Playing outdoors, vitamin D & sports. Studies identified that short-sighted (myopic) children spent more time indoors and less outdoors than non-myopic children, had lower vitamin D, were more likely to be overweight and participate less in sports. These lifestyle factors may be risk factors for short-sightedness in early childhood (less than 6 years of age). […]
READ MORERheumatoid arthritis
Dietary fish [omega 3] helps. Fish [omega 3] dietary intake ≥2 times/week helps reduce inflammation, ease joint pains, stiffness and reduce disease activity. Tedeschi, S. K., Bathon, J. M., Giles, J. T., Lin, T.-C., Yoshida, K. and Solomon, D. H. (), The relationship between fish consumption and disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Care & […]
READ MOREProstate cancer
Active surveillance & a healthy lifestyle compared to surgery may play a role in older men with slow growing localised prostate cancer. Timothy J. Wilt, M.D., M.P.H., Karen M. Jones, M.S., Michael J. Barry, M.D., Gerald L. Andriole, M.D., Daniel Culkin, M.D., Thomas Wheeler, M.D., William J. Aronson, M.D., and Michael K. Brawer, M.D. Follow-up […]
READ MOREPregnancy – Iodine in diet
Healthy development of the nervous system. Inadequate levels of iodine in women’s diets during pregnancy can impact the neurological development of the child. So ensure to include iodine rich food such as seaweed and small fish in your diet, and ensure your pregnancy multivitamin contains iodine. Abel MH, Caspersen IH, Meltzer HM, Haugen M, Brandlistuen […]
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Alcohol, even at low doses, should be avoided in pregnancy to reduce the risk of fetal problems such as fetal alcohol syndrome. Evelyne Muggli, MPH; Harold Matthews, BPsych(Hons); Anthony Penington, MDBS; et al Association Between Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Craniofacial Shape of Children at 12 Months of Age. JAMA Pediatr. Published online June 5, 2017. […]
READ MOREPain
Acupuncture – needle or laser [painless]. Acupuncture can help reduce acute and chronic pain. An acupuncture trial held at a Melbourne hospital emergency department demonstrated acupuncture helped reduce low back & ankle sprain pain, and was equally effective to drug therapy. Marc M Cohen, De Villiers Smit, Nick Andrianopoulos, Michael Ben-Meir, David McD Taylor, Shefton […]
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Physical activity & exercise can improve pain severity & physical function, and consequent quality of life. Geneen LJ, Moore RA, Clarke C, Martin D, Colvin LA, Smith BH. Physical activity and exercise for chronic pain in adults: an overview of Cochrane Reviews. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017 Jan 14;1:CD011279. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011279.pub2. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28087891
READ MOREMultiple sclerosis
Lifestyle, diet high in omega 3 oils & vitamins D/B12 help. Vitamin D and Vitamin B12 may play a role in reducing relapses when deficient. Vitamin D is a potent immunomodulator and vitamin B12 plays an important role in the central nervous system. M José Bagur, M Antonia Murcia, Antonia M Jiménez-Monreal, Josep A Tur, […]
READ MOREMenopause/Vaginal dryness
Sea buckthorn oil 3grams oral daily helps vaginal dryness after 3 months of treatment. Larmo PS, Yang B, Hyssälä J, Kallio HP, Erkkola R. Effects of sea buckthorn oil intake on vaginal atrophy in postmenopausal women: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Maturitas. 2014 Nov;79(3):316-21. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2014.07.010. Epub 2014 Jul 21. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25104582 Pelvic floor muscle relaxation […]
READ MORELiving longer
Healthy diets help us to live longer. Coffee drinking [less than 5 cups per day] was associated with reduced risk of death and mortality from various causes. Sotos-Prieto, Mercedes, A Bhupathiraju, Shilpa N., A Mattei, Josiemer et al. Association of Changes in Diet Quality with Total and Cause-Specific Mortality 2017, J New England Journal of […]
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