– Letter from Marilyn – May 2008

– In the News: recent progress in the world of health

• Smokers are passing down health problems to future generations
• At last, an excuse to nod off
• Cancer risk continues after women stop taking HRT
• The chips are down while the onions go up!

– Thyroid

• Is your thyroid making you gain weight?

– Stretch marks

• Can you prevent strech marks naturally?

– Food myths

• Debunking popular food and exercise myths

– Sing in the shower!

• Singing in the shower can help improve your health

– Sunshine vitamin

• Sunshine vitamin protects your heart and your bones

– Vitamin D – How much?

– Against the grain

• Consider switching to Thai or Indian grown rice and have lower levels of arsenic

– Case Study – May 2008

• Thyroid problems

– Weight loss

• Marilyn’s top 20 weight loss commandments

– Exercise takes nine years off you

– Throw away the scales

• Why it may be time to throw away the scales

– Go bananas!

• This nutrient-packed, fat-free fruit is good for you

– Ask Marilyn:

• Tips on switching to a vegetarian diet
• Help with menopausal sleeping problems?
• Star Question: PCOS, Insulin Resistance and the Menopause

– Ingredient Spotlight:

• Cinnamon – the health benefits

– Monthly Meal Idea:

• Bircher museli

– Coming Next Month (June 2008)

With the benefits of vitamin D being covered in this issue of Natural News try to get some exposure to the sun without make up and sunscreen so that vitamin D can be manufactured through your skin.  If you are worried about osteoporosis then it is even more important to get some sunlight and even ask your doctor or contact my clinic and we can arrange a vitamin D blood test for you. 

 

As always I hope you enjoy this issue of Natural News with a special feature on thyroid health.  It is a problem that effects more women than men and is a common problem with women coming into the clinic.  The case study this month also features thyroid function because if you are told you have a borderline result then you can always ask your doctor to follow a wait and see approach, put into place the nutritional recommendations and then re-test to see if there has been an improvement. This is not going work for everybody but it is well worth the try over a three month period.

 

 

 

Kind regards

 

 

Marilyn Glenville

 

Look out for more answers from Marilyn, the latest news, case studies from the Clinic, Monthly Meal Ideas and also:

– The weight loss benefits of mindful eating

– Eating for a change: Five dietary changes that are essential during the menopause

– Natural ways to treat vaginal infections

– Homeopathic treatments for infertility

– Digestion and osteoporosis

– Discovering herbs: Motherwort

And, as always, much, much more …