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Beyond three score and 10
few years ago, we asked a bold question: what

are the key ingredients to a long and healthy life?
Specically, what 100 conditions might best
maximize your chances of living to 100?
From our research over the years we knew that the key
to healthy longevity isnt a matter of a few resolutions on
January 1 to follow some new weight-loss diet or kick off
that exercise plan, or even target a particular condition.
A piecemeal solution is not the recipe for a long life, for
full, robust health is holistica combination of a healthy
mind, body, spirit, environment and community. The
good life also requires a healthy scepticism toward some of
the advice meted out by modern medicine.
We began poring through much of the material wed
written about diet, exercise, and spiritual and mental
health over the years, and those practices that in our
view were most likely to contribute to the health of your
children. We then studied the most important information
wed shared about cleaning up the toxic soup that
constitutes the average modern home and workplace,
and sifted through disclosures about those practices
in medicine that are the most potentially dangerous or
useless, according to the latest evidence.
Next we looked to which practices most contribute
to a robust spiritual life. As growing research shows, the
greatest medical pill of all may be connectionto ones
family, community and even a higher spiritual power.
We then distilled all this evidence into a handy list of
the 100 best practices that in WDDTYs opinion are most
likely to maximize your chances of living past the usual
three score and 10. This years list represents a fully updated
version of our top 100 recommendations. Incorporating
some of these apples into your life every day may well help
to keep the doctor away (page 24).
One of the most potentially dangerous of your bodys
many activities is inammation, which, if left unchecked,
can play a key role in diverse illnesses, from heart disease to
depression. But foods can improve or worsen the situation
because they augment bodily processes that either
promote inammation or help put out the re.
In her new book Meals That Heal Inammation, noted
American nutritionist Julie Daniluk has created a unique
diet plan to help quell long-term inammation in your
body through scrumptious recipesall made with antiinammatory ingredients (page 67).
And speaking of foods, our raw-food chef Markta Bola

weighs in with enticing New Years recipes, all made from
four of the healthiest raw foods (page 61).
One key to healthy old age is a supple spine, but no body
part is subject to greater punishment in this computer
age. Make it your New Years resolution to follow exercise
expert Paul Cheks simple programme, designed to end
back pain in seven easy steps (page 38). And speaking
of getting moving, astonishing new research shows that
regular exercise works better than taking drugs for many
major conditions (page 18).
For those of you threatened with osteoporosis, read
how one woman reversed her osteopenia and developed
stronger bones by changing her diet and exercise
programme (page 64). Plus, check out all the alternative
possibilities for treating polycystic ovarian syndrome
without drugs (page 45)
and, for those of you with
Robust health is
eye problems of any variety,
holistica mix of
healthy mind, body, see medical detective Dr
spirit, environment Harald Gaiers list of the
best alternative treatments
and community,
to stave off the old age
plus cultivation of a diseases of cataracts and
healthy scepticism of glaucoma (page 42).
advice meted out by
Natural vet Paul Boland
offers
sage advice about
modern medicine
alternative ways to prevent
or treat your dogs bad tum (page 54), and electrosmog
expert Guy Hudson details the best way to fend off the
radiation in your kitchen (page 57). Anat Baniel, our
resident expert in children with learning challenges, argues
that the most supportive state for any parent is to be an
inner cheerleader, quietly delighting in the tiniest of
developmental forward steps (page 48).
Read how Anna Baudrain discovered that her puzzling
neurological condition was down to lead poisoning (page
76). And for those you inclined to an annual heavy-metal
detox, follow our eight-point plan (page 80).
Besides your body, you can also detox your handbag by
getting rid of the toxic stuff in your makeup bag. In our
Healthy Shopping section we offer our shortlist of the
safest cosmetics to replace those everyday brands.
Heres to a healthful New Year, and may you enjoy many,
many more of them!
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COVER STORIES
100 ways to live to 100 24
In this special longevity issue, we oer WDDTYs top 100 tips for a
long and healthy life, now completely updated. Follow this recipe
and you may well extend your three score years and 10
Meals that ght

inammation 67
68
Inammation plays a key role in diverse illnesses, from heart

disease to depression. Noted American nutritionist Julie Daniluks
unique diet and recipe programme uses anti-inammatory foods
to put out the re
7 steps to a pain-free back 38
Nine out of 10 of us suer with some back pain, but WDDTYs

exercise coach Paul Chek oers simple exercises to get you back in
action and keep you supple
48
Prevent cataracts and

glaucoma naturally 42
Eye degeneration isnt an inevitable part of growing old, says our

medical detective Dr Harald Gaier. Prevent or improve these and
other conditions with a batch of simple remedies
Reverse osteoporosis
without drugs 64
After being diagnosed with severe osteopenia, Nina regained 20

per cent of her bone loss with her own diet and exercise plan, plus
six tips from our food as medicine columnist Annemarie Colbin
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HEALTH FACTS
IN THIS ISSUE:
18
NEWS
News 8
Routine smear test does more harm

than good; NHS website leaking
health data to third parties
DRUG NEWS 15
Statin drugs block positive eects of
exercise; safe HPV vaccine linked to
death and damage among nearly
1,700 young girls
NEWS FOCUS
Live longer with exercise,

not drugs 18
People with chronic, life-threatening
health problems can live just as
longpossibly longerif they do
regular exercise rather than taking
drugs, according to astonishing
new research
Walk on the mild side 22
A gentle stroll is enough to reduce
your risk of strokeand its all to do
with how long you walk, not the speed
FAMILY HEALTH
Natural doctors casebook 45

Promising alternative treatments for
polycystic ovary syndrome
The power of the inner
cheerleader 48
Your own quiet enthusiasm about
the smallest of changes can help your
child progress faster, says movement
expert Anat Baniel
Whats cooking? 57
Physicist Guy Hudson, our resident
electrosmog expert, continues his
tour around the home by taking a look
at radiation hazards in the kitchen
Foods for longevity 61
Markta Bola shares her own
recipes for longevity using four of the
healthiest raw foods
REGULARS
The politics of health 21

Rob Verkerk, the Alliance for Natural
Health executive director, explains
why we must ght the clampdown on
herbal staples like milk thistle and St.
Johns wort
Your complete guide to
good nutrition 90
ALTERNATIVES
See if your ailments are just a

nutritional deciency, with our
comprehensive chart
Doctors were mystied about

nutritionist Anna Baudrains constant
tics and neurological problems until
she rooted out the hidden source:
lead poisoning
Detox heavy metals safely 80
Lighten your bodys load of heavy
metals with these eight natural
ways to detox
Resources and coming

next month 97
The tipping point 76
HEALTHY SHOPPING
Fresh faced 84
Trash the toxic cosmetics and replace

them with these natural beauties
Snack happy 86
Check out the latest subscription box
schemes that oer healthy snacks
delivered to your desk or door
Whats new 88
The most noteworthy new
alternative products
58%
more likely
Heavy drinkers are
Find out more about the information

published this month with special
reports from WDDTY
Medicine was almost the

death of me 98
Carolyn Soltons treatment for
endometriosis triggered a series of
other health problems that ended
with her on life support
80
When your dog has a

dodgy tum . . . 54
Natural vet Paul Boland helps you
deal with or prevent those horrible
episodes of canine diarrhoea with
natural remedies
to die early than

light drinkers
Talking on
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Nearly9 out of
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EDITOR
EDITORIAL PANEL
Editorial
Panel
What Doctors Dont

Tell You is supported
by some of the worlds
leading pioneers
in nutritional,
environmental and
alternative medicine.
Each is an authority in
his or her eld; many
have broken new
ground and inspired
new practices in
medicine.
Dr. John
Manseld,
one of
Britains
leading
pioneers in allergy, food
sensitivities and clinical
ecology, founded the
Burghwood clinic, which
researches and treats
allergy and environmental
illness. Former president
of the British Society for
Allergy and Environmental Medicine, Dr. Manseld has authored
numerous papers on
allergies and several
popular books on
migraine, asthma and
arthritis.
Dr. Damien
Downing,
whose
practice
specializes in
allergy, environment and
nutrition, is current
president of the British
Society for Ecological
Medicine and on the
editorial board of
Orthomolecular Medicine
News Service. Chief
Medical Advisor of cancer
charity Yes to Life (www.
yestolife.org.uk), he is also
the author of numerous
books, including The
Vitamin Cure for Allergies.
Dr. Melvyn
Werbach,
trained as a
psychiatrist, is
an expert in
nutritional and botanical
inuences on illness and
mental illness. He has held
a faculty appointment in
psychiatry at the UCLA
School of Medicine, served
as president of the
Biofeedback Society of
California in 1977, and
authored numerous
books, including the
award-winning Nutritional Inuences on Mental
Illness.
Janet
Balaskas, who
named and
inspired the
Active Birth
Movement in the 1970s,
helped to revolutionize
many maternity practices
around the world. Janet is
the founder and director
of the Active Birth Centre
in North London and the
author of nine books
including Active Birth,
Preparing for Birth with
Yoga and Easy Exercises for
Pregnancy.
Craig Sams is
co-founder of
Dr. Harald
Dr. Jonathan
Whole Earth
Gaier,
Wright,
Foods, a
Dr. Patrick
arguably the
medical
leading
Kingsley, a
UKs most
director of the organic food company,
specialist in
knowledgeTahoma Clinic and founder and President
nutritional
able practitioner of the
in Renton, Washington,
of Green & Blacks Organic
and environ- major alternative medical pioneered nutritional
Chocolate. Currently he is
mental medicine for 25
disciplines, is registered in medicine in the US. A
chair of the Soil Associayears, focused on treating the UK as an osteopath,
board member of the
tion, executive chairman
the incurables, especially
homeopath, acupunctur- American Preventive
of Carbon Gold Ltd, a
those with cancer and
ist, naturopath and
Medical Association
carbon sequestration
multiple sclerosis, through medical herbalist. Former (APMA) and the Interna- business based on the use
a holistic approach
director of medical
tional College of Adof biochar as a soil
involving diet, suppleresearch at The Hale Clinic vanced Longevity
improver, and a trustee of
ments and general lifestyle and the Diagnostic Clinic Medicine, he has pubthe Slow Food Trust UK.
overhaul. Now retired and and a committee member lished 11 books.
He is also the author of
writing about his success- of the Prince of Wales
four books, including The
Annemarie
ful treatment regimes, he
Foundation for Integrated
Little Food Book.
Colbin, Ph.D,
has authored numerous
Health, Dr. Gaier is author
Sally Bunday is
is founder and
books, including his latest, of numerous scientic
founder of the
CEO of the
The New Medicine.
papers and The Encyclopethe HyperacNatural
dia of Homoeopathy.
Dr. Jean
tive Childrens
Gourmet Institute for
Dr. Michel
Monro,
Support
Health and Culinary Arts
Odent, a
medical
Group, the rst organizain New York City, the
Frenchdirector of the
tion to draw attention to
oldest natural foods
cooking school in the US. the role of diet and
trained
Breakspear
Dr. Colbin is adjunct
Hospital, is an internasurgeon and
nutrition, particularly the
professor of nutrition at
tionally recognized
obstetrician, is the
effect of food additives and
Empire State College in
specialist in environmen- foremost pioneer of the
essential fatty acid
New City, NY, and Touro
tal medicine, including
natural birth movement,
deciencies, in childhood
College, a lecturer at the
such conditions as chronic emphasizing home and
behaviour problems. The
fatigue syndrome, Lyme
water birth. Founder of the Institute for Integrative
registered charity has
Nutrition and the author helped thousands of
disease and multiple
Primal Health Research
of four books, including
chemical sensitivity. She is Centre in the UK, he has
families of children with
Fellow of the American
written some 50 scientic the bestselling Food and
attention decit/hyperacAcademy of Environmen- papers and 11 books, now Healing and her latest
tivity issues since it started
offering, The Whole-Food more than 30 years ago.
tal Medicine and a Board
in 21 languages.
Guide to Strong Bones.
Certied US examiner.
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UPFRONT
ROUTINE PAP TEST
DOES MORE HARM
THAN GOOD
Some doctors are still offering women an annual Pap smear test
for cervical cancereven though theyve been told the test can do
more harm than good.
The test throws up too many false positivesseeing cancerous
or abnormal tissue that is actually healthyso making an annual
test an outdated practice, say researchers.
Instead, American doctors are advised to carry out a smear test
only once every three years in women aged 21 to 69 years.
But a study has discovered that doctors in the US are still
offering an annual test mainly as a way to encourage women to
visit the surgery so that other checks can also be performed.
An abnormal smear test result triggers a series of further, more
invasive, tests. A colposcopy, where the cervix is examined more
closely, and a biopsy, where a tissue sample is taken, are often
the next steps. A biopsy can cause pain and bleeding, and the
woman has to live for months with the stress of a possible cancer
diagnosis.
Researchers from the University of North Carolina say its
enough for women aged 21 years and over to have a test once
every three years, while those aged between 30 and 65 may have
one every ve years.
Watermelon
juice before
exercise
combats muscle
soreness
Athletes have known this for a while,
but now its been proven: drinking
watermelon juice before a strenuous
work-out can help relieve muscle
soreness.
Its all down to watermelons amino acid,
L-citrulline, which has a positive eect on
muscles after exercise.
Researchers tested out three types of
watermelon juice, including one without
L-citrulline. The most eective was the
natural juice with the amino acid, possibly
because the body could more easily
absorb it.
J Agricult Food Chem, 2013; 61: 7522
Am J Prev Med, 2013; 45: 2489
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Light drinkers live longer
than abstainers
Is drinking alcohol good for you or not? On the face of it, it
is, because people who drink occasionally live longer than
abstainersbut it gets complicated.
asses a
People who drink heavilydowning more than three glasses
dayare 58 per cent more likelyy to die
prematurely than a light drinker,
someone who averagess less
than one drink a day.
And the light drinkerr
lives longer than eitherr
the abstainer or
infrequent drinker,
who drinks fewer than
12 glasses a year.
But abstainers and infrequent drinkers
are a motley crew, and include in their
number people who dont socialize, former
alcoholics and religious fundamentalists. Aside
from their drinking habits, very little binds this
group, although they seem to be in a lower
socioeconomic stratum than drinkers, so other
aspects of their lifestyles, such as diet, could be
aecting their longevity, say researchers at the
University of Colorado.
Popul Res Policy Rev, 2013; 32: 32552
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Talking
on your
mobile phone 16
m
minutes a day
triggers cancer
Using your mobile (cell) phone for more than 16
Usin
minutes every day could cause cancer. It damages your
cells, including your DNA, which is a major risk sign for the disease.
Saliva tests on heavy mobile-phone userspeople who talk on
their phones for a minimum of eight hours a month, or 16 minutes a
dayhave revealed the beginnings of cancerous activity. Oxidative
stress has already started to change their bodys cells through toxic
peroxide and free-radical damage, and this is a well-recognized
risk factor for cancer. And many of the 20 users studied talked for
considerably more than 16 minutes a day, with some using their
phones for up to 40 hours a month, or 80 minutes a day, say
researchers from Tel Aviv University.
To show the extent of oxidative stress, their saliva was compared
against samples taken from deaf people who use their mobiles
exclusively for texting.
Antioxid Redox Signal, 2013; 18: 6227
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Coee helps ward o depression

