by Tony B | Feb 16, 2020 | News
PMS or Pre-Menstrual Syndrome is no joke. Women who deal with the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome know exactly how awful they can be. Period cramps probably rate number one on the list of effects that women loathe about PMS followed closely by mood swings and...
by Tony B | Feb 12, 2020 | Curations
Food allergies are very common and often unexpectedly manifest themselves later in life. Symptoms vary dramatically and because they can often be misleading, it is best to consult a medical health practitioner rather than Dr. Google. What should you do if you suspect...
by Tony B | Feb 11, 2020 | Curations
Among the multitude of facets of CBD including being an analgesic and an anti-inflammatory are that it has been shown to have antibiotic properties too. This article looks at the evidence and speaks to a few experts about this discovery. Could CBD eventually become an...
by Tony B | Feb 6, 2020 | Curations
Cancer, a group of diseases associated with abnormal cell growth continues to be one of the most frustratingly difficult to treat maladies of modern times. In a new discovery, scientists have found a way to identify the particular causes of a cancer by analysing its...
by Tony B | Jan 7, 2020 | News
This morning, after two and a half hours of Ashtanga yoga, I sat at my desk taking in just how stiff and sore my shoulders were. It was that deep pain that’s not the result of injury, but rather of an intense challenge to the muscle group’s range of motion...
by Tony B | Jan 6, 2020 | News
While there are many forms of cancer, they tend to share common characteristics that allow them to be categorised into stages. The stages of cancer are a means of classifying the size of a cancer and how far it has progressed into surrounding tissues and other parts...
by Tony B | Jan 4, 2020 | Curations
A new study, the largest of its kind, has disproved the link between the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism. Anti-vaxxers have long since cited a previous study, later found to be fraudulent and subsequently retracted, as evidence of such a link....
by Tony B | Jan 2, 2020 | Curations
Intermittent fasting has fast become a buzz byword in health and wellness circles. This article sums up the most popular options and gives each a brief overview. Intermittent fasting for weight loss: 5 tips to start Intermittent fasting involves cycling between...
by Tony B | Dec 3, 2019 | Curations
Going vegan is, without doubt, a paradigm shift of life-changing proportions. It requires that you forego not only food made from animals, but also daily essentials like clothing and personal care items. Of course, you may also choose a level of strictness that suits...
by Tony B | Dec 3, 2019 | Curations
These days, CBD infused foods are the new in-thing. Everything from sports drinks to haute cuisine is getting the CBD infusion treatment. The question is: are you actually getting any benefit from consuming CBD laced foods and drinks? This article takes a look at this...
by Tony B | Dec 2, 2019 | Curations
Despite the fact that marriage tends to be hard work and that married couples often find themselves at loggerheads and at times disparaging their spouses when out of earshot, new research indicates that married couples tend to be healthier than unmarried couples....
by Tony B | Dec 1, 2019 | News
When it comes to fats, there’s one type that you don’t want to cut back on, omega-3 essential fatty acids. Not only does your body need these fatty acids to function, but also they are essential for good health, yet eating enough of the right foods to get...
by Tony B | Nov 6, 2019 | Curations
A study has found that almost half of all users taking medical marijuana stopped or reduced their dosage of at least one pharmaceutical drug. This study further cements the idea that people believe that medical marijuana is as effective as pharma medication, in some...
by Tony B | Nov 4, 2019 | News
Vaping CBD Vaping CBD is fast becoming a popular means to ingest the cannabinoid, where it enters the lungs and is diffused via the alveoli into the bloodstream. Some estimates put the bioavailability of vaped CBD in the region of about 50 to 60%, meaning that for...
by Tony B | Nov 2, 2019 | Curations
These studies are particularly interesting because they confirm a number of issues. Non-organic foods contain higher levels of pesticides. Pesticides such as glyphosate are linked to an increased risk of cancer. Organic foods actually reduce the health risks posed by...
by Tony B | Nov 1, 2019 | Curations
The health benefits of green tea need little introduction. It’s loaded with nutrients and antioxidants, it improves brain function and reduces the risk of cancer. However, new research is now showing that green tea also minimises weight gain. Green tea helps...
by Tony B | Oct 7, 2019 | News
CBD or cannabidiol is one of more than a hundred compounds found in cannabis that belong to a class of substances called cannabinoids. Whereas CBD is the major non-psychoactive component of cannabis, THC or Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol is the ingredient that produces...
by Tony B | Oct 6, 2019 | News
In recent years, major advances have been made in the technology that goes into producing the supplements that we take. Now, a new wave of supplements has hit the market promising to increase the bioavailability of the active ingredients that they contain. So what...
by Tony B | Oct 5, 2019 | News
Junk Food Really is Killing Us 20% of Global Deaths are the Result of Poor Diet That’s according to a new study conducted at the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IMHE) HealthData.org at the University of Washington, and published in The Lancet Medical...
by Tony B | Oct 3, 2019 | Curations
Cannabis is well known as a pain relieving option, but research has now established just how effective it really is. Cannabis Provides Strong Pain Relief What’s hard to argue with, however, are the clinical findings that the pain-relieving effects of the cannabis...
