Health News from Dr Joe
Treats For Children - What You Are Giving Your Child As A TreatThere are times when you really have to take a step back and ask what is going on here? We all want our children to grow up to be happy and healthy. So why do we do things that not only don’t help them with this goal but may make it harder for them? On the weekend my daughter brought in something she found in her cupboard. It was from a party she went to around 6 months ago .It was a bright orange sweet which looked a bit like a snowman in three layers with faces and decoration. Pretty as a picture. The reverse side listing the ingedients was not so pretty. |
We Need Our Good BacteriaSince the invention of the microscope and the discovery of penicillin mankind ahs seen bacteria s some form of enemy to be destroyed. Whilst it is true that some bacteria do cause infection, this is actually a relatively small number compared to the bacteria, which do no harm or indeed help us. In fact the body needs good bacteria for good health. A healthy intestine needs to have around two kilograms (four pounds) of good bacteria to help with absorption of food. Other parts of the body like the skin throat and female genital tract also rely on good bacteria. When they are gone problems arise. Pregnancy And Stress- Lets Get Back To BasicsWhether we like it or not, human beings can not escape the fact that we are part of nature and that we are subject to its laws. When scientific research confirms this there is much surprise and sometime the next step is to search for a drug to overcome it. So it was that new research has discovered a link between stress and pregnancy. The women who took longer to get pregnant after stopping the contraceptive pill were found to have higher levels of a biomarker correlated with stress. Lets get back to basics.
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Real Food,Real Flavor,Really HealthyAs I have often observed, health is made far more complicated than it needs to be. Much like putting the right fuel into your car for its engine type means it will run better so does, putting the right fuel into your body make it run better. It is also interesting when science eventually catches up with what is either obvious or has been “known” for a long time. Our ancestors had a much better idea about food and what to eat as well as the connections between foods and health than we have. Part of the reason for this is that they prepared food from ingredients found in nature rather than opened a box. Sweeteners Not So SweetThere is a tendency for things in health to be made far more complicated than they need to be. Coupled with this is the tendency to look for answers in just about every place but the one where it lies. Rather than ask which sweeteners to use (there is a “battle” raging about which one is best) ask should I use sweeteners at all?
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