– Letter from Marilyn – September 2008

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

• Sleep on it
• Eating on the run increases diabetes and heart disease risk
• Slim women eat a big breakfast
• Risk of miscarriage soars if the father is over the age of 35
• Baby bottle chemicals increase a baby’s risk of obesity

– Menopause

• How to sail thorough the menopause

– Middle age spread

• How to tackle your waistline

– Constipation

• It’s so easy to avoid

– Quick Tip: Stop the pop

• Drinking fizzy drinks could give you gout

– Case Study – September 2008

• Multiple miscarriages

– Cancer

• How to cut the risks in 6 easy steps

– Quick Tip: Fill up on soup

• And lose more weight

– Preconception

• The basics of preconception

– Outwitting osteoporosis

• Calcium and magnesium supplements

– House plants

• Protect your home with house plants

– Ask Marilyn:

• How much fruit and veg do children need?
• Do potatoes count as one of your five a day?
• What’s the best way for a PCOS sufferer to lose weight?
• Star Question: can rosehip help joints?

– Ingredient Spotlight:

• Coconut – the health benefits

– Monthly Meal Idea:

• Fruit and nut cookies

– Coming Next Month (October 2008)

Dear Readers,

Welcome to this issue of Natural News. This month there is an article on cutting cancer risk.  It is something that affects us all or those closest to us at some point in our lives so it is important to know what we can do to reduce the risk, especially if you have a strong family history of this illness.  Osteoporosis is also covered and why we need both calcium and magnesium for strong healthy bones.

One of the articles covers middle age spread and I wanted to share with you an email I received recently.

‘I just wanted to let you know that I have been following your Fat around the Middle plan for two weeks and have already lost weight and inches off my belly. 

I am 41 years old and have had an early menopause at the age of 29 and was feeling large and uncomfortable at 11 stone, I also have a very stressful job but I have been doing weights and yoga on alternative nights and generally trying to be calm!! I have even had a glass or two of wine!! I just wanted to say thank you so much for your book.  I intend to keep going for the next three months and hope to be lighter and flatter by the time I am 42.

An added side effect for me – and this may sound odd- but I have noticed a reduction in facial hair as I have only been drinking peppermint or spearmint tea since I started in May.  I have seen articles in magazines on this before; in Middle Eastern countries where lots of mint tea is drunk, the women are less hairy!!  And having been through an early menopause I did get quite fluffy around the lip and chin and resorted to waxing, which I had never done in my life so the benefits of this diet seem endless!’

I thought this last paragraph was interesting and thought it might be a useful tip for all women and wondered whether any other women had noticed this effect.  Do let me know. 

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 peri-menopause diet

– Marilyn’s top 20 immune system boosters

– What’s my limit? The effect of caffeine on health and fertility

– Beating the clock change

– Why we’ve got to lose the plastic bag

 

 

 

And, as always, much, much more …