and suicidal thoughts
Drinking two or more cups of coee a day reduces the risk
of suicide by around 45 per cent, say researchers from the
Harvard School of Public Health.
They think that caeine boosts mood hormones in the
brain and stops us feeling depressed. But the benets
seem to stop at around three cupsor around 400 mg of
caeine a daythey say.
And caeines benets extend only as far as prevention.
The researchers dont believe caeine would help
someone who is already depressed.
World J Biol Psychiatry, 2013; doi: 10.3109/15622975.2013.795243
Walnuts are
the healthiest
nuts of all
Eating nutsand especially walnuts
three times a week will lower your
chances of dying from either cancer or
heart disease.
Nut eaters reduce their chances of
dying prematurely by 39 per cent, and
o eat walnuts cut their risk
those who
nearly in halfby 45 per
ompared
centcompared
-nut
with non-nut
he
eaters. The
reductionn
increasedd to
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55 per cent
in those who
ate one 28-g
serving off nuts
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three times a week. Of course, its hard

to know which came rst: do nuts make
us healthier or do healthier people eat
nuts? Certainly, nut eaters seem more
likely to follow the fruit-and-vegetable
Mediterranean diet, have their weight
under control, are less likely to smoke
and are physically more active.
BMC Med, 2013; 11: 164
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HDL cholesterol and its oil helps to
maintain strong blood vessels. People
with cardiovascular disease should
take a sip of walnut oil after mea
meals,
say researchers from Penn St
State
University, and everyone sh
should
eat a few walnuts every da
day.
JN
Nutr,
utr, 2013; 143: 78894
Oil renery toxins

cause blood cancer
in local population
People living near oil reneries and production
plants are more likely to develop blood cancer.
The plants release benzene, a cancer-causing
chemical that increases the risk of nonHodgkins lymphoma.
Researchers made the association after
analyzing the rising number of cases of this
form of cancer in the metropolitan areas
of Atlanta, Augusta and Savannah in
Georgia.
They discovered that for every mile
further away from an industrial plant,
the number of cancer cases fell by 0.31
per cent.
Cancer, 2013; 119: 35935
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Happy people
less likely to suer
heart attacks
Its something we already guessed, but its nice to have it conrmed:

cheerful and optimistic people are far less likely to have heart
attacks. In fact, being happy cuts your risk of suering from any heart
condition by up to half.
All positive moodslike happiness, and feeling relaxed, energetic
and generally good about your lifeplay a big part in determining
whether you will have cardiovascular disease and a heart attack.
To nd out just how positive an eect these feelings have, researchers
from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine tracked the health
of 1,483 people whose siblings had been aicted with a heart problem
before the age of 60.
According to genetics, a sibling of a heart patient is twice as likely to
develop the condition as someone with a healthy brother or sister. But the
risk was reduced in siblings who had a happy outlook on lif
life. Overall,
their risk fell by one-th
one-third, but
dropped to 50 per ccent if their
sibling had the highest
risk of a he
heart attack
because o
of age,
smoking o
or diabetes.
Am J Cardiol, 2013; 112: 11205
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ccolas
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increase
in
kidneyki
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stone
Kidney stones can be brought

Kidne
on by ddrinking sweetened colas
and so
sodas, whereas those who
usually drink tea, coee or orange
juice are far less likely to develop
them.
People who drink one or more
sugar-swe
sugar-sweetened drinks a day are 23
per cent m
more likely to have kidney
stones than someone who rarely, or
never, drink
drinks sodas and colas.
Drinks like tea, coee and orange
juice appear to have protective eects,
and people w
who regularly drink these
beverages are
ar far less likely to suer
ffrom
fr
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from the Brig
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Brigham and Womens
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Hospital.
NHS WEBSITE LEAKING

HEALTH DATA TO
THIRD PARTIES
The UKs National Health Service (NHS) website is leaking data about your private visits to
third-party groups, possibly for nancial gain.
Although tracking software
such as cookies is a common
feature on websites, the NHS is
the only prestigious siteone
that is linked to government or
a professional association
passing on data to third parties.
Its not known if the NHS
receives money for leaking
these data, says Marco Huesch,
a researcher at the University
of Southern California. Huesch
tracked 20 popular health sites,
and found that six used thirdparty tracking software. These
included Medline Plus, PubMed,
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), National
Cancer Institute, WebMD and the NHS. But of these, only the NHS was leaking the data to third
parties. Others that were tracking and leaking data included The New York Times and Mens
Health sites.
JAMA Intern Med, 2013; 173: 183840
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Goldsh Exercise
In fact the Japanese have been practising what they
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as an exercise form in martial arts such as aikido, and in
therapies such as shiatsu. More recently they invented a
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Excerpt from Article on Back Care by an Osteopath in the Daily Mail

6 November 2010
An expert reveals the gadgets that really will

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In this Daily Mail article, Osteopath Garry Trainer reported on six gadgets that
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osteopath or other back expert. In the meantime, it is worth experimenting with
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my reservations. Here are six that I believe really work.
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Skipping breakfast
increases heart
attack risk
Its been said that breakfast is the most important
meal of the dayand now the scientists have proved
it. Skipping breakfast increases your chances of a heart
attack, but so too does eating late in the evening.
Men who regularly skip breakfast have a 27 per cent higher
risk of heart attack or cardiovascular disease that results in death.
Breakfast-skippers are also more likely to be overweight, have high
blood pressure and high cholesterol, and to suer from diabetes, all of which
can lead to heart disease.
The risk rises to 55 per cent if you eat very late in the evening and after your usual
bedtime, say researchers from Harvard School of Public Health.
And the perfect breakfast? Try nuts and chopped fruit in a bowl of wholegrain
cereal or oatmeal, they suggest.
Circulation, 2013; 128: 33743
Exercising
reduces risk
of Caesarean
birth
Women who exercise during
pregnancy halve their risk of
having an oversized baby
that has to be delivered by
C-section.
Regular exercise
during pregnancy
reduces the
risk of having a
macrosomic baby,
or one that weighs
more than 4 kg
(nearly 9 lb), say
researchers from the
University of Madrid
and of Grenada.
Exercise can reduce
the risk of a too-large baby
by around 58 per cent and of
a Caesarean by 34 per cent.
Eggs arent bad for

your heart after all
For decades, doctors have been telling us that
eggs raise our cholesterol. But a major new study
has conrmed that processed white foods
and not eggsare the real culprits.
Even eating an egg every day wont increase
your risk of cardiovascular disease, say
researchers from the University of Granada
in Spain.
Although the humble egg has been blamed
for heart disease and high cholesterol levels, the
problem is actually caused by the large amounts
of saturated and trans fats we eat, which mostly
come from red meat and processed foods like
breads, cakes and biscuits.
Nutr Hosp, 2013; 28: 86877
Br J Sports Med, 2013; 47: 6306
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DOCTORS
ROUTINELY
MISS HEART
ATTACKS AND
CANCERS
Heart attacks and cancer are the two most
common conditions a doctor will miss or
mistake for something less serious, a review
of malpractice suits has revealed.
Misdiagnoses and drug errorswhere the
wrong drug or dose is prescribedare the
main reasons why patients sue their doctors.
And most of the claims are being made
against the family doctor rather than the
hospital consultant.
In a review of malpractice claims made
against doctors in the US, UK and France,
researchers found that a missed diagnosis
accounted for the majority of malpractice
suits, with heart attacks and cancer being the
conditions most often wrongly diagnosed. In
nearly half the cases, the patient died.
Up to 20 per cent of claims resulted from
drug errors, where the wrong dose or drug
was prescribed.
Perhaps the most alarming nding was the
rise in cases against family doctors, GPs and
primary-care workers rather than consultants
and specialists. In the US, up to 16 per cent of
claims were against primary-care physicians,
while the increase in claims against GPs
rose by 20 per cent in just one year, with
the number of cases against GPs doubling
between 1994 and 1999.
Breastfeeding helps babys brain grow

Breastfeeding is good for baby and its developing brain. It encourages better development in the vital
areas that govern cognitive abilities and of white matter, which determines how quickly electrical
signals can zip around the brain.
Children who are exclusively breastfed for at least three months seem to have brains that are better
developed, say researchers who examined the brains of 133 children aged from 10 months to four
years using MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans.
The breastfed babies showed greater development than even those whose breastfeeding had been
supplemented with formula. Overall, they had around 30 per cent more white-matter growth than
babies who were either partially breastfed or fed only with formula.
The dierence was also apparent in simple tests. The breastfed children demonstrated better
language, visual and motor-control skills.
Neuroimage, 2013; 82: 7786
BMJ Open, 2013; 3: pii: e002929
Omega-3
oils good for
diabetes and
hyperactivity
Although a headline-grabbing
piece of research has claimed
that omega-3 supplements cause
prostate cancer, plenty of other
independent studies continue to
show the benets of taking sh oil.
It can help ght diabetes and heart
disease, and reduce hyperactivity
in teens, two recent trials have
discovered.
Omega-3 fatty-acid
supplements increase levels of
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adiponectin, a hormone that

helps reduce the risk of heart
disease and type 2 diabetes, which
are usually brought about by an
unhealthy lifestyle, researchers
from the Harvard School of Public
Health found.
And these fatty acids could
also help ward o anxiety and
hyperactivity in teenagers, a
separate study has suggested.
Certainly the converse is
true: teenagers who are low in
these fats suer from anxiety,
hyperactivity, memory problems
and impaired cognitive (mental)
skills.
Worse, say researchers from
the University of Pittsburgh, the
problem seems to be passed down
through generations, so parents

decient in omega-3 are more
likely to have children who are
likewise decient.
The deciency started to appear
in the 1960s when corn and soy
oils began replacing oils rich in
omega-3s, and farm animals
o
moved from eatingg grass tto
eating grain.
These benecial eects are
at variance with a study
claiming the sh
oils caused prostatee
cancer. It suggestedd
that men with highh
levels of sh oil in
their blood were 711 per
evelop
cent more likely to de
develop
n er.
aggressive prostatee canc
cancer.
But the study has been criticized

for nding an associationnot a
causeand other lifestyle factors
that could have nullied any
eects of omega-3 levels were not
taken into account.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 2013; 98: 24519
(diabetes study); Biol Psychiatry, 2013; pii:
S0006-3223(13)00578-7 (hyperactivity study);
J Natl Cancer Inst, 2013; 105:
0 113241 (prostate
cancer study))
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DOCTORS
SAY THE
FUNNIEST
THINGS
THING
You are no
not the
only ca
case, you
know (after
know
complaining
com
about
abo a
nine-month
nine
waiting
waitin
list to have
ha a
grapefruit-size
grapefru
removed).
broid rem
I had had u-like symptoms

for several weeks with
fevers especially at night. I
phoned the doctor to ask if
he knew of anything tting
this description that was
going around. He said no,
so I asked him if it could
be glandular fever. No,
thats most unlikely, he
said. When I asked why that
was, he said, Because you
never had it before!
Its all in your

head, dear.
Make it quick. I havent
got time for this today.
The doctor told me

I would never get a
proper diagnosis.
When I asked why, he
said it was because
my le is too thick
and nobody can be
bothered to read
through it!
DOCTORS SAY THE FUNNIEST
THINGS are genuine quotes
collected by naturopath and
herbalist Gabi Heyes from
her patients. If you have a
Doctor Funny, add it to the
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The best will be featured in future
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Gabis website:
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Hospita can benet from

Hospitals
mistakes
their m
Hospitals have be
been in the news for getting it wrongbut in the States, where
the healthcare system
sy
is driven by insurance companies, hospitals can actually
make more mon
money when they make mistakes.
An extended aand unexpected stay in hospital from a preventable infection,
for example, goe
goes right to the hospitals bottom line, say researchers from the
University of Michigan
Mic
School of Medicine at Ann Arbor.
Such extra car
care costs around three times more than a standard stay, when
the patient doesnt
doesn contract a hospital infection. In fact, insurers are often
presented with a $400,000 bill for treating these patients.
Hospitals are pproting from these complicationseven though theyre of
their own making
making. Worse, ecient and well-run hospitals that keep infection
levels to a minim
minimum are losing out.
The infectionsknown
infections
as CLABSIs, or central line-associated bloodstream
infectionshapp
infectionshappen when the plastic tubes (catheters) used to administer
uids or obtain blood
b
become infected. Around 80,000 patients in the US
suer from a CLA
CLABSI every year and around 28,000 of them die, which is similar
to the death rate in the US from breast cancer.
Aside from the enormous human cost, the cost to the insurance industry is
running to around
aroun $3 billion a year.
Am J Med Qual, 2013; doi:
do 10.1177/1062860613482964
LOW-GRADE
PROSTATE CANCER
NOT A KILLER
Prostate cancer doesnt become more aggressive over time.

