant itself – including mung beans in the daily […]

RESEARCH LINKS THYROID DISEASE AND VITILIGO

INCREASED RISK OF THYROID DISEASE WITH VITILIGO Patients with vitiligo (a skin disease where skin pigmentation changes) are at increased risk of thyroid disease the first systematic review on the subject has found. In a review of 48 studies published between 1968 and 2012, Dutch researchers found the risk of autoimmune thyroid disease (ATD) was more […]

IRON MAY BENEFIT CHRONIC COUGH

Iron deficiency may cause some cases of chronic cough in women, Italian researchers say. Patients presenting to an outpatient respiratory clinic with unexplained chronic cough, and later found to be iron deficient,  showed a “dramatic” improvement in their symptoms after taking iron supplements, they report in The International Journal of Clinical Practice. Although this was […]