Archive for April, 2009
ALTERNATIVES TO HRT/HEART AND BLOOD VESSEL HEALTH: THE TIME OF DAY AT WHICH YOU EAT YOUR MAIN MEAL
The time of day at which you eat your main meal also seems to be important. A recent study, which compared US and French eating habits, concluded that eating the main meal at lunchtime and snacking only once later may reduce the risk of heart disease. The study is one of a series of investigations [...]
HRT AND PREVIOUS BREAST CANCER
Women with a previous breast cancer are usually advised against having HRT, although there are exceptions. Occasionally a woman whose breast cancer has been successfully treated, or who is having palliative care for breast cancer, may have such crippling menopausal symptoms that she decides to go onto HRT to get some relief. Linda, for example, [...]
HORMONE COMBINATIONS AND SINGLE-DRUG FORMATS: OESTROGEN ALONE
With one exception, oestrogen on its own in any form is considered safe only if you no longer have a uterus. Since about 30 per cent of Australian women have had a hysterectomy by the age of sixty-five, the number of potential users of this relatively straightforward form of HRT is large. The exception is [...]
THE MENOPAUSE – CHANGE AND CHALLENGE: MARGARET’S STORY
It was a typical sort of day for Margaret: travelling, making speeches, needing to keep focused, forever in the public eye. She was speaking confidently, in full flow, when suddenly the words stopped. Her mind went blank — as if her brain had seized up or disengaged from everything around about. ‘It was like my [...]
FOOD INTOLERANCE: MAGGIE’S STORY
Like many mothers with young children, Maggie found it difficult to make time for a proper breakfast or lunch. She made up for this by eating a large evening meal with her husband, after which she usually suffered indigestion. By sucking indigestion tablets she could settle her stomach in time for bed, but then the [...]
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TELEVISION AND HEALTH – THE USE OF ENERGY (NATURAL RHYTHM)
Activity and work produce a natural tiredness which should not be resisted but given in to. We do this by taking a break or going to bed to obtain the necessary rest. This natural rhythm refreshes, letting the preceding exercise of the muscles serve to strengthen the body. However, if the strain and effort are [...]
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MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS – THE SUN’S EFFECTS ON HUMANS
Animals seem to know about the sun’s effects instinctively, because you will never see a sick animal lying in the sun. They carefully avoid sunlight and rest in the shade. We, too, should know and understand that we cannot expose ourselves to the sun if we are not well; in fact, doing so could lead [...]
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MILK AND DAIRY FARMING – OTHER FACTORS THAT IMPAIR THE QUALITY OF MILK (PART 1)
Poorly kept cowsheds can result in tubercular cows. Only good housing conditions for the animals will avoid their contracting disease. The incidence of tuberculosis is reduced considerably if the animals receive sufficient exercise in the fresh air, because even the best fodder is not enough to keep them healthy if they are cooped up inside [...]
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BERRIES – JAM-MAKING AND DRIED FRUIT
An abundant crop of stone fruit is an inducement to use the surplus for making tasty jams. But you must be careful that the fruit’s value and taste are not unduly spoiled by boiling it for too long. Well-made apricot jam is delicious. Cherry jam is also always popular, not only that made from the [...]
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QUESTIONS OF NUTRITION – SPICES AND SEASONINGS (CONCLUSION)
The body will react favourably to natural foods prepared with skill and left in their natural state. Various ailments will disappear without the need for medication of any sort if we feed our bodies in the proper manner. Only natural food, wholefood, contains the elements we need to keep our bodies healthy and in a [...]
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