Can This Be True- Eight Glasses Of Water A Day Is Bad For You?
Experts now warn that drinking eight glasses of water a day is not good for you at all. In fact it could make you ill.
This latest claim goes against all of the advice that we have been fed by the government over recent decades, passed around to us via the NHS and various leading doctors, nutritionists and other bods who like to tell us what to do.
» Read MoreMeasles Alert For Grandchildren Holidaying In Europe
Measles Alert For Grandchildren Holidaying In Europe -There are currently concerns about a European – wide epidemic of Measles, with nearly 500 children and teenagers in the UK being affected between January and May 2011 compared with just 90 cases over the same period last year. However this is generally considered to be an underestimate as a number of cases will not have been reported.
» Read MoreAre Marmite Toast Soldiers Still Safe To Go In To Battle With Your Grandchildren?
Love it or hate it, Marmite has been one of those fascinating foods that has been part of British culture since way back when. So it comes as something of a shock to discover that it has been banned in Denmark on health grounds.
» Read MoreDoes Drinking Six Coffee’s A Day Really Cut Prostate Cancer Risk?
Yep, it does according to Harvard University researchers and for those worried that you would be totally wired after taking in that amount of caffeine day in day out, it appears that decaffeinated coffee is just as effective.
A 20 year study of just under 50,000 men discovered that the participants who drank six cups or more a day were 20 per cent less likely than non-coffee drinkers to die of the disease. Even a relatively small intake of one to three cups a day lowered the risk by an astonishing 30%, with bigger amounts having a greater effect.
» Read MoreGetting Rid Of Yeast Infections The Natural Way
Suffering from a yeast infection and running out of ideas to treat it? Reyna Flor Nadera gets to the bottom of natural remedies that work.
» Read MoreDoes Great – Grandad Know Who I Am?
Alzheimer’s Disease is frequently in the headlines, but the issues it brings for grandchildren are rarely mentioned.
It is estimated that 820,000 people have dementia in this country. As almost all of those affected are older people, many will be grandparents and great-grandparents. But surprisingly, contact with grandchildren is not addressed in the National Dementia Strategy, which was launched in February 2009 after wide consultation.
Your Think-Positive Habits
Do you have a habit you wish you could change? Do you find yourself falling back into old, unhelpful patterns without even realising it? Don’t worry, you can think positive if you want to. Some research suggests it takes 21 days to stop a habit. Others, such as NLP expert Paul McKenna, believe we can change in as little as 7 days
» Read MoreCan Healthy Skin And Ageing Go Together?
If your skin shows signs of wear and tear, it means other changes are going on in your body. Keep in mind that your skin is not just a protective barrier but a very complex organ that performs many other functions: it protects your body organs from external attacks, expels toxins from your body, and regulates your temperature, among others.
» Read MoreCan Coffee Help To Cure Asthma Attacks?
Interesting article giving steps for using coffee as an asthma treatment, especially when other treatments are not easily accessible.
» Read MoreForgetfulness – Remember Not To Worry
For the third time today, I walked up to the top of the long staircase at virtualgranny Manor, paused and wondered what on earth I had travelled all this way for, exactly.
Having scratched my head and meandered all the way back to the ground floor I suddenly remembered the reason – headed back up, got distracted…and wondered what on earth I had come to the top of the staircase for…and wandered back down again.
Quaint it ‘aint, especially as I almost needed oxygen when I repeated the experience for a third time and had to trot all the way back up to the top once more. It also gets you worrying. With so much media attention on dementia recently and with many people today having a family member affected by the condition, it’s easy to jump to the worst case scenario to explain your memory problems.
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