Make sure your man is taking care of his health. Here’s a rundown of key male health risks through the decades. Australian men could be doing more when it comes to looking after themselves. Their life expectancy of 79 is among the best in the world, but there is room for improvement, says the Australian [...]
First cultivated in Asia over 1,000 years ago, Shiitake mushrooms were recognized for their ability to enhance youth and vitality. Widely consumed as a food for thousands of years in the East and more recently in the West, today, the Shiitake mushroom’s benefits stretch beyond the kitchen. A natural Shiitake complex has been shown in [...]
Many of us have experienced it but would rather not talk about it openly, so Larraine Sathicq asks the experts why it affects some more than others and how we can all stay regular. If you’ve ever sat on the toilet long enough for people to start politely knocking on the door to see if [...]
Why are minerals important? Minerals are the spark plugs of life because they are required to activate thousands of enzyme reactions within the body. In a way they are more important than vitamins since plants manufacture vitamins but minerals must be obtained from the soil. If the mineral is not in the soil, it can [...]
Hell, known in polite society as an ‘emotional rollercoaster’. Forget PMS: this is a new league of hormonal histrionics. The science bit Experts have long known there’s a strong connection between hormones and chemicals in the brain, and the incredible surge of hormones that occurs during pregnancy can have a dramatic effect — not least [...]