Low-grade cancer always stays that way and doesnt become
life-threatening, researchers have discovered, which supports the
watchful-waiting approach.
Cancer specialists have assumed that prostate cancer can
develop and change, and recommend surgery or radiotherapy if
the patient is under the age of 65 or so.
But researchers from Brigham and Womens Hospital in
Boston have discovered that not only can the treatment result
in impotence or incontinence, it may also be unnecessary if the
cancer is identied as low-grade. In an analysis of cancer tissue
taken from more than 1,200 prostate cancer patients between
1982 and 2000, the researchers discovered that the low-grade
cancers invariably remained as such.
Instead, men diagnosed with a low-grade cancer should adopt
a watchful-waiting strategy, where there are regular check-ups
but no intervention.
Can Res, 2013; 73: 5163
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Copper from
water pipes
major cause of
Alzheimers
Copperwhich lines the pipes that
carry drinking water to our homes
is a major cause of Alzheimers
disease. The metal accumulates
in the brain, and eventually causes
the type of brain damage that is a
hallmark of the disease.
It interferes with the brains
normal defence system, and gathers
in the blood vessels that help
feed the brain, eventually causing
plaques that signify Alzheimers.
Researchers at the University of
Rochester Medical Centre noted the
pattern in laboratory mice that were
given copper-enriched water for
three months.
Copper is essential for other
physiological processes, say the
researchers, and our exposure to it
could be controlled by eating fewer
foods that also contain copper, such
as red meats and shellsh.
PNAS, 2013; doi: 10.1073/pnas.1302212110
Statin drugs block

any positive
eects of exercise
If youre overweight and over 50,
your doctor is likely to hand you a
statin drug to lower your cholesterol
while urging you to get more
exercise. What the doctor doesnt
realize is that the drug stops you
from getting t from any physical
activity.
Statinsand especially
simvastatin, marketed as Zocor
block any positive eects that
exercise might otherwise have,
researchers have found.
People who take statins and
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then start exercising just as the

doctor ordered will nd their
cardiorespiratory (heart and lung)
and skeletal muscle tness dont get
better, despite the regular exercise.
Researchers from the University
of Missouri monitored 37 people,
aged between 25 and 59, who were
overweight and took no exercise
prior tot the study; of these, 18
had also started to take 40 mg of
simvastatin daily.
The entire group followed the
same exercise regime for three
months, but those taking the statin
saw almost no improvement in their
health and tness, while the nonstatin group achieved a 10 per cent
improvement in cardiorespiratory
capacity and a 13 per cent increase
in skeletal-muscle potential. In fact,
those taking a statin saw a nearly
5 per cent loss in skeletal-muscle
eciency in spite of all the exercise.
J Am Coll Cardiol, 2013; 62: 70914
Safe HPV
vaccine damages
up to 1,700 young
girls so far
Nearly 1,700 young girls in the US
have died or suered permanent
disability after being given the HPV
(human papillomavirus) vaccine,
new ocial gures reveal.
The vaccine, designed to
prevent cervical cancer,
was introduced into
the UK last autumn.
A further 19,500
girls have suered
non-serious
reactions to the
vaccine, which
has been given to
adolescent girls
in the US since
2006.
The
1,671
girls
who
suered a serious reaction either

died or developed permanent
disability, life-threatening illness or
needed emergency hospital care.
Astonishingly, US health
regulators continue to say there
are no serious safety concerns
over the HPV vaccine. Instead, their
concerns are focused on the low
uptake of the vaccine. Only around
33 per cent of the target population
of girls aged 11 or 12 years have had
all three doses of the vaccine, and
doctors are being urged to oer the
vaccine at every possible healthcare
encounter.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep, 2013; 62: 5915
Meningitis B
vaccine rejected
as number 27 for
UK children
A vaccine for meningitis B isnt going
to be added to the 26 vaccinations
that a UK child will receive within
the rst 13 months of life. The UKs
vaccine regulators dont believe
there is enough evidence to suggest
that the Bexsero vaccine is eective.
Although the new vaccine
has been granted a licence by
the European Commission, no
country has included it in its vaccine
schedule.
The UKs Joint Committee
on Vaccination and
Immunisation (JCVI)
said the vaccine,
manufactured by
Novartis, is not
cost-eective
and fails to oer
enough protection:
the data they
studied suggested
that its eective
against
73 per
cent of the dierent strains of the

disease.Yet the UK vaccine schedule
oers a vaccine against meningitis C,
a rarer form of the disease, while
the B variety is responsible for
around 90 per cent of cases of
meningitis, aecting around 1,870
Britons a year.
Blood pressure
drugs triple breast
cancer risk
Calcium-channel blockers for
lowering blood pressure cause
breast cancer. Older women who
take the drugs long-term are nearly
three times more likely to develop a
tumour. The risk seems to develop
in women who take the drugs for 10
years or longer.
There was no risk with the other
antihypertensives, such as ACE
(angiotensin-converting enzyme)
inhibitors, beta blockers and
diuretics.
The channel-blockers seem to
cause cancer by interfering with the
process of cell death, or apoptosis.
The drugs are some of the
most commonly-prescribed
antihypertensives; around 98
million prescriptions for the drugs
are written out every year in the
USA alone.
Researchers from the Fred
Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre
discovered the link after they
reviewed the health of 1,763 women
aged between 55 and 74 who
had developed breast cancer and
compared them to 880 cancer-free
women.
JAMA Int Med, 2013; doi: 10.1001/
jamainternmed.2013.9071
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Live longer
with exercise,
not drugs
If youre looking for a New Years resolution that could pay
you back countless times, its this: I promise to do a little
exercise every week. It could be the dierence between
having a healthy, disease-free older age and joining the
millions who regularly pop pills
nce we reach our mid-50s or so,

most of us seem to accept that
we will need a pharmaceutical
either as a just-in-case remedy
against conditions like raised cholesterol
and high blood pressure or to help keep
us going when we do develop a chronic
health condition.
To do otherwise would be irresponsible
and a course of action reserved only for
those with a death wishor so doctors
tell us (who in turn are told so by drug
manufacturers). And many of us agree:
in fact, Britons are now taking an average
of 17 prescription drugs each. And its a
rising trend: in 2000, we were each taking
an average of 11 drugs.
But an astonishing piece of new
researchprepared by three of the
worlds leading universitiesdares to
suggest otherwise. People with chronic,
life-threatening health problems can live
just as longand possibly longerif
they instead introduce regular exercise
into their lifestyles.1
Another recent study has found that
just a little exercise once a week could be
all we have to do to enjoy a healthy old
age.2And of course, unlike drugs, therere
no dangerous side-effects to make your
life unpleasant or intolerable.
Yet despite this, far too few of us are
choosing the exercise option. In fact, a
mere14 per cent of Britons do any
exercise at all.
This is all good news for the
pharmaceutical industry. Its prots

come from lifelong prescriptions for the
treatment of symptoms of chronic disease.
One such example is simvastatin, the
most widely prescribed drug in the UK,
designed to reduce levels of bad LDL
(low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol, a
supposed precursor of heart disease.
The drugs industry also happens to be
responsible for funding the vast majority
of medical research that seeks to determine
the effectiveness of its products.
At best, these medical trials may pitch
the drug against a placebo, a sugar pill
with no active chemical properties
but almost never are the scientists
commissioned to test the drug against a
lifestyle change such as improved diet or
regular exercise.
A small minority of research gets
its funding from agencies that dont
have pharmaceutical ties, and this is
where lifestyle changes may be assessed.
Although these studies are pretty thin on
the ground, theres still enough thats been
published to give us a good idea of how we
can live better, and longer, without drugs.
Finding the evidence
A team from Harvard and Stanford
universities and London School of
Economics Health found just 57 trials
involving 14,716 people that looked at the
benets of exercise.1
Not a single trial compared exercise
directly with a drug but, by using special
statistical analyses, they were able to

evaluate the benets against 248 drug
trials that examined the effect of major
pharmaceuticals on chronic conditions
such as heart disease, stroke recovery, heart
failure and diabetes prevention.
What the researchers discovered wasnt
just importantit was revelatory. Plenty
of trials have already conrmed that
exercise is good for us even when were
suffering from cancer, arthritis, asthma or
heart disease, but none had demonstrated
we could actually throw away the pills.
Those pills form the bedrock of the
drugs industry: statins, beta-blockers,
ACE inhibitors, anticoagulants and
antiplatelet agents were all assessed against
regular exercise, and only diuretics, or
water pills, helped patients with heart
failure live longer than they would have by
just exercising. For people recovering from
stroke, exercise was more benecial than
any drug, while exercise was as good as a
drug for every other condition.
Tantalizingly, the researchers didnt
explore the sort of exercise or how long the
participants exercised. They dont know
what exercise or intensity would most
benet a given patient, although they do
conrm that whatever exercise is used,
theres no downside.
One Cochrane Collaboration
review they cite found no bad reactions
to exercise, not even among heart
patients who had been exercising for
10 years or more.
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Dementia by
30%
Depression by
Whats
exercise ever
done for us?
We all know that
exercise is good for us
(even if we dont do
it), but probably dont
realize how good.
Here are some of the
health problems that
regular exercise can
help improve, and by
how much.
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30%
Coronary
heart
disease by
35%
Breast
cancer by
20%
Type 2
diabetes by
50%
Premature
death by
30%
Hip
fracture by
68%
Colon
cancer by
50%
Osteoarthritis
by
83%
Falls in
the elderly by
30%
Source: National Health Service website at www.nhs.uk/livewell/tness/pages/whybeactive.aspx

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Its never too late

Another new research paper throws
more light on the type of exercise and its
-home message is a
benetsand the take-home
oo late to start.
positive one: its never too
ut by researchers
The study, carried out
from University Collegee London,
454
assessed the health of 3,454
adults with an average age
of 64 over an eight-year
follow-up period.2 Theyy
found that sustained
and frequent physical
activity for four years
es
increased by seven times
ld
the chances of a healthy, disease-free, old
age compared with being inactive.
Exercse doesnt just help ward off thee
o
usual chronic diseases of old age, it also
keeps us mentally sharp too. Regular
exercisers maintained a good memory
and were able to lead active social lives.
The exercise doesnt have to be
particularly onerous or regular. Those
who indulged in either moderate or
vigorous exercise at least once a week att
the start of the study were four times more
ight
likely to be classied as healthy agers eight
years later.
It doesnt seem to matter when you
start exercising either. The participants
who started exercising only at the start
of the studyand whod been inactive
beforewere still three times more likely
to be healthy agers by the end of the study
compared with those who did no exercise
for the duration of the trial.
The key, say the researchers, is little and
often when it comes to exercise.
No sweat
Many of us may be put off by the idea of
exercise because it conjures up images of
sweating suffering bodies in a gym, but it
doesnt have to be so punishing, a third new
study reveals.3
This studythe subject of our Every
Picture feature this month (see pages 22
3)has discovered that older people who
do even a moderate amount of exercise,
such as a walk around the block, are far
less likely to suffer a stroke. The key is the
length of time you do the exercise rather
than how strenuously you exercise.
People who walk for eight to 14 hours
a weekand the pace doesnt matter at
allnearly halved their risk of a stroke,
while those who walked 22 hours a week,
or more than three hours every day, had
Your exercise options

What exercise you do, and how vigorously you do it, depends on your age and your
mobility
mobility. If youre in your late 50s and can still get around reasonably well, here
are som
some of your exercise options:
Walking. Wa
Walk at a good pace for 150 minutes a week, or just over 20 minutes a day. If
thats too
to dicult, walk at a gentler pace for eight to 14 hours every weekthats
between 68 minutes and two hours every day.
Cyclin
Cycling. Another option is to cycle for two and a half hours once a week, or halve
the ttime and do it twice a week.
Jogg
Jogging/tennis. You need to do one of these moree
vigoro
vigorous options for around 75 minutes per week.
B
eb
Ballroom dancing. You dont have to be a Strictly Celeb
to get exercise benets from dancing, as long as you
do it for at least two hours every week.
Mow
Mowing the lawn. Its good for you, but you do need a
very large lawn and grass that grows quickly if mowing
is the only exercise you do. And it has to be the oldfa
fashioned sort of lawnmower that you push around
fo
for two hours each week.
Carrying the groceries. Lifting anything a little heavy is a
good mus
muscle-strengthening exercise and also good for balance and coordination.
But reme
remember to lift properly: keep the back straight, ex the knees and use the legs, not
the back. Alternative muscle-strengthening exercises include yoga and serious gardening.
Swimming. A fast swim for 150 minutes (or 30 minutes ve times) per week provides
vigorous exercise that makes the heart work a little faster and leaves you a little breathless.
only a third of the risk of stroke compared

with those of a similar age who stayed in
their armchairs.
So just walking around the block
several times a day is a New Years
resolution we all can keep, and it may
keep you healthy and drug-free into
old age.
REFERENCES
1
2
3
BMJ, 2013; 347: f5577

Br J Sports Med, 2013; doi: 1136/
bjsports-2013-092993
Stroke, 2013; doi: 10.1161/
STROKEAHA.113.002246
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OPINION
Rob Verkerk THE POLITICS OF HEALTH
Countdown to empty shelves

After April 2014, the UKs medicines authority will be cracking down on herbals
Robert Verkerk PhD
is the executive and
scientic director
of the Alliance for
Natural Health
International, a
consumer group
that aims to protect
our right to natural
healthcare and
nutrition.
chy joints, headache, muscle

pain, congestion, a runny
nose, fatigueyouve got it.
Your options? Go to the local chemist
and stock up on painkillers like
paracetamol, ibuprofen and Lemsip.
Or you could go natural. Nature
has a huge armoury of goodies to deal
with joint pain, support the immune
For more
information and to get system and alleviate muscle pain.
involved, go to www.
Among them are herbs like Boswellia
anh-europe.org,
(Indian frankincense), devils claw
or check out ANHs
Facebook and
(Harpagophytum), Echinacea,
Twitter pages
Astragalus and Andrographis. Then
(www.
facebook.com/
theres the all-important sunshine
ANHInternational
vitamin, vitamin D, and minerals like
and www.twitter.
com/anhcampaign). magnesium and zinc.
We live in a world where science
rules. The media then makes it
its business to drip-feed (mis)
information to the public that tells
them natural doesnt work or might
be dangerous, generally with little or
no evidence to support such claims.
This information comes to the media
courtesy of organizations like Sense
About Science that have intimate links
to pharmaceutical, vaccination and
biotechnology companies.
If you can manage to step back
from this situation and look at it with
an objective eye, a number of salient
points will likely emerge. One is that
most over-the-counter medicines do
nothing to address the root cause of
your ill health and some are actually
harmful. The painkillers mask pain,
and the anticongestants ease the
airways. But neither can do anything
to help support an overtaxed and
underperforming immune system.
What about the natural options?
According to the published scientic
evidence and decades of clinical
experience, many natural products
do in fact go to the root cause of your
ill health. Boswellia and the other
herbs mentioned above are fantastic
anti-inammatories that help the
body manage its inammatory and
antipathogenic responses better. And

many illnesses stem from a lack of
vitamin D, which we become decient
in during winter because of our lack of
skin exposure to sunlight.
Counter to media claims, its utterly
incorrect to say theres no evidence
base for the effectiveness of these
natural options. There are thousands
of research papersmany published
in good-quality journalsthat have
unquestionably demonstrated the
benets of these herbs. Many are also
the subject of current investigation
by drug companies. Pharmas
battle to maintain supremacy in
mainstream healthcare is being
challenged by the effect of expiring
patents for blockbuster drugs as well
as the increasingly spartan new-drug
pipelines. Theres an air of desperation
about their moves to manufacture
the botanical supplements illegal,

