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

• Tennis can help beat the Menopause
• Risk of blood sugar problems increases with lack of sleep
• Stress linked to asthma and allergies in children
• Mobile phone link to hyperactivity
• Simple diet and lifestyle changes can hold back the years
• Processed meat increases cancer risk

–  Case Study

– Ask Marilyn:

• I’ve recently been diagnosed with higher than normal blood pressure. Could you tell me if there are some herbs that can help lower high blood pressure?
• I’ve recently had a bad cold sore, accompanied by a fever, swollen glands and general fatigue. What can I do to prevent it happening again?
• Star Question: I keep getting headaches and sometimes I feel nauseous and have to avoid light, what can I do nutritionally to help myself?

– Ingredient Spotlight:

• Aubergine – the health benefits

– Monthly meal idea:

• Spicy Bean and Aubergine Dip

– Pain relief

• The natural way

– Beat hay fever

• How your diet can help

– Boosting energy

• The natural way

– Menstrual cramps

• Natural cures

– Get-slim vitamin

• Are you getting enough?

– The summer fertility plan

• Tips for both of you 

Quick tips:

– Reduce your risk of osteoporosis

• Cut down on soft drinks

– Boost your heart health

• Add flaxseed to your daily diet

– Berry good for you

• These incredible antioxidants help fight heart disease and cancer

– Broccoli beats cancer

• Four servings a week is thought likely to protect you from many forms of disease

– Coming Next Month (July 2009)

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

• Laugh your weight away
• Apple juice can keep the brain healthy and prevent Alzheimer’s
• Eggs can keep your blood pressure down
• It’s fine to go to work on an egg

–  Case Study

– Ask Marilyn:

• For the past two years I have suffered from agonisingly heavy periods. My doctor has suggested a hysterectomy, should I go ahead with it?
• My hair and nails are very dry and brittle and snap easily. Could an alternative remedy help?
• What’s healthier: boiling or steaming?
• Star Question: What would you suggest for helping to lower cholesterol before resorting to statins?

– Ingredient Spotlight:

• Mackerel – the health benefits

– Monthly meal idea:

• Mackerel Pate

– Boost your energy

• The natural way

– Feeding your face

• How food can make you look younger or older

– Perfect legs

• 15 natural tips

– Boost your sex drive

• 8 natural ways

– Menopause

• Dispelling the myths

Quick tips:

– Red grape seed extract

• Could be the latest weapon in the fight against Alzheimer’s.

– Write it down

• Dieters who kept a daily food diary lost up to twice as much weight as those who did not.

– White fish is good for your heart

• The cardiovascular benefits.

– Can’t sleep?

• T’ai Chi could be the answer.

– Coming Next Month (June 2009)

– 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)