Ra 4 Food - Health and Nutritional Tips

The carbohydrates are the starches and sugars which are the main providers of energy for keeping the body working and coping with the activities we undertake. Western man has about half his diet in the form of carbohydrate but in the east it constitutes up to 90% usually taken as grains.
The refining of carbohydrates [...]

 
With everyone talking about getting your five-a-day, we wondered just how easy that is in today’s economic climate. With fuel prices soaring along with the cost of living, ensuring we get our recommended daily amount of fruit can be that last thing on our mind. You should try to persevere though, so here’s what we [...]

Shopping for food these days can be a difficult task. With all the items positioned in the shop to look like you need to have them, facing the tantrum of your toddler when you say they can’t have a sweetie and repressing the urge to do a student shop and bung in a Pot Noodle, [...]

According to new research by the government, three out of four people do not know how much alcohol it is safe to drink.
Although 82 percent of people think they know what a unit of alcohol is, the poll from YouGov found that 77 percent of those surveyed do not realise how many units are I [...]

For years we’ve been hearing that a glass of wine a day will keep you healthy, but is it true, and does it apply to any type of wine?
 Research has found that red wine in particular can lower the risk of heart disease, provide protection against stroke, pancreatic cancer and helps fight e.coli, salmonella and [...]

While we can all breathe a collective sigh of relief that our doctors have voted in favour of abandoning strike action across the UK, many are asking how we have actually arrived at the situation. The NHS has had millions of pounds to spend but we seem to be getting a worse service now [...]

If hypnosis is the answer, what is the question?
Many people are starting to come around to the idea that hypnosis is a viable alternative to traditional anaesthetics, but is this really true? Have we been looking at a safer alternative for many years and not even realised it?
While the power of hypnosis is an area [...]

Over the last 20 years the number of people taking vitamins has increased substantially with a number of reports showing that they can help to prolong life and wellbeing, but is it true?
A report from Copenhagen has today blown the situation wide open with a suggestion that certain vitamins may actually bring about premature death [...]

As crazy as it may sound, the days of large offices for doctors seem to have long gone with many now “desk hopping” as the various Health Trusts around the UK look to cut more and more from their bottom line costs. But is this starting to affect the services on offer?
Many doctors are [...]

While tea and coffee are still the most popular drinks around the world, there have been some rather strange developments in the coffee market with a coffee made out of cat dung – yes that is not a typo!
As if the fact that you were drinking coffee made out of cat dung was not bad [...]