and prohibitively expensive drugs
licenses are then their only option for
becoming legalized.
While European case law set by
the European Court of Justice in
Luxembourg prevents a national
regulator from classifying a herb as
a drug without taking into account
its dose, claims and other factors, it
hasnt stopped the MHRA. In fact, in
recent months weve seen medicinal
determinations for food supplements
containing Boswellia, devils claw,
milk thistle and St Johns wort, among
others. In some cases, its not just the
ingredient but the dosage or the claim
that has precipitated the medicinal
classication. And any dose that
actually works, thats supported by
ndings published in peer-reviewed
studies, is sufcient justication for
the MHRA.
Counter to media claims, its
As for medicinal claims, the MHRA
utterly incorrect to say theres doesnt allow anyimplied ot not
no evidence base for the
for unlicensed herbal supplements.
eectiveness of natural options That means you cant tell the public
what the product should actually
synthetic analogues from natural
be used for even if it works, has been
products that can be patented in turn. proven to work and causes no known
There is now a gamut of regulatory
side-effects within the dose ranges
measures being imposed by the UK
recommended.
governmentmost of it as a result of
Under the now-disbanded UK law,
instructions from Brusselsmaking
the sale of unregistered medicines was
it increasingly difcult for us to get the allowed up to May 2011. The MHRA
products we need. Thats assuming
has then allowed a sell-through of
weve worked through the media
these products until the end of April
smokescreen thats trying to put us off 2014. After this, expect to see policing
trying them in the rst place.
and enforcement by the MHRA
Armed by the EU with the ability
stepped up a notch or two, at which
to arbitrarily classify any product
time consumer choice will then be
as a medicine, the UKs medicines
gravely impacted. All this because the
regulator, the MHRA (Medicines
UK authorities seem happy to ditch
and Healthcare Products Regulatory
longstanding UK laws on herbs, some
Agency), has been busy turning a
of which have been in place since they
range of herbal products that have
were passed by Henry VIII, in favour of
long been sold as food supplements
EU laws mandated by Brussels. Going
into medicines. This is despite their
to court may be our only option.
having no known adverse effects.
To nd out more visit: http://anh-europe.org/
campaigns/protect-traditional-medicinal-cultures
When the MHRA does this, it makes
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Walk on the
mild side
A gentle stroll is enough to reduce your risk of
strokeand its all to do with how long you walk,
not the speed you walk
lder peopleand thats everyone over the age of 60 these days,

according to the young doctors doing the medical research
share two things in common: they are much more likely than
younger folk to suffer a stroke and they do the least amount of
exercise of any age group.
But if they turned off the daytime TV, would they reduce their risk of
stroke? According to a new research study, they would, and the good news
is that a walk around the block is all the exercise they need do.1
Perhaps the most important insight of the study is that its all to do with
the amount of time you spend walking: in other words, the more you
walk, the less likely you are to suffer a stroke.
Up to now, everyone thought it was more to
do with the intensity of the exercisewalking
fast so that youre out of breath, for instance
but the researchers at University College
London say thats not it at all. Its the quantity
and not the quality that matters, so a slow amble that goes on for a long
time will be much more benecial than a brisk but short walk.
In making their discovery, the researchers studied the health of 3,435
men who were aged 60 years or over and who, unlike most of their
contemporaries, did some walking every week.
Clearly, some did more than others and those at the lowest rung of the
scale walked for up to three hours every week, or just over 30 minutes
a day on average. At the top end of the scale were those who walked a
herculean 22 hours or more every week, or more than three hours every
day. The average was seven hours spent walking per week.
The researchers then discovered something they hadnt expected:
a direct link between the hours spent walking and the risk of stroke.
Assuming that the older folk who dont exercise at all or do the minimum
amount of walking have a stroke risk rated as 1.00, those who walked
from four to seven hours a week reduced their risk to 0.89, while those
who walked from eight to 14 hours a week had a risk of 0.63 and the
bravest souls who walked for more than 22 hours a week had a risk that
had shrunk to just 0.36.
The other piece of good news is that its cumulative. The idea of
walking more than 22 hours a week seems daunting until you start
adding in all the little walks you do throughout the day, such as popping
down to the shops or walking to the corner to post a letter. To prove the
point, the researchers noted that those who walked the longest actually
covered less distancejust over 10 miles a weekthan those in the
group below them, who walked around seven hours less a week but still
managed to cover slightly more ground.
The message is clear: turn off the TV and start walking.
4-7hours
8-14hours
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When researchers studied a group of a few thousand of

the over 60s, they discovered that the longer the time you
spend walking, even at a snails pace, the less likely you are
to get a stroke. When compared with couch potatoes who
did no exercise at all, those who walked four to seven hours
a week reduced their stroke risk by a fth to 0.89, while
those who walked from eight to 14 hours lowered their
stroke risk by a third to 0.63. But the sturdiest of ramblers,
who walked more than 22 hours a week, shrunk their risk
of stroke by two-thirds to 0.36.
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WAYS TO LIVE TO
o mark the New Year, weve compiled what we consider the 100 most important
pieces of advice weve written over the years into a handy reference guide for
how to live a long and healthy life.
In many cases, the advice runs counter to what your doctor or the government
is telling you, yet all these recommendations are backed by solid medical evidence.
Weve included general tips on the best diets and supplements, the healthiest ways
to raise children and the most important measures for a healthy lifestyle. Plus weve
steered you away from those medical drugs, practices and tests that are less than helpful
or even downright dangerous.
Included in this recipe for longevity is our best advice for cleaning up your home
and environment. The typical house contains a toxic soup of organic chemical
compounds, electromagnetic elds (EMFs), combustion gases and other pollutants;
in fact, indoor air often contains levels of hazardous chemicals ve to 10 times higher
than outdoor air does.1
Weve also put together the most powerful ways to nourish the spirit. As we continue
to discover in our research, perhaps the best medicine of all is developing a strong,
close-knit community.
Read and incorporate these practices into your life each day, and you may well keep
the doctor away for more than the usual three score and 10.
William Wolcott, the worlds

leading authority on metabolicc
typing and author of The
Metabolic Typing Diet (New
York, NY: Doubleday, 2000),
followed in the footsteps of
his mentor, cancer pioneer Dr
William Kelley, by exploring
how the sympathetic and
parasympathetic branches of
ate
the nervous system each regulate
a different set of metabolic
activities and so different organs
ns
and glands.
Most of us are inuenced
more strongly by one or the
other neurological system,
according to Kelleys theory,
depending on whether we are
sympathetic-dominant or
parasympathetic-dominant
so one mans meat may literally
be another mans poison. A
high-protein diet has one
effect on a protein type, but
a totally different effect on a
carb type. Wolcott discovered
that by customizing a persons
diet according to metabolic
type, many people with serious
illnessesincluding cancer
regained their health.
For a detailed test to determine
your metabolic type, go to www.
healthexcel.com.
your acid/
alkaline balance
2butCheck
in relation to your
metabolic type
A foods effect on the body

depends upon the bodys many
homeostatic controls, including
the autonomic nervous
system, the master controller
of metabolism. According to
Wolcott, vegetables alkalinize
an autonomic-dominant
person, but acidify an oxidativedominant type, those whose
oxidative or aerobic system
(responsible for the long slow
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fats and carbs.3

But avoid trans
Bu
fats
fatsproduced by
hy
hydrogenation,
w
when hydrogen
is added to liquid
vegetable oil to
ve
make it solid at room
ma
temperatureas
temp
theyre linked to greater
risks of
o heart disease
and stroke.
strok 4
#3
Eat organic
Eating organic
produce can slash your
exposure to pesticides,
which are implicated
in many illnesses,
including cancer.
burn
that
keeps
running in the
background) is
the controlling force.
To maintain a slightly alkaline
status, determine and eat for
your metabolic type.
Eat organic whole

foods and opt for
3locally
grown, seasonal
organic produce
Pesticides have been implicated

in many illnesses, including
infertility, cancer, birth defects,
skin irritations and impotence.
Organically reared stock fed on
grass (what theyre meant to eat),
not grains, and organic produce
not only contains substantially
more of the basic nutrients
than intensively farmed
varieties, but also up to 10,000
secondary nutrients essential
for human health. As organic
bacon and sausages may still
include nitrates (carcinogens),
purchase them from sources that
guarantee nitrate-free products.
Cook from
scratch
Avoid anything processed,

canned, fried, preserved or
laden with chemicals, processed,
rened or in any way interfered
with. Vary your diet as much as
possible; most allergy specialists
claim that allergies are more
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count
calories
7Dont
likely
if you
repetitively
eat the same foods.
Cut down on your
consumption of food
ffrom ti
d plastic
l ti b
ttl
tins and
bottles,
which can leach bisphenol A,
and avoid water in plastic bottles,
which may contain oestrogenmimicking phthalates.
5Eat a power breakfast
Those who consume a

large proportion of their total
calorie intake in the morning eat
signicantly less over the course
of the day, which helps to treat or
prevent obesity.2 Plus skipping
breakfast increases your chances
of a heart attack, high blood
pressure and diabetes (see
Upfront, page 12).
Dont limit saturated

fats and dont ever
6
opt for low-fat or
hydrogenated foods
The supposedly good fats

polyunsaturated fats from
vegetable oils (corn, soy,
safower and the like)appear
to predispose people to cancer,
whereas animal fats may be
protective, preventing heart
disease, osteoporosis and even
cancer. Two large studies show
that regularly consuming more
saturated fats leads to less disease
progression than following a
diet higher in polyunsaturated
Keep your weig

weight steady with
a glycaemic-index
glycaemic-in diet (or
low-GI) diet. When
W
compared
with other diet
diets, the GI diet was
the best of all for
fo losing weight.5
The diet ranks carbs according
to their effect o
on blood glucose
levels. Carbs with
wi a low GI score
produce only sm
small uctuations
iin bl
d sugar and insulin levels,
blood
whereas high-GI foods cause
a sudden sugar rush. Avoid
processed foods and white
stuffwhite bread, white sugar
and white riceas well as fried
foods and potatoes in favour
of low-GI meats, sh, pulses
(beans) and most vegetables.
drink
the water
8Dont
Our entire water supply

uppl
up
plyy
contains some 3500
us
toxic chemicals plus
industrial waste,
disease-carrying
microorganisms,
ride
de, and
d
chlorine and uoride,
ceutiical drugs.
dr
some 100 pharmaceutical
ink
n ing th
he
Pregnant women dri
drinking
the
riinated
d tap
usual heavily chlorinated
water double their risk of giving
birth to a child with serious
defects.6 Consider installing a
reverse osmosis water lter with
an added carbon lter, which
will remove everything. But as
this includes minerals too, be
sure to supplement.
your omega-3 to
omega-6 ratio right
9Get
Avoid an imbalance between the

ratio of omega-3 to omega-6
essential fatty acids (EFAs),

as these fats regulate the
major bodily functions, and
deciencies are behind many
degenerative diseases. The
optimal ratio is 1 to 1,7 but the
modern Western diets usual
ratio is around 1 to 20 in favour
of omega-6 EFAs from vegetable
oils (like safower, sunower
and corn oils). As a general rule,
increase your intake of omega-3s
(like eicosapentaenoic acid, or
EPA) and reduce your omega-6s
(like gamma-linolenic acid).
Opt for sh oils and foodgrade axseed (or linseed) oil,
which is 60 per cent omega-3.
sh with
caution
10Eat
Most are now tainted by

industrial waste and high
levels of mercury, including
farmed sh, which have been
fed inappropriately with grains.
Avoid swordsh, tuna and other
deep-water sh, as these are
likely to have more mercury
than smaller varieties of sh
from shallower waters. Rotating
your protein sources will help
to minimize your exposure to
specic chemicals.
chem
micals.
Your healthy
digestion
down or avoid
eating wheat
11Cut
Lots of people cant tolerate this

relatively new food in the human
diet, particularly as its been so
genetically tampered with. Each
grain contains wheat-germ
agglutinin (WGA); in small
quantities it can inhibit nerve
growth factor, which is vital for
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healthy neurons.8 WGA can

disrupt endocrine function,
causing rheumatoid arthritis,
ulcers, insulin resistance,
and kidney and digestive
problems;9 it can also bring
about cell death10 and chronic
inammatory conditions.
Switch to carbs like millet,
buckwheat, quinoa, rice
and corn.
Dump homogenized
or pasteurized low12
fat dairy
People who consume large
quantities of dairy products
have higher levels of circulating
insulin-like growth factor 1
(IGF-1), linked to an increased
risk of numerous cancers.11 Men
with the highest IGF-1 levels
quadruple their chances of
getting prostate cancer with
low-fat milk, which strips away

way
the anticancer protective effects
fects
of conjugated linoleic acid
(CLA).12
Eat your
greens
Green, leafy
vegetables are
a good source
of calcium and
can help protect
against fractures.
Aim to eat at least
one serving a day.
of
clear o
high-fructose corn
(HFCS)
syrup (HFCS
13
Root out any

allergies or food
intolerances
Besides wheat, suspect the
other big seven: corn, soya,
es,
sugar, nightshades (potatoes,
tomatoes, aubergines, sweett
and chilli peppers), yeast, egg
and dairy. Find out if youre
intolerant by following an
elimination diet (see WDDTY
November 2012).
your greens
for calcium
14Eat
Dairy products actually

accelerate the rate at which
calcium is lost from the body,
and calcium supplements as a
rule are not properly absorbed;
in one large study, an increased
consumption of pasteurized
milk did not protect against
bone fractures. Just one serving
of green, leafy vegetables a day,
rather than once a week, can cut
the risk of hip fracture in half.13
out your
stomach acid
15Check
#14
19
Steer
If you suffer from acid reux

or poor elimination, get your
stomach acid levels tested by
Biolab Medical Unit (9
Weymouth Street,
London W1W 6DB;
www.biolab.co.uk;
tel: 0207 636 5959) or
Genova Diagnostics
(63 Zillicoa St,
Asheville, North
Carolina 28801, USA; tel:
(828) 253 0621).
out if your
gut is leaky
16Find
If the walls of the large

