Hypnosis And Cancer Care

Professor Lisa D. Butler of the University at Buffalo School of Social Work has said: "although hypnosis is not at present standard practice for treating a wide range of symptoms that trouble cancer patients, it is worth examining that potential," .... "Together, these findings (a study on hypnosis and breast cancer) suggest that there may be a number of benefits to the use of hypnosis in cancer care including, but not necessarily limited to, its more traditional application for pain control."

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Carbonated Drinks And Cancer

Consuming two or more soft drinks (carbonated sugar-sweetened beverages) per week increased the risk of developing pancreatic cancer by nearly twofold compared to individuals who did not consume soft drinks, according to a report in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

Although relatively rare, pancreatic cancer remains one of the most deadly, and only 5 percent of people who are diagnosed are alive five years later.

Lose Weight Before Pregnancy

An article published in the journal Nursing for Women's Health finds that obesity in pregnant women is associated with pregnancy complications, birth defects, as well as a greater risk of childhood and adult obesity in infants born to obese mothers.

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Post- menopausal women and strokes

Post-menopausal women who reported consuming the most daily dietary fat had a 40 percent higher incidence of clot-caused strokes compared to women who ate the least amount, according to research from the University of North Carolina presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2010.

The incidence of ischemic stroke also increased by 30 percent in the quartile of women consuming the highest daily amount of trans fat (average intake 7 grams per day) compared to those who consumed the least (average 1 gram/day). Two common sources of trans fat are processed foods and fried foods.

Ischemic strokes are caused by blockages in blood vessels in or leading to the brain.

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Happiness And Heart Disease

A report of a really interesting 10 year study on the relationship between positive emotions and a reduction in heart disease.

People who are usually happy, enthusiastic and content are less likely to develop heart disease than those who tend not to be happy
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If you find it difficult to be happy, try the Indigo Essence Happy - even though the essences are aimed at children, many adults find them beneficial too.

Women In Business

If, like me, you are a woman who owns her own business, take this interesting business quiz - it will make you think.

Smoking Outdoors Away From The Family

Smoking outside (and away from other family members) is better than smoking indoors but nicotine residues will stick to a smoker's skin and clothing. Those residues follow a smoker back inside and get spread everywhere. The biggest risk is to young children. Dermal uptake of the nicotine through a child's skin is likely to occur when the smoker returns and if nitrous acid is in the air, which it usually is, then TSNAs (carcinogenic tobacco-specific nitrosamines) will be formed.
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Animal Experiments - Are They Really Necessary?

Far too many animals are still being used in pointless experiments based on entrenched and old fashioned approaches. That is the view of FRAME, the Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments.

In spite of developments in many areas of research that could lead to the use of fewer animals, the numbers published by the Home Office continue to rise each year.

FRAME chairman, Prof. Michael Balls, says: “It is shameful that the number of procedures conducted in the UK in 2008 was higher than that in 1987, when the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 came into force.”

In the latest edition of the charity’s scientific journal ATLA (Alternatives to Laboratory Animals), he reviews articles from the charity’s 40th anniversary year in 2009 and cites authors who discussed concepts that would help reduce animal use, such as “changing the mindset”, “a clinical trial in a test tube”, “avoiding drug development mistakes early”, and “the best model for humans is human”.

He warns that continued resistance to change and insistence on using traditional animal models is preventing more-relevant, more-humane tests from gaining acceptance.

“The failure of the scientific community in general to improve the quality of the science through better experimental design and statistical analysis, whilst at the same time contributing to a steady and continuing fall in the numbers of procedures on laboratory animals, continues to be very disappointing.“

The full article can be read here: http://bit.ly/agTHZu

Bad gum health has been linked to heart disease. Diabetics who are insulin dependent often improve if they get their gingivitis under control. Bleeding gums can be sore and painful, and can damage your long term health.

Eating grapefruit can help fight gum disease. In a study 58 people with gum disease ate 2 grapefruit a day for a fortnight and showed significantly less bleeding.

Try our powerful herbal mouthwash - it was recommended for treating gingivitis(gum disease  by Dr Kellner-Read (dentist and author of Toxic Bite)in the May 2009 issue of Natural Health & Wellbeing. (It's on special offer at the moment with a 15% saving.)

Probiotics For IBS, Crohn's Disease And More

We have now added a 80 capsule size of our diarrhoea probiotics - great for people who need to take them long term. The recommended dose is:

    * For diarrhoea, take 1 or 2 capsules depending on severity of symptoms, and up to 4 capsules per day, or as professionally directed.
    * For Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), take 1 capsule twice a day.
    * For Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) eg. Ulcerative Colitis, Diverticulitis, Crohn's Disease, take 3 capsules a day.
    * For recurrent Clostridium difficile infection, take 2 capsules twice a day.
    * For Candida Overgrowth, take 3 capsules twice a day.

Why Give Up Smoking?

Beating the addiction to smoking will bring you a multitude of benefits. Not only will you lower your risk of getting various cancers, including lung cancer, you’ll also reduce your chances of suffering from heart disease,
stroke, emphysema, and other serious diseases. Also, stopping will help prevent heart disease and lung cancer in people who are subjected to your second-hand smoke.

Although there are benefits to quitting at any age, it is important to quit as early in life as possible to avoid getting one of these serious illnesses caused by smoking. Keep in mind that

• smoking kills 1,200 people every day in the United States.
• if you do not quit smoking, you have a one out of two chance of dying of a smoking-related disease.

Some people who smoke say things like “You have to die of something” or “When you’re time is up, your time is up” in order to justify continuing to think. They convince themselves that one day they are happy and well, then suddenly they are dead, but dying from a smoking-related disease is rarely like this – it is much more likely to be a slow and painful process – distressing for the smokers and for those who love him/her.