POPULAR ‘RETAIL BRAND’ SUPPLEMENTS CAN BE HARMFUL TO YOUR HEALTH

As the popularity of Natural Medicine increases so too does the potential for inferior quality products to appear on the market. Many of the products available in shops, pharmacies and online have been developed to profit shareholders (which can result in adding cheap fillers such as talcum powder) and most have been contract manufactured in […]

TOXIC PLASTIC RICE FROM CHINA

Chinese Companies Are Mass Producing Plastic Rice (and It Could Cause Serious Health Problems) Please be careful about the foods you consume and what they really are because it seems that China has been producing fake rice for many years, and it’s still on the market today. Believe it or not, it is produced using poisonous […]

VITAMINS MAY REDUCE BREAST CANCER MORTALITY

The latest research has found that older women who developed invasive breast cancer while taking multivitamin supplements with minerals had a 30% lower rate of breast cancer mortality than women who did not take supplements, according to an analysis of data from the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI). The finding was published online on October 7 […]

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE PILL UNDER TGA REVIEW

THE TGA is undertaking a safety review of the drug Diane-35 and its generics following an announcement that France will soon suspend its marketing authorisation. Diane-35, an anti-androgenic progestogen-oestrogen combination, is approved for treating androgenisation in women including severe acne and hirsutism. It is also an effective oral contraceptive in these patients although the TGA […]

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 […]

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 […]

INCREASED RISK OF AUTOIMMUNE THYROID DISEASE WITH VITILIGO

A systematic review has found that patients with vitiligo ( a skin disease where skin pigmentation changes) are at increased risk of thyroid disease. In a review of 48 studies published between 1968 and 2012, Dutch researchers found the risk of autoimmune thyroid disease (ATD)  was more than twice as high in patients with vitiligo. […]

CALCIUM INTAKE LOWERS THYROID RISK IN WOMEN

A small dose of calcium can significantly decrease a woman’s risk of developing primary hyperparathyroidism, American researchers say. In a study of 58,354 women, aged 39-66, over 22 years, researchers from the Harvard Medical School found a daily supplement of at least 500 milligrams of calcium more than halved the risk of developing hyperthyroidism, and […]

OESTROGEN – MANAGING THE MASTER HORMONE

Oestrogen is essential for healthy female reproductive function. This hormone plays a part in every stage of a female’s life – from early childhood development to puberty, throughout the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, childbirth and finally, through the menopausal years. Too many women suffer from symptoms related to having either too much or not enough oestrogen […]

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