intestine are excessively
permeable, allowing larger
food molecules through, this
will reduce food absorption
and lead to allergic
symptoms. Conrm the
diagnosis through Biolab or
Genova (see
#15) and
repair the gut wall with
probiotics,plus
probiotics, plus the aminoacid glutamine and glutathione,
an important antioxidant.
If you have digestive
difculties, get checked for
Candida overgrowth and
parasites by doing a stool test
gnostics
(Contact Genova Diagnostics
Europe, Parkgate House,
se,
356 West Barnes Lane,
New Malden, Surrey KT3
0;
6NB; tel: 0208 336 7750;
www.gdx.net/uk).
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Give up the
white stu
Besides causing tooth

decay and diabetes, justt 10 g of
wn or
any simple sugars, brown
white, will temporarilyy suppress
immune system white blood
cells by a whopping 40 per
cent.14 Consuming sugar
gar
ory
is linked to inammatory
es
bowel disease, gallstones
and kidney stones, high
blood pressure, stomach and
endometrial cancer, and even
shortsightedness. Its just plain
bad for you, full stop.
detox
18Periodically
Virtually all of us are walking

around with a cocktail of
some 100,000 ubiquitous
environmental chemicals in our
blood, some of which are now
known to be bioaccumulating
in human fat and causing a
variety of health problems.15
Take regular saunas, exercise
and extra bre plus Chlorella,
Spirulina and coriander
(cilantro), as they all show
evidence of clearing heavy
metals from the body (see pages
8081 for more detox tips).
Found in virtu
virtually
s
every processed food and soft
drink (a standard cola has about
HFC
17 teaspoons worth), HFCS
picks up deadly mercury d
during
processing. Also avoid chemical
sweeteners like aspartame,
now characterized by many as
an excitotoxin, shown to cause
seizures and brain neuronal
g in animals.16 Aspartame
damage
has aalso been linked to
can
cancer in animal studies.17
a bit of
alcohol
20Drink
D
Drinking
lightly (a glass
ev
every few days) rather
th heavily or abstaining
than
see to be the safest and
seems
health
healthiest overall drinking
pattern fo
for preventing heart
disease.18 But make it red wine,
which contains
co
health-giving
resveratr
resveratrol, and also helps
prevent iinammation.19
Your best
supplements
Unless you live on a farm, grow
all your own organic vegetables
and have access to free-range
meat, its almost certain you have
vitamin deciencies even on the
best of diets. Ideally, get yourself
tested by a knowledgeable
nutritionist to determine which
nutrients you need or arent
getting from your food, and
customize your supplement
programme accordingly.
Choose a goodquality
21
multivitamin/mineral
supplement
Choose a supplement from a

reputable brand. If you cant
nd one to your liking, take the
nutrients individually.
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Take supplements
22
Make sure
youre
getting enough
vitamin D
About a third of the

general population is
vitamin D-decient.
The vitamin offers
natural protection
against most cancers
and heart disease, and
can also boost immunity
and vascular function.
People who regularly
supplement with vitamin
D increase their longevity
by 7 per cent. The body
naturally produces it when
exposed to sunlightjust 5
to 15 minutes of sunshine a day
between 10am and 3pm, without
sunscreen, is about enough
to do the job.20 Otherwise,
supplement with 6001,000 IU
vitamin D/day (4001,000 IU/
day for those aged 18 and under).
23
Make antioxidants
the mainstay
of your supplement
programme
To minimize damage from freeradicals, the toxic byproducts

of your bodys metabolism,
take adequate daily levels of
vitamin A (up to 25,000 IU as
beta-carotene or 10,000 IU
as retinol), 13 g of vitamin E
(tocotrienols, up to 600 IU), zinc
(1050 mg), selenium (200 mcg)
and vitamin C (13 g). And take
a good B-complex supplement
containing at least 50 mg of
thiamine and riboavin, and 50
mcg of B12.
Dont forget
magnesium (200
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400 g/day) and chromium
(100 mcg/day)
According to a large-scale study

by the renowned British labtesting service Biolab (see #15),
people become decient in both
minerals as they age, and both
are necessary for heart health.
Magnesium is also essential
for bone health and more
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compounds. Blast VOCs
out by turning the heat
up to 100 degrees
F (38 degrees C)
and opening the
windows. Repeat for
two or three days.
Specically, antioxidants
like vitamin E, zinc
and selenium can help
minimize the damage
caused by free radicals.
Check
your
29
water-supply
pipes
absorbable
than calcium
supplements.
good-guy
bacteria
25Take
Invest in a quality probiotic,

which includes lactobacilli,
bidobacteria, Saccharomyces
boulardii and non-disease
causing strains of Escherichia coli
and streptococci.
Your healthy
house
Choose a home
away from power
26
lines, electrical meters and
substations, and railway
lines if you can
Studies show an elevated risk of

leukaemia in children who live
and sleep near power lines. If
in doubt, measure the EMFs in
your home or have independent
monitoring done. Visit www.
powerwatch.org.uk or check out
WDDTYs Electrosmog Docs
column (page 57).
27Cook with electricity
Nitrogen dioxide, spewed

out by gas cookers and gasand oil-burning boilers, often
stays
concentrated
in the home
particularly in this age
of double glazing, and is
implicated in arthritis, asthma
and other allergies. One
American study concluded
that gas cookers generate
concentrations of nitrogen
dioxide of 200400 ppb (parts
per billion); this means the
average kitchen with a gas cooker
has an atmosphere comparable
to levels of pollution usually
accompanied by government
health warnings.
Also consider moving your
gas boiler outdoors.
Minimize your
exposure to volatile
28
organic compounds
Derived from petrochemicals,
volatile organic compounds
(VOCs) like benzene and
formaldehyde can be found
in plywood, particleboard
(chipboard), wood panelling,
insulation, ordinary house
paint and adhesives. All outgas
a stew of toxic vapours at room
temperature, causing eye and
respiratory irritation, memory
impairment and possibly even
cancer. Choose eco-friendly
paints and real wood over
Although lead pipes

have been banned since
the 1970s, most of the
water in Britain still runs
through rickety old Victorian
pipes, and the drinking water
for one in 10 British people has
a lead content far in excess of
World Health Organization
(WHO) standards. Lead is
known to cause brain damage
and lower the IQ of children
chronically exposed.
wood
oors and area rugs
30Consider
Carpets in homes trap more
allergens, are doused with
dangerous pesticides and
outgas more chemicals than do
uncarpeted oors.
Minimize your
exposure to indoor
31
EMFs
Keep the TV and computer
screens at a reasonable distance.
Place beds and chairs six to eight
feet away from domestic sources
of EMFs like electricity meters
and TVs, and keep bedside
electrical or battery-operated
appliances at least two feet from
your head. Dont keep electric
blankets on while you sleep,
and also unplug all electrical
devices in your bedroom at
night (like TVs, telephones and
computers).
Make sure all family

members use
32
computers safely
If youre a man, dont use Wi-Fi
with the computer in your lap
as it may adversely affect your
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Be careful with
the laptop
If youre a man, dont
use Wi-Fi with the
computer in your lap
as it may adversely
affect your fertility.
as well as birth
birt defects, arterial
damage and other disorders.25
Use eco-pesticides
eco-pest
and natural
pest prevention
prevent methods.
Cho
Choose safer
personal-care
pers
39
products
p
roducts
sperm and fertility.211

less
sss
Consider wired over wirele
wireless
t h l
d sett up a network
t k
technology,
and
for your household computer
using the electrical system.
by sshorting
by
hort
ho
rtin
ing out highffrequency
fr
req
equency spikes.
33
Most ordinary cleaners contain

a cocktail of chemicals toxic to
people and plant life. Choose
cleansers free of sodium lauryl
sulphate (SLS), phenols,
formaldehyde, naphthalene and
other widely used chemicals.
Avoid air fresheners, which are
just chemical cocktails.Ditto
for materials impregnated with
ame retardants.
Perfumes and cosmetics contain

g
a witchs brew of carcinogens,
tives
mutagens, preservatives
als.
and toxic heavy metals.
New evidence showss that
tics with
makeup and cosmetics
cadmium play a keyy role in the
ressive and
development of aggressive
ncer.23
often fatal breast cancer.
Encourage all the
n
women and preteen
and teenage girls in
your family to use
non-toxic makeup
and nail polish.
34
Choose
cars that
run on petrol or electricity
t c ty
Choose safer
household cleaning
products
Watch out for lead

in house paint
House paint containing lead is

largely banned in the UK and
US, but could be present in older
houses. Leaded paint is an oftenignored source of lead in the
blood and the greatest source of
lead poisoning in children.
up your dirty
electricity
35Clean
Surges of high-frequency
voltages or EM radiation in
5060 Hz power lines can cause a
variety of disorders like asthma,
multiple sclerosis, tinnitus
and electrical hypersensitivity;
all improve when exposure
is reduced.22 Buy a Graham
Stetzer (GS) lter (www.
stetzerelectric.com), which
is specially designed to clean
up power from inside and out
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safer
cosmetics
36Choose
37
Diesel cars may release less

ss
carbon dioxide, but they emit
te
higher levels of particulate
matter, VOCs and nitrouss
man
oxideall harmful to human
or
health and responsible for
nearly three-quarters of
toxic air pollution. The US
Environmental Protection
on
Agency (EPA) has now
labelled diesel exhaust a likely
likely
carcinogen.24
38
Use natural
pesticides
The weed killers and

insecticides we spray all
around our gardens can
cause cancerespeciallyy
ain
leukaemia in children, brain
ncer
tumours and prostate cancer
Avoid
Av
A
vvoi
o d shampoos and
oi
o
ot
oth
ther toiletries using
other
TE
T
EA (triethanolamine),
(t
TEA
DE
D
EA (diethanolamine)
(diet
DEA
and
produc with excessive
SLS; products
perfumes; na
nanotechnology
an hair dye (which
cosmetics; and
reso
contains resorcinol
and
h l
p-phenylenediamine,
or PPD,
both linked to allergies, cancer
and sudden death).
Limit
yyour
40
mobile
phone use
Some 2200
studies point
to health
h
hazards
lilike brain
tu
tumours
and
infe
infertility
that
tha may
be due
d to
long-term
longmobile-phone
mobile-p
use, especially
i llll among
children. An Italian court
recently found a direct causal
link between extensive mobilephone use and brain tumours.
Keep your mobile an arm
lengths away when not in use,
says electrosmog expert Guy
Hudson, and text rather than

talk whenever you can.
Your healthy
children
t before you
conceive
41Get
Work with a doctor experienced

in preconception nutrition
who will check your nutritional
status and help you correct any
deciencies, hidden infections,
heavy-metal toxic overload
and the like, all of which can
contribute to infertility and
pregnancy loss.
Contact Foresight for their
complete programme of
preconceptual care (www.
foresight-preconception.org.
uk). The organization reports
a 90 per cent success rate of
healthy babies born to the nearly
1,600 couples who completed
the full Foresight programme,
many with a previous history of
lost pregnancy or infertility.
If you are pregnant,

minimize your
42
exposure to prenatal tests
like ultrasound scans
Scans have been linked to low

birth weights, delayed speech
and dyslexia (see #57). Unless
a problem is suspected, wait till
after your baby is
born to take
its picture.
#41
Get t before you

conceive
Make sure your body
is t for pregnancy
by rst checking
out nutritional
deciencies, infections
and the like.
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vaccination
44Get
Breastfeed
d
43Breastf
Give your child this lifelong

gift and breastfeed for as long
as possibleat least one year,
according to the WHO. In
addition to providing the perfect
food and the full complement
of essential fatty acids, for
your child, it also protects
against allergies and helps
improve vision and IQ. Resist
the suggestions of experts to
add supplemental feeds unless
something is clearly wrong. The
baby is usually getting enough if
allowed to feed on
demand.
Theres no such thing as a

totally safe vaccine; ofcial
organizations like the US
National Academy of Sciences
and the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
tacitly acknowledge that all
vaccines have the potential to kill
or cause serious harm. Assess
every last jab with the following
questions: How necessary is
this vaccine? How effective?
How safe? Especially question
vaccinations against illnesses
that are rare or generally not
life-threatening in healthy,
well-nourished children. This
includes the MMR (measles
mumpsrubella), cervical
cancer, Hib (Haemophilus
inuenzae type b) and
meningitis C vaccines.
45
Suspect allergies
allerg
rst
If your child has any chronic

chro
conditions like earache,
eczema, bowel problems
problem
or hyperactivity, suspec
suspect
food/chemical allergies,
allergies and
get them identied an
and
treated.
#49
Watch out
for uoride
Found in
toothpaste and
drinking water,
uoride has
been linked to
lower IQs in
children.
Avoid plastic
toys containing
46
phthalates
These chemicals have
clear evidence of causing
feminization and abnormal
gonadal development in boys.
Be wary of
giving your child
47
unnecessary chemicals
and drugs like antibiotics

for benign conditions
Antibiotics have been linked to

childhood diabetes; cold and u
medications can be deadly in
small children; and steroids are
responsible for many paediatric
deaths. Avoid medications
like salbuterol for asthmait
doesnt work and can make the
condition worse.
learning difculties in children

who already have lowish IQ.26
kids
outdoors
50Throw
Most infants and toddlers have

low levels of vitamin D, some
with levels below those needed
to maintain and grow healthy
bones.27 One school of thought
maintains that by protecting
children against exposure to dirt
and germs, we are inadvertently
destroying their immune
systems ability to respond
appropriately to infection and
other stimuli.
Diseases like eczema are
far less prevalent in children
who live in less sanitized
conditions like farms and rural
communities.28
Avoid Ritalin and

Think twice
other drugs for
48
hyperactivity
#44
Research every jab

Theres no such thing as a
totally safe vaccine. Make
sure you do your research
before getting any jab.
They can increase cardiovascular

risk and trigger new psychiatric
symptoms plus sudden death.
If your kids are hyperactive,
suspect sugar or processed foods.
Articial colours like
tartrazine used in juice drinks or
squashes and salicylate foods
can all cause hyperactivity and
attention decit.
Avoid toothpastes
with uoride, and
49
lter your water if its
uoridated
High levels of uoride in

drinking water can dramatically
lower IQ in children, say Harvard
scientistsenough to cause
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tests
The PSA (prostatespecic antigen)
51
blood test for prostate
cancer
It produces false negatives

a third of the time and has
overdiagnosed more than
one million men since its
introduction in 1987.29 Unless
you have an aggressive cancer,
consider watchful waiting.
Ditch statin drugs, which
increase your risk of this cancer
by one-and-a-half times, and
reduce carbs, avoid red meat and
eat a Mediterranean diet.
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Routine
mammograms
52
(unless cancer is
suspected)
This blunderbuss approach,

which uses X-rays to detect
breast cancer, doesnt see cancer
at its earliest stages and fails to
pick up aggressive tumours.
For every woman whose
cancer is correctly detected, 10
healthy women will go through
unnecessary worry, further
testing and even treatment
before doctors realize theyve
been misled by a false-positive.
Consider thermography instead.
53
Blood pressure
readings
Many factors can distort a BP

reading by as much as 5 mmHg:
acute exposure to cold, recent
alcohol intake, incorrect arm
position, an incorrect cuff
sizeand even the presence
of the doctor, now so common
that its called white-coat
hypertension. Blood pressure
falls at night, and night-time
blood pressure is considered the
most accurate predictor of heart
attack.30 Consider 24-hour
blood-pressure monitoring, not
the old-fashioned cuff.
54Routine smear tests

