– 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)

– Letter from Marilyn – August 2008

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

• Bone of contention
• Nature’s sun blocker
• Stress during pregnancy doubles risk of stillbirths
• Drinking unfiltered wter may pose a threat to unborn babies
• Playing golf can set you on course for an extra five years of life
• Marilyn’s thoughts on the HRT confusion

– Menopause supplement spotlight

• Vitamin C

– Summer fat burners

• Summertime eating and exercise

– Quick Tip: Know your onions

• Reduce your risk of heart disease

– Deep breathing

• Improve your health simply by learning to breathe properly

– Reflexology

• The benefits for fertility

– Quick Tip: Ease period pain …

• … with Chinese herbs

– Indulge yourself with Summer Fruits

• Make the most of the fruits over summer

– Case Study – August 2008

• Hayfever

– Raspberry leaf

• Discovering herbs: Raspberry leaf

– 24 hour summer detox

• Marilyn’s 24 hour summer detox

– Quick Tip: steam your veg

• 21% – the amount of vitamin C lost when you cook broccoli

– Housework

• Grab a duster and whistle while you work

– Cholesterol

• Get to know your cholesterol

– Quick Tip: Chill out

• Reduce stress and learn to relax

– Ask Marilyn:

• How much water should I be drinking?
• A natural solution to excessive sweating?
• What to eat to beat osteoporosis?
• Star Question: Sore gums?

– Ingredient Spotlight:

• Beetroot – the health benefits

– Monthly Meal Idea:

• Beetroot Salad

– Coming Next Month (September 2008)

– Letter from Marilyn – July 2008

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

• Regular exercise cuts breast cancer risk
• Two glasses of wine a day increases breast cancer risk
• Warning over dangerous ‘gender bending’ chemical in baby bottles
• Think yourself thin
• Omega 3 may help reduce risk of Alzheimer’s
• Probiotics during pregnancy reduces risk of babies and children suffering allergies

– Menopause

• Phytoestrogens for the menopause, anyone?

– Vegetarian

• Do vegitarians have an increased risk of osteoporosis

– Fun in the sun

• Simple ways to look beach beautiful

– Black pepper

• Black pepper cuts cholesterol

– Weight loss

• Weight loss power foods

– Hypnotherapy and infertility

• Is it all in the mind?

– PCOS

• Eating to beat PCOS

– Case Study – July 2008

• Amenorrhoea

– Ginger

• Discovering herbs: Ginger

– An apple a day …

• … keeps fat jeans at bay

– Lymphatic system

• The lymphatic system and your health

– Asthma

• Asthma linked to lack of vitamin E during pregnancy

– Ask Marilyn:

• Natural treatments for haemorrhoids?
• Pre-menstrual swelling pains
• Star Question: Pain relief for a natural birth?

– Ingredient Spotlight:

• Oats– the health benefits

– Monthly Meal Idea:

• Flapjacks

– Coming Next Month (August 2008)