I’ve seen some nutritionists claim that osteoporosis is a modern phenomenon due to our poor diets and lack of physical activity, but they are so very wrong. Examinations of some Egyptian mummies dating back to around 4,000 years, displayed the telltale signs of osteoporosis including the distinctive dowager’s hump. A dowager’s hump refers to the
Climate change is a highly controversial issue. Many liberals blame it all on mankind and our pollution and there are others who claim that it’s more of a political issue than a true environmental issue. I’ll not get into that debate here, but will say that the climate is changing and it has always changed
The main reason our body can live as long as it does is that many of our cells replicate themselves with new, young cells that replace the old cells. That’s why our skin constantly sloughs off dead skin, which according to many, accumulates and adds many pounds to your mattress. (Some years back, I recall
As we get older, our bodies change and so do our diets. Many of us have dietary habits that we developed as children that we still live by in our later years, but even they are subject to change as we age. We may not eat as much of those favorite foods or we’ve eliminated
First, allow me to clarify the difference between a vegetarian and vegan. A vegetarian does not eat meat, poultry or seafood. Some vegetarians still eat other animal-based foods such as eggs, milk, cheese, real butter, and cheese. A vegan I once knew told me that vegans are hyper-vegetarians. Not only do they not eat meat,
With age comes many changes in our bodies and one of those changes involves our immune system. When we were younger, we often could fight off an illness or work through it. I worked as a laborer outside in Arizona when I had pneumonia and 102º fever. I was younger and stronger and a few
There are many forms of depression and many things linked to causing depression, which often makes it very difficult for doctors to treat. Some depression is due to recently having a baby – post partum depression. Some depression is due to mental health issues. Some depression is due to specific medications. Some depression is due
Europeans continue to eat food that is largely free of pesticide residues or which contains levels of residues within legal limits, the latest monitoring figures show. More than 96% of samples analysed for the latest annual report on pesticide residues in food were found to be within legal limits; around 51% were free of any
A NEW REPORT from telecoms regulator Ofcom suggests what we’ve always known – mobile phones are awesome. Phone calls aren’t. For the first time, the number of calls made by Britons has fallen by 1.7 percent since last year. Yet, the average user checks their phone, on average, every 12 minutes. Messenger services appear to be
With one third of the world population now being overweight or obese, it is obvious that we have either not cared enough, or not been well-informed enough about how and what we should eat to stay healthy. There are lots of facts and legends around the idea of healthy eating, but in the scope of