Many doctors still offer
women an annual smear test
er
for cervical cancer
yve
even though theyve
been told the test
m
can do more harm
est
than good. The test
throws up many
false positives
incorrectly seeing
ng
abnormal tissue
that triggers a
series of further
and more invasive
ve
ss
tests, plus needless
worry. Even the NHS
est only
advises a smear test
once every three years
er 21
for those aged over
ve
and once every ve
etween
years for those between
30 and 65.31
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dental
X-rays
55Routine
Your dentist keeps telling you

its safer than an airplane ight,
but dental X-rays could triple
the risk of meningioma, a kind
of brain tumour. Children who
have a Panorex or full-mouth
X-ray before the age of 10 run the
greatest risk, and even bitewing
X-rays increase risk.
Regular exposure may
also cause heart disease.
Annual checkups should be
urgently reconsidered, say Yale
Universityresearchers.32
(computed
scans
56CTtomography)
This whole-body, threedimensional imaging system

is one of the most sensitive
early-warning detectors of
cancer, internal bleeding,
heart problems, stroke and
neurological disorders, but the
standard course of two or three
CT scans is equivalent to the
radiation levels of Hiroshima or
Nagasaki atomic bombs;33 just
one scan is equivalent to around
500 standard chest X-rays,
reckons the Royal College of
Physicians of Edinburgh.
Children who are scanned run
a far higher risk of developing
cancer.34 Ask for any other kind
of imaging exam rst.
#52
The mammogram
myth
Mammograms dont
see cancer at its earliest
stages and fail to pick up
aggressive tumours.
prenatal
ultrasound
57Routine
The prenatal miracle, which

uses high-frequency pulsed
sound waves to image the fetus in
the womb, gets it wrong so often
that up to one in 23 women told
by doctors theyve miscarried
may end up terminating a
h
ealthy pregnancy. Scans
healthy
o
ften se
often
see a miscarriage
w
hen th
when
the pregnancy is
still viable,
st
viab say researchers
ffrom
rom Lo
London and
Belgium
Belgium.35 Reserve this
f r wh
fo
for
when something
i rea
is
really wrong, and
cconsider
co
n
waiting
b
be
before completing
a termination
t
if the
tes
test concludes youve
misca
miscarried.
Peripheral bone
densitometry
den
58Peri
#57
Think twice about prenatal

ultrasound
Scans may see a miscarriage when
the pregnancy is still viable.
IIts
ts the most commonly
u
sed diagnostic
diagno tool for
used
o
os
teoporo and it measures
osteoporosis,
two sites, u
usually the hip
and spine, but bone mineral

density (BMD) is not uniform
throughout the skeleton.
Although the WHO criteria for
a healthy BMD apply only to
the hip and spine, a wide range
of normal BMDs elsewhere in
the body may be misdiagnosed
as abnormal by these criteria.
Diagnosing osteoporosis is
still not an exact science, say
researchers; you have a strong
chance of being misclassied,
especially when the test is done in
those under 65.36
59Biopsy
In a biopsy, a small bit of tissue is

removed under local anaesthetic
to diagnose a serious illness
like cancer. Besides infection,
puncturing nearby organs, and
causing tears and bleeding, the
greatest danger is that biopsies
can inadvertently seed or spread
cancer. With breast biopsies, the
risk of recurrent cancer from a
needle metastasis is about one
SP
SSPECIAL
PEECCIAL REPORT
REPOR
RT
in 15.37 Request PET (positron

emission tomography) or MRI
(magnetic resonance imaging)
instead.
Computed
tomography (CT)
60
angiography
The use of intravenous
dye and CT technology to
provide an inside view of
the coronary arteries is fast
replacing the exercise stress
test done in doctors surgeries.
Its also doubling the rate of
invasive cardiac procedures,
including surgery, say Stanford
University School of Medicine
researchers.38 Ask to have the
standard gym bike or treadmill
stress test instead.
10 situations
that dont
usually
require a
doctor
61Backache
Some 80 per cent of

us suffer from back pain, but
medicine doesnt offer much
besides potentially dangerous
surgery (which leaves only
a quarter of
patients free
of pain) and
drugs. In
most cases,
an osteopath,
chiropractor
or Alexander
Technique
practitioner
can sort
you,
as can
exercise.
62Earache
Shout it loud: antibiotics just

dont work for earache. Nor
does removing adenoids x glue
ear.39 Instead, try time, mullein
oil, a woolly hat, a hot-water
bottle, homeopathic Pulsatilla,40
osteopathy or auricular therapy
(acupuncture of the ear). Before
having grommets inserted in
your childs ear, cut down his
fat and sugar, and investigate
food or airborne allergies as the
potential cause.
63Infection
For common and non-serious

infections, try Echinacea,
essential oils like clove, lavender,
lemon, marjoram, mint, niaouli
(Melaleuca), pine, rosemary
and thyme oils, and goldenseal,
manuka honey, tea tree oil, good
old garlic and cranberry, all of
which are powerful alternatives
to antibiotics (see WDDTY
May 2013).
Just-inncase
64
checkups,
particularly if
youre aged
over 50
If you have nothing

hing
ong
particularly wrong
with you, goingg
ont
to the doctor wont
tect you,
u,
necessarily protect
nleash
but is likely to unleash
al of his
the entire arsenal
us and
testing apparatus
have you leavingg with a
prescription (orr two or
three) in your hands.
65
Menopause
pause
In most cases, holistic measures

(diet, homeopathy, herbs) will
help you through the change
in a safer way than using
hormone replacement therapy
(HRT), which continues
to be discredited, despite
protestations by doctors,
because of a link with breast
cancer.41 Our medical detective
Dr Harald Gaier has had
greater success with
Phytoestrol N (which
contains rhubarb
root) than most of
the popular herbals
for menopause.
Chronic but
non-life66
threatening conditions
Eczema, psoriasis, non-lifethreatening asthma, arthritis
and the like generally respond
better to alternative measures
than drugs, which only suppress
symptoms. Check out the
alternatives before resorting to
lifelong drug use.
67
Slimming
All doctors usually have to

offer are drugs and caloriecounting, which arent longterm solutions, and numerous
slimming drugs have potentially
fatal side-effects. Look rst for
potential food intolerances, get
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d checked
che
heck
cke
ked out, clean
n
up your diet, and opt for low-G
G
low-GI
foods and lots of fruit and veg.
and u
68Colds
Unless youre elderly and your

immune system is compromised
in some way, theres nothing
your doctor can give you (or
your children) to end a cold or
u, which is usually caused by
a viral infection (against which
antibiotics mostly dont work).
Bed rest and plenty of uids, plus
zinc, Echinacea, Pelargonium
sidoides, Andrographis
g p
paniculata,
a, vitamin C
and probiotics
otics can all
shorten thee life of a
cold (see WDDTY
Decemberr 2013).
ever
69Fever
Heat is the
remely
bodys extremely
clever
method
of killing
foreign
invaders
of all varieties, and taking antiinammatories and other drugs
to lower your temperature just
hampers that process.
Allow your body to self-help
by not interfering with a fever
unless its so high that it may
cause permanent damage.
Fevers for ordinary viral and
bacterial infections wont exceed
SPECIAL REPORT
105 degrees F (40.5 degrees C),

which generally isnt dangerous.
But see a doctor immediately if
you suspect a serious problem
like meningitis.
70Acne
All your doctor can offer are

drugs with horrendous sideeffects; isotretinoin, marketed
as Accutane and Roaccutane,
can cause permanent damage
to the cornea, impaired hearing,
fatal pancreatitis, depression and
even suicide.42
Try changing your diet,
balancing your blood sugar and
identifying any food intolerances
rst, then look to acupuncture,
shown to help in 80 per cent of
cases, or herbs like the Ayurvedic
herb guggul (Commiphora
wightii).43
drugs
79Antiepileptic
Avoid aspirin
The ultimate just-in-case
lifestyle drug actually
increases the risk of
stroke sevenfold.
many unrelated systems in the

body have identical receptors
which is why drugs invariably
affect other parts of the body
indiscriminately and cause
side-effects.
There is a better, alternative
solution to virtually every chronic
health problem except emergency
medicine, which is where
orthodox medicine comes into its
own. If youve been shot, stabbed
or run over, or suffer a heart attack
or stroke, then modern Western
medicine is without parallel for
xing you. In those cases, get to a
hospital without fail. Otherwise,
here are the10 drugs you might
be better off avoiding. In no
particular order:
71Statins
10 drugs
to avoid
whenever
possible
After 24 years of publishing
WDDTY, were still searching
for one single drug out there
besides antibiotics that actually
cures something. We still havent
found one.
Virtually all drugs are for
maintenancethat is, they
manage, ease or suppress
symptoms, but they do not
cure. In spite of assurances from
the pharmaceutical industry
that drugs can target certain
receptors in the body with
laser-like accuracy, the fact is that
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These can lead to suicide and

also cause potentially fatal liver
failure. Many of the newer ones
like Keppra (levetiracetam),
Topamax (topiramate) and
Sabril (vigabatrin) increase the
risk of depression and suicide or
self-harm threefold.47
#77
These can cause cancer and

denitely cause muscle
weakness.
and other
antidepressants
72Prozac
These can cause rebound

anxiety, suicide and addiction,
and have been sold to us on a
faulty premisethere is no brain
chemical imbalance to x.
73
Tumour necrosis
factor (TNF)-blocking
drugs
Meant to replace painkilling
COX-2 inhibitor drugs, theyve
been linked to tuberculosis
and cancer.
74
Atypical antipsychotics
These next-generation
drugs, classed as the new
antipsychotics, include
olanzapine (Zyprexa),
quetiapine (Seroquel) and
risperidone (Risperdal).
Studies show theyre no better
than the older variety, and may
cause Alzheimers disease and
hasten mental decline in the
elderly. They also cause sexual
dysfunction and depression,
and so make any psychiatric
condition worse.44
drugs
75Anticholinergic
These have a long list of sideeffects, including dementia.
76Bisphosphonates
These osteoporosis drugs can

halt bone loss, but theyve also
been linked to high rates of atrial
brillation, a heart-rhythm
disorder that can lead to stroke.45
77Aspirin
Its the ultimate just-in-case

lifestyle drug, taken to ward off
heart disease and stroke, but
it actually increases the risk of
stroke sevenfold.46 It can also
cause serious gastrointestinal
bleeding. Other NSAIDs now
carry warnings regarding
their cardiovascular and
gastrointestinal risksand
guess what? They havent been
proven to reduce inammation
(see WDDTY December 2013
for more information).
and
the Pill
78HRT
Their cancer connections are

nally indisputable, even though
drug companies keep ghting
the evidence.
Zetia and other

second-generation
80
cholesterol-lowering
drugs
Not only do these drugs not

work, but theyre also hard on
the liver.
10 bits of
medical
advice you
should
question
your blood
cholesterol levels
81Lower
The theory that high-fat foods

like meat and dairybuild up fat
in our arteries has never actually
been proven.
After people eating high-fat
diets were followed for 10 years
and not one suffered a heart
attack, researchers concluded
that the evidence is not there to
support a high fatsheart disease
connection.48 In fact, high levels
of the bad LDL cholesterol may
actually be good for us, especially
as we get older.49
The mercury in
your llings is
82
permanently locked in
and harmless
Dentists have been saying this

for years, but the European
Commissions BIO Intelligence
Service (BIS) begs to disagree.
The group recommends that a
total ban on amalgam llings be
fully implemented in ve years
time, and the use of mercury
llings virtually eliminated
throughout the EU.
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food and sugar,

eating less red meat
and eschewing HRT,
which doubles the
risk.
83
Go for angioplasty
Balloon angioplasty
and stents were to be medicines
miracle treatments for blocked
arteries, but around one in 10
heart patients returns to hospital
for emergency treatment
following the procedures, and
nearly a third of non-emergency
drug-eluting stents are also
likely to cause potentially fatal
harm.50 Patients given a cocktail
of generic heart drugs instead do
just as well .51
84
You dont need your

womb anymore
A University of California
committee of gynaecologists
once concluded that threequarters of all hysterectomies
done are not necessary.52
Except for genuine indications
like uterine cancer and lifethreatening bleeding during
childbirth, some 90 per cent of
referrals for hysterectomies can
be treated with conservative
surgery, medication, alternative
medicine, nutritional
supplementation or just waiting
until menopause.
Heavy menstrual bleeding
(most likely due to hormonal
imbalances), thyroid problems
and broids can all be sorted
with supplements, drugs or
minor surgery.
Have catch it early

surgery for prostate
85
cancer
Men in the early stages of the
disease are often offered radical
prostatectomy, where the entire
gland is removed. At best, its
a trade-off, mostly because
of the high risk of permanent
impotence and incontinence.
Unless youre under 55, youre
more likely to die with the disease
than from it.
Have a radical
mastectomy to
86
catch it all
This mutilating operation
involves removing the breast, the
89
Sort your
overactive
thyroid with
surgery
#86
Do you
really need a
mastectomy?
Some 70 per cent of
double mastectomies
are unnecessary,
researchers have said.
chest wall, the lymph nodes and

much of the skin, but it confers
no advantage over other, lessaggressive forms of mastectomy,
including the simple removal of
the lump with radiotherapy.53
Also, some 70 per cent of double
mastectomieswhere both
breasts are removed following a
diagnosis of breast cancerare
unnecessary as the cancer was
never likely to have spread, say
researchers.54
x your
inguinal hernia
87Lets
The wise doctor will delay

surgery until the patient is in
pain or discomfortpartly
because he knows that surgical
repair carries a long-term risk
of recurrence and can itself
cause more groin pain than the
hernia, as it does in a quarter of
patients.55 When more than 700
men with hernias underwent
watchful waiting instead, the vast
majority carried on with their
everyday lives without a moment
of pain and without the need for
surgery.56
cut out your

