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

• Losing weight doesn’t have to be stressful
• Less than 7.5 hours sleep a night can increase risk of heart attacks and strokes
• Running increases life span and can protect against Alzheimer’s
• Prunes can help ward off heart disease
• Walking, quality sleep and broccoli can cut risk of breast cancer

–  Case Study

– Ask Marilyn:

• I suffer from rosacea and it seems to get worse when the sun shines. Is there anyting I can do?
• I’m 47 and for the last year, about ten or so days before my period, my breasts are so painful I can’t stand anyone near me. Taking evening primrose hasn’t helped much. Are there any other natural remedies I can try?
• Star Question: Can you explain the difference between fat and cholesterol

– Ingredient Spotlight:

• Cranberries – the health benefits

– Monthly meal idea:

• Fig and Cranberry balls

– Miscarriage

• Reducing the risks

– Indoor pollution

• Plants to tackle it

– Think thin

• 8 ways to think and stay thin

– The anti-cancer diet

• Food to help defend your body

– Cystitis

• Natural ways to beat it

– Boosting energy

• The natural way

Quick tips:

– Laugh to get pregnant

• Researchers have found that women who were entertained by clowns during their fertility treatment had a 35 percent chance of conceiving, compared to the usual 20 percent

– Soya may lower your breast cancer risk

• Women with high blood levels of an oestrogen-like compound found in soya may be at lower risk of developing breast cancer

– Coming Next Month (May 2009)

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