gall bladder
88Lets
This procedure
(cholecystectomy) may
increase the risk of colon cancer,
according to a review of 33
studies.57 Surgery can often
make matters worse by injuring
the bile duct, releasing gallstones
and causing more digestive
issues. Stones can usually be
sorted out by avoiding processed
Nearly a third of all

cases will resolve
on their own. Even
when just part of the
thyroid is removed,
only 30 per cent will have normal
thyroid levels after eight years, a
whopping 41 per cent will have
a permanently underactive
thyroid and 12 per cent will still
be hyperthyroid.58
90
You need a blood

transfusion
This routine medical practice

suppresses the immune system,
increasing the chances of
infection, pneumoniaand
cancer. Patients who received
a transfusion during cancer
surgery are 42 per cent more
likely to develop cancer again,
say Johns Hopkins University
researchers.Transfusions should
be reserved for emergencies like
trauma or haemorrhage, when
they can be a lifesaver.59
Your healthy
lifestyle
Dont shield
yourself from
91
the suns rays
and E, which offer natural sun

protection without the need for
potentially harmful chemical
sunscreens.
at least seven
hours of sleep
92Get
This amount of sleep may

signicantly reduce your risk
of cancer, says recent research.60
Lack of sleep alters insulin levels,
contributing to overweight and
even diabetes. Seven hours seems
about right while nine is too
much; women sleeping more
than this have the highest risk
of stroke.
Ensure you
are breathing
93
through your nose
Breathing incorrectly can
contribute to asthma,61 and even
attention-decit/hyperactivity
(ADHD)-spectrum problems.
If you arent breathing correctly,
try the Buteyko Breathing
Technique or the breathing
exercises (pranayama) practised
in yoga.62
94Walk
Especially if youre a woman,

walking at even a moderate pace
(3 miles per hour) provides every
benet that running does for
staving off degenerative diseases
and cardiovascular events.
Power walking will even burn
more calories than running at a
similar speed with no harmful
effects on your joint cartilage.
Use a Swiss ball to work your
corethe muscles of the
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ource of
ch appears
vital vitamin D, which
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to protect against numerous
ons.
diseases and conditions.
rthern
Most of us in the northern
climes are vitamin
D-decient. Opt
instead for sensible
sun exposure by
h
supplementing with
antioxidants like
selenium, lycopene,
beta-carotene,
and vitamins C
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trunk, front and backas this

will strengthen the abdominal
muscles that support the spine,
hip and buttocks. Opt for
free weights over machines,
which are less effective for
strengthening the body
holistically.
in the verydark dark

95Sleep
Too much light at night

interrupts our bodys
production of melatonin, the
hormone that regulates our
internal sleepwake cycle;
working at night and sleeping
in a too-bright bedroom have
also been linked to an increased
risk of cancer.63 Get yourself a
sleep mask or blackout curtains,
particularly for the bright
summer months.
96
Seek out the new
Keep your brain active,

stay curious and maintain
goalseven physical ones.
Routine is not only deadening
to the senses, but can actually
make us ill. According to
Bowling Green State University
psychologist Jaak Panksepp,
one of the most important
basic human instincts is the
seeking mode, a nature that
remains intensely engaged in the
search or the puzzle, or is simply
curious about whats new. Every
study of longevity shows that
those who live to a ripe old age
set themselves goals and stay
curious. An interest in new
things and change and,
most of all, a pioneering
spirit seemed to be
the longevity elixir of a
group of long-lived Civil
War nurses.64
Vary your activities
and ensure that you
engage in ones that involve
problem-solving.
your work;
work to serve
97Love
Dont settle for anything less

than work that makes your
heart sing, and do it with gusto.
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and lifes work live longer than
those at war with the world. One
of the most fullling types of
work is living a life of service
to others.
your
tribe
98Find
Various studies have revealed

that the root emotions of stress
are a sense of helplessness and
loneliness, and anything that can
help reestablish connections
with family, with the community,
with Godis a potent healer.
Joining just one group this year
will halve your chances of dying;
connecting also protects against
heart disease and stroke. If you
dont have a close community,
then assemble one either
through your church, or through
work or leisure organizations.
Meet and share regularly.
99
Erase your old inner

emotional tapes
Try one of the new energy

psychology methods like
Thought Field Therapy

(TFT) or the Emotional
Freedom Technique (EFT),
both of which are needlefree forms of acupuncture in
which the therapist or patient
taps on various meridians
of the body while making a
series of statements.
In one study of
patients suffering from
post-traumatic stress
considered extremely
difcult to treatTFT
reduced such stress by more
than half.65
100
Cultivate a
readiness to
empathize and forgive
One of the greatest antidotes

to stress is heartfelt
forgiveness and empathy.
Learning to forgive can
help overcome depression
and stress.66 Gratitude and
generosity are powerful,
health-promoting game
changers.
Lynne McTaggart
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7stepstoa
pain-free
lowerback
Exercise expert Paul Chek explains the key causes
of low back painand how to prevent it with seven
simple moves
ur ancestors maintained
their strength,
endurance, exibility
and vitality through
various physical
activities and mental stimuli provided
by the mostly natural environment
they lived in, but in the 21st century
in the developed world, the seated
workplace is the number-one
environment and sedentary lifestyles
are the norm.
Since the beginning of the modern
medical record, there has been a
progressive increase in the incidence
of low back pain. Today, eight and
a half out of every 10 people will
experience a bout of low back pain
at some point in their lives. Of those
who experience this kind of back
pain, 4060 per cent will have a
recurrence within one year. The
great majority90 per centwill

get over their rst experience of low
back pain in three months no matter
how, or even if, it is treated, while the
remaining 10 per cent will begin an
often lengthy and expensive journey
for ongoing help.
Considerable controversy persists
over the causes of low back pain,
but strong evidence suggests the
primary culprit is insufcient
exercise of the type that maintains
adequate levels of strength,
endurance and coordination
so that back pain and injury
are prevented. We know that
exercise is extremely
benecial for
healing
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and maintaining ligaments, muscles,

tendons, cartilage and bones. But
to determine how much exercise
needs to be done for maintenance
of these structures requires some
consideration of the demands
placed on them by our activities of
daily living. As you can well imagine,
the daily activities of a carpenter or
cement nisher will be signicantly
greater than those of a secretary,
store clerk or truck driver. But one
commonly overlooked fact is that
just because you get a lot of exercise
working as a carpenter, brick mason
or busy waitress doesnt mean youre
getting enough exercise to help you
prevent injury, particularly if you
also go out and play touch rugby for
fun after work.
When were young, we start
out with a built-in protective
mechanism in the lower back. This
mechanism is reexively activated
whenever we are challenged
with a load (whether expected or
unexpected) or during a moment of
loss of balance.
For example, most of us have
unexpectedly stepped off a curb
or stair only to catch our balance
and move on. But in many people
with low back pain, the lumbar
protective mechanisms are
dysfunctionalas the result
of a long history of improper
exercise technique, long-term
participation in jobs or sports
that involve repetitive and often
faulty movement patterns, as
well as poor posture and simple
disuse. It is for this reason that
many back patients describe
a jolt of acute back pain after
an event such as picking up
a heavy object, missing a
kick during a football game
or missing a step while
climbing the stairs.
To prevent low
back injury (or any
musculoskeletal
injury), strategic doses
of exercise must be
inserted into your
lifestyle. Exercise
is perceived as
stress by the
body, which
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greater functional capacity, so
allowing you to perform your
activities with fewer chances of
injury. A good programme consists
of balanced doses of both general
and specic exercises. There must
be adequate conditioning of the
muscles of the torso and limbs, and
the nervous system should also be
challenged to prompt an appropriate
response to any situation without
unnecessarily jeopardizing the joints
and smaller muscles of the spine.
If you spend a lot of time sitting,
your exercise programme should
be carefully designed to help you
withstand the stress placed on your
body from sitting for long periods.
The human body does not take
kindly to the seated position, which
can cause changes in the lower back,
The human body does not

take kindly to the seated
position, which can cause
changes in the lower back,
chest and neck curvatures
of the spine
chest and neck curvatures of the
spine, compression and desiccation
(drying) of the spinal discs (those
rubbery cushions between each
vertebral joint in the spine) leading
to a higher risk of disc injury, muscle
imbalances throughout the body,
and disruption of the bodys natural
pump mechanisms essential for
the circulation of blood, lymph and
other bodily uids around the body.
If you nd yourself sitting for
long periods of time, make sure you
take regular breaksthis can be as
simple as getting up and walking
around for a few minutes, or longer
if possible. This will increase the
availability of oxygen and nutrients
to the working muscles and tissues
(including bone). Specic stretches
(see WDDTY November 2013) are
also a good way to relieve the stress of
extended periods of sitting. The hip
exors, hamstrings and pectoralis
minor muscles in the upper chest
all tend to get short and tight with
chronic long-term sitting.
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Your active back exercises
good exercise to help prevent low back pain is the squat.

q at. Learning
qu
hen you have
how to squat with good technique will help you when
ence of motor
to pick up or move something heavy. From the science
learning we know that the body operates in patterns of movement, so if
you train in the gym with good squat technique, there willll be carryover
to your daily life. Squatting also helps to strengthen the muscles of the
thigh, which have also been shown to correlate with a lower
wer incidence
of low back pain.
In the gym, the squat exercise can be done until the muscles are
fatigued (see right) every other day or three times a week, adding a
second and third set (again to fatigue levels) if there is minimal postexercise soreness between sessions. Allow two days of rest after the third
squat workout of the week.
A variation of the squat, which can be done at work or at home with
no equipment necessary, is the breathing squat (see below right). This
form of squatting helps pump uids around the body and will also
build endurance in the legs, particularly in those new to exercise.The
spinal erector muscles are responsible for holding the torso upright
for the long periods of time we spend standing or sitting each day.
These work together with many other groups of back and abdominal
muscles, and can be effectively conditioned by the Horse Stance (HS)
exercises. These exercises are safe and effective for those beginning a
back exercise programme and are easily inserted into anyone elses
exercise regime as needed.
The easiest of these exercises is the HS Vertical (see opposite page),
which can be used as both a beginners exercise and as a warm-up to
the more advanced HS exercises. The HS Horizontal and HS Alphabet
are progressively harder versions that you can work up to with your
programme. As many people lack the arm strength to maintain good
form for the duration of the HS exercises, the relief position may be
used. In this case, you perform the exercises exactly as described while
resting on your elbows and forearms. In the relief position, your spine
will not be parallel to the oor, but the curvatures should still be in a
neutral position.
The most advanced HS exercise is the HS Dynamic, which is best
used only when youre procient at the other HS exercises.
Proper conditioning of the abdominals is also important for
avoiding low back pain and maintaining a healthy back, as these
muscles provide crucial support for the back in all its planes of motion.
Many people with a history of low back pain nd they have a recurrence
when trying to do abdominal exercises, especially crunches or any
type of exion done on the oor. They
Adapted from How to Eat, Move and
are likely to feel pain because the exercise
Be Healthy! by Paul Chek (Vista, CA:
C.H.E.K Institute, 2004).
requires that the spine be further exed,
Other resources: Chek P. The Golf
Biomechanics Manual, 3rd edn. Vista, which aggravates the lumbar discs. If this
CA: C.H.E.K Institute, 2009
describes you, then switch to any of the
About the author:
functional abdominal exercises using Swiss
Internationally acclaimed
speaker, author and Holistic
balls, cable machines and medicine balls,
Health Practitioner Paul Chek
draws upon over 25 years of
as these are not performed at on the oor
experience in corrective exercise,
and can condition the abdominals with less
high-performance conditioning and
integrative lifestyle management.
likelihood of pain (see WDDTY October
Paul is the founder of the C.H.E.K
2013 for some effective Swiss ball exercises).
Institute in California (www.
CHEKinstitute.com and www.
Before attempting the exercises described
CHEKconnect.com) and the creator of
the P~P~S Success Mastery Program here, those with a history of low back pain
(www.ppssuccess.com). In the UK,
should consult a rehabilitation specialist or
please visit www.CHEKeurope.com
or call 07963 111 906.
a C.H.E.K practitioner for guidance.
Squat
preparation
Begin by placing the feet
a shoulders width apart
or slightly more, with the
toes turned out up to 30
degrees. If using a dowel
rod or bar (as shown here),
rest it comfortably across the
shoulders (never the base
of the neck) with the hands
slightly wider than shoulder
width apart.
In preparation for the
squat, hold the chest high
with the shoulder blades
pulled slightly together, and
tilt the pelvis forward by
slightly increasing the curve
in the lower back.
Hold the back in this
position (throughout the
squat) to protect the lumbar
discs and aid in strengthening
the postural muscles of the
back. Inhale and gently draw
the belly button in towards
the spine.
The Squat
Initiate your descent by a slight
bend at the knees; the hips will
naturally follow. Always hold
your head so that your eyes are
looking straight ahead. Your
knees must track directly over
the second toe throughout
the descending and ascending
cycle, with the weight equally
distributed between both feet
and between the balls of your
feet and your heels.
The descending cycle is
complete when you have gone
as low as you can while still
keeping perfect form. The
speed of descent and ascent
should be smooth and steady,
with no locking of the knees
when standing.
Breathing Squats
Take a comfortable stance wide
enough for you to squat down
between your legs. Place your
arms at your sides or in front.
Inhale through your nose, then
lower yourself as you exhale
through your nose. If you need to
exhale through your mouth, keepp
a little tension in your lips.
Go as low as is comfortable,
pause, then inhale and return to
standing. Repeat at the pace
you naturally breathe for up to
100 times.
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Horse Stance starting position

To begin these exercises, position yourself as follows:
(1) hands should be placed directly under the shoulders;
(2) knees should be placed directly below the hips; and
(3) the spine should be parallel to the oor and neutral
(no exaggeration of curves at all), with the hands and face
parallel to and facing the oor and lower legs parallel to
each other, feet perpendicular to the oor. Bend the elbows
slightly and point them towards the thighs to bring the torso
parallel to the ground.
Horse Stance Horizontal
Horse Stance Vertical

Lift one hand and opposite knee o the oor just high enough
to slide a magazine underneath. Hold for a count of 10. After 10
seconds, switch to the opposite hand and knee for a 10 count,
and repeat this process to fatigue or for 15 reps on each side. The
er muscles of the spine to work
exercise requires the small stabilizer
to resist the spinal torsion (twisting))
hen
created by the diagonal pattern. When
oor, be careful not
lifting the hand and knee o the oor,
he supporting
to let your pelvis deviate towards the
attern will
leg side, as this faulty movement pattern
es to the
shift the work from the back muscles
supporting hip.
This exercise strengthens the postural muscles of the

back and posterior thigh muscles. From the start position
(see top left), move an arm 45 degrees away from
the head but parallel to the oor, and follow this by
extending the opposite leg straight back and parallel
to the oor. Hold this position for a count of 10 before
switching sides and repeating the same movement.
This exercise should be done to fatigue, which is when
you either lose form or can no longer hold the position
for 10 seconds.
Horse Stance Dynamic
Horse Stance Alphabet
From the start position (see top left), bring one arm and the
opposite leg into a tuck position, aided by contraction of the
abdominal muscles. From this tucked position the exerciser
uncoils into the HS Horizontal position. After a brief pause, the
process is repeated to the point of fatigue, which is when the
pperfect
pe
rfect form starts to deteriorate. Wrist and ankle weights
may be added when you can perform 30 reps while
still maintaining good form.
From the Horse Stance Horizontal position, imagine there is a

pencil growing out of your heel and a pad of paper behind you.
With this image in mind, draw the alphabet using your foot,
which should be half below the horizontal plane and half above it.
There should be no deviation of your pelvis to either left or right,
your arms should stay parallel to the oor and at 45 degrees to
the long axis of the body at all times, with all spinal curvatures in
neutral and the torso parallel to the oor.
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Check out Dr Harald Gaiers favourite cornucopia
of natural eye remedies to treat everything from
myopia to glaucoma
transmitted dieases gonorrhoea, and

Chlamydia), irritants like shampoos, dirt,
smoke and chlorine in swimming pools,
allergens such as dust and pollen, and a
specic kind of protein allergy that affects
some contact-lens wearers.
To guard against infection, avoid touching
your eyes with your ngers and only ever use
fresh clean towels. Note that vasoconstrictive
eyedrops (eye whiteners) can mask red
eyes, but they will also bring on dry eyes in
the long run.
Homeopathic treatment
Cineraria Maritima Euphrasia eye drops
(available from www.emporiumonnet.ch)
is a homeopathic combination of therapies
for conjunctivitis and other inammatory
conditions of the eyes. The combination
itself was trialled by French clinical expert
Dr Ronald Questel in a double-blind,
randomized, placebo-controlled study
of 60 conjunctivitis sufferers. Using the
drops once a day for six days improved all
symptoms, including pain, teariness, light
phobia and sticky secretions; these positive
changes were supported by photographs of
the capillaries of the conjunctiva.
Each individual component of these eye
drops also has evidence of efcacy.1 In cases
of underlying infections like STDs, these
should be tested for and treated accordingly.
I am part of a large family living in

Liverpool. We seem to be jinxed
with eye problems. Three of the four
grandparents had cataracts and one has
macular degeneration; nearly half the
children need glasses or contact lenses
because they are short-sighted.
All the younger children keep getting
conjunctivitis, often with a thick, yellowish
gunge that makes their lids stick together
in the morning. My husband has poor
night vision, two other members of my
husbands family have diabetes with
glaucoma, and retinitis pigmentosa is a
genetic taint on my side of the family.
Does using natural medicine hold
out any hope for us?
Mrs A.M., Liverpool
Its a good idea for you to try to nd out

what can be done to help your familys
assortment of eye problems. Although no
other sensory organ is as crucially important
for the quality of our everyday lives, very few
people take any steps towards preserving
their precious eyesight in their later years.
By following some simple preventative
measures, the most common eye problems
can be avoided.
Lets start with the childrens recurrent
conjunctivitis. The principal symptoms are
red, itchy and watery eyes with a discharge
due to inammation of the conjunctiva,
the thin clear membrane of epithelial tissue
covering the white parts of the eye and also
lining the underside of the eyelid.
This condition is caused by viruses,
bacteria (such as thost causing the sexually
Herbs for eye problems

Besides homeopathy, herbal medicine has
shown considerable success in treating a
variety of eye problems like glaucoma, night
blindness, macular degeneration, retinitis
pigmentosa and even diabetic retinopathy.
A 200-mg dose of bilberry (European
blueberry), also known as Vaccinium
myrtillus extract (VME), offers measurable
improvement (via electroretinography) in
patients with glaucoma.2
In other trials,VME (either alone or in
combination with beta-carotene) led to
signicant improvements in night vision,
quicker adaptation to the dark and more
rapid restoration of sight after a bright light
ash. But a particularly important effect is
that it inhibits angiogenesis and so is effective
against retinal diseases involving this kind of
abnormal blood vessel growth.3
Yet other studies conrm that, when
given together with vitamin E,VME can
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Are there any alternative
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the condition?
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Polycystic ovary syndrome

(PCOS) is one of the most
common hormonal disorders
in women. Symptoms
vary from one woman to
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include absent or irregular
periods, excessive hair growth
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Pill, which has been linked to
all sorts of health problems
most recently, blindness.1
Fortunately, alternative
medicine has plenty to offer
when it comes to PCOS,
including some simple dietary
and lifestyle changes that may
be able to help.
Lose weight
If youre overweight, one of the
most effective ways to alleviate
the classic PCOS symptoms is
to lose a few pounds.
Overweight women, it seems,
have far lower levels of sex

hormone-binding globulin
(SHBG) in their blood, and
this deciency can bring on
higher levels of circulating
testosterone that, in turn, can
cause many of the distressing
symptoms of PCOS, such
as facial hair and acne. Even
modest weight loss (as little
as 5 per cent) can rebalance
hormones, normalize
menstrual cycles, and improve
the likelihood of ovulation and
pregnancy.2
Try a low-GI diet

Low-glycaemic index (GI)
foods not only help with
weight loss, but they can also
improve insulin resistance, a
Make time for exercise, as it appears

to improve insulin sensitivity and can
even reduce the number of follicles on the
surface of the ovaries
major feature of PCOS. In one

study, Australian researchers
compared the effects of a lowGI diet with a conventional
healthy diet (reduced-calorie,
low-fat, moderate-to-highbre diet) in overweight and
obese women with PCOS.
Insulin sensitivity and
menstrual patterns improved
signicantly more in the
women who were following
the low-GI diet.3
Get moving
Make time for exercise, as it
appears to improve insulin
sensitivity and can even reduce
the number of follicles on the
surface of the ovaries (high
counts are characteristic of
PCOS), at least according to
one study. These changes were
independent of changes in
body weight.4
Aim to do 2030 minutes of
aerobic exercise (like walking,
jogging or cycling) three to ve
times a week.
Take supplements
Several supplements appear
to help in PCOS, so consult a
QUALIlEDPRACTITIONERTOCHECK
whats right for you based on
your particular symptoms.
The following have all shown
promise in clinical trials.
Inositol. This naturally
occurring nutrient,
unofcially referred to as
vitamin B8, may help you
ovulate more regularly and
lose weight too.5 Also, a form
of inositol called myo-inositol
can reduce insulin and
testosterone levels as well as
improve acne and hirsutism.6
Dosage: 100 mg twice daily; it may
take 36 months to see results
B-complex vitamins. These

may help if infertility is an
issue. In a study of women
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with insulin-resistant PCOS

receiving infertility treatment,
those taking B vitamins
had higher pregnancy rates
compared with those taking
metformin, an antidiabetic
drug commonly given to
PCOS sufferers trying to get
pregnant.7
North American black cohosh

(Cimicifuga racemosa)
can help suppress levels
of luteinizing hormone
(LH). High levels of LH are
commonly found in women
with PCOS and may be
contributing to symptoms.
Dosage: 250350 mg twice daily
Dosage: Try a B-50 complex vitamin

daily (50 mg each of the major B
vitamins)
Saw palmetto (Serenoa

repens) can reduce levels of
androgens (male hormones)
like testosterone in the body.
Chromium. This trace mineral

improved insulin resistance in
women with PCOS in a small
preliminary study, but had
no effect on either menstrual
cycles or hormone levels.8
Dandelion root (Taraxacum

ofcinale) and milk thistle
(Silybum marianum) can
both help cleanse the liver and
detoxify the body.
Dosage: 200 mcg/day
Alpha-lipoic acid. A small

study of slim, non-diabetic
women with PCOS found
this natural fatty acid to
improve insulin sensitivity
by more than 13 per cent.
Also, two women not taking
oral contraception had
an increased number of
menstrual cycles.9
Dosage: 600 mgg twice dailyy
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/
health/healthnews/10457328/
Contraceptive-pill-doubles-riskof-leading-cause-of-blindness.
html
2 Int J Womens Health, 2011; 3:
2535
3 Am J Clin Nutr, 2010; 92: 8392
4 Fertil Steril, 2011; 95: 26969
5 Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci,
2003; 7: 1519
6 Gynecol Endocrinol, 2009; 25:
50813
7 Fertil Steril, 2007; 88: 22730
8 Fertil Steril, 2005; 84: 17557
9 J Diabetes Sci Technol, 2010;
4: 35964
10 Fertil Steril, 2002; 77: 112835;
2005; 83: 36770
11 Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol,
2011; 159: 12731
12 Ginekol Pol, 2013; 84: 45660
13 J Endocrinol Invest, 2011; 34:
75763
14 Am J Clin Nutr, 2011; 93: 65262
15 Phytother Res, 2010; 24: 1868
16 Gynecol Endocrinol, 2010; 26:
4738
The herb saw palmetto (Serona repens) can Dosage: 200400 mg/day of either
reduce levels of androgens (male hormones) Drink spearmint tea
ndings suggest
like testosterone in the body. Try 200300 Preliminary
that drinking spearmint
herbal tea twice a day can
mg twice daily
reduce testosterone levels
N-acetylcysteine (NAC). This
a
amino
acid appears to improve
insulin
sensitivity and to boost
i
p
pregnancy
rates in women
with
w PCOS.10 In one trial,
N was just as effective as the
NAC
d metformin at reducing
drug
in
n
insulin
and testosterone levels,
h
hirsutism
and menstrual
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irregularity.
Dosage: 600 mg three times daily
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Vitamin D. Are you getting

V
eenough of this crucial
ssunshine
su
u
vitamin? Recent
re
e
research
suggests that
a D deciency may be
involved
in PCOS and that
in
n
su
u
supplementation
may
im
m
improve
symptoms.12
One small pilot study found
th
h high-dose vitamin D
that
(2
2
(20,000
IU) given weekly for
ssix
si
ix months improved both
m
menstrual frequency and
ggl
glucose metabolism.13
Dosage: 2,0003,000 IU/day
Do
D
Omega-3 oils. These essential

fatty acids, found naturally in
fatty sh like salmon, appear to
help balance hormone levels in
women with PCOS.14
Dosage: 2.4 g/day
Consider herbs
Respected nutritionist
and womens health writer
Dr Marilyn Glenville
recommends the following
herbs for PCOS in her
book The Natural Health
Bible for Women (London:
Duncan Baird Publishers,
2010). Remember,
though, its best to consult
a registered, experienced
herbal practitioner who can
determine the best herbs and
dosages for you.
and possibly improve the

the excessive hair growth of
PCOS.15 But it may take more
than a month to see results.
Try acupuncture
Acupuncture is a safe and
effective treatment for
PCOS, say researchers at the
University of New South
Wales in Sydney, Australia,
who reviewed all the available
studies carried out from
1970 to 2009.
It can help in a number of
ways, they said, such as by
increasing blood ow to the
ovaries, reducing the number
of ovarian cysts, increasing
insulin sensitivity and assisting
weight loss.16
Agnus castus (Vitex agnus

castus) is a good menstrualcycle regulator.
Send us your most pressing medical

questions and well put them to our
natural doctor:
letters@wddty.co.uk
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Anat Baniel CHILDRENS CORNER
The power of the inner cheerleader
Gentle enthusiasm about the smallest of changes can help your child progress
Anat Baniel has
successfully treated
thousands of children
with ADHD, autism
and other learning
challenges using a
unique approach,
which combines her
work with mind-body
pioneer Dr. Moshe
Feldenkrais and her
background in clinical
psychology, brain
science and dance.
erriam-Websters dictionary
denes enthusiasm as
strong excitement of
feeling, but when it comes to helping
your child develop, I use it in a
different way. Think of enthusiasm as
a skill you can develop within yourself
that you can apply to help your child
overcome his limitations. In this
context, enthusiasm is your ability
to acknowledge as important the
smallest of changes in your child that
you can then celebrate internally.
Im talking about developing
your ability to create
and amplify your own
internal experience
of deep delight and
appreciation for your
childs tiniest changes
and improvements.
When you amplify the
enthusiasm you feel
within yourself, your
child feels it, even if
nothing is actually said.
In 1996, Giacomo Rizzolatti, a
neuroscientist at the University
of Parma, discovered the activity
of mirror neurons in the brain
that allow us to grasp the minds
of others not only through
conceptual reasoning but through
direct simulation. By feeling, not
by thinking. This link between
emotional perception and facial

expression and posture was later
conrmed by others.1 In 2006, in an
article in The New York Times, science
writer Sandra Blakeslee observed:
The human brain has multiple
mirror neuron systems that specialize
in carrying out and understanding
not just the actions of others but their
intentions, the social meaning of their
behavior and their emotions.2
All this clearly indicates that your
own enthusiasm can powerfully affect
your childs brain.
differenceswithin himself, and the

positive emotions your child feels
coming from you will tell his brain
that these changes are important to
notice and create as a permanent
connection.
Look at me!
When you notice the smallest of
changes in your child and generate
enthusiasm at that instant, your
enthusiasm pulls into the foreground
of your childs attention a thought,
a feeling or movement that
distinguishes it as
important. This makes
it possible for his brain
to perceive the change,
to differentiate it from
the background noise
and activity thats
going on in his brain.
We wont know which
small change will end
up being important
to your childs future
improvement, but we do know that
your childs brain needs billions of
these small differentiations to gain
new skills.
Enthusiasm is another way to help
your childs brain perceive differences
that become a source of information
for his brain to work with.
Without your enthusiasm, such
Your feelings of delight, appreciation

and hopefulness can be felt by
your child, as can feelings of
discouragement, hopelessness,
disappointment, disapproval and
indifference from others
In other words, your feelings of

delight, appreciation and hopefulness
can be felt by your child, as can
any feelings of discouragement,
hopelessness, disappointment,
disapproval and indifference from the
people around him.
Your skilful enthusiasm will help
your child notice and feel changes
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small, seemingly insignicant changes
may never be noticed by your childs
brain and so may become missed
opportunities.
Jacob suffered brain damage at
birth that led to developmental delays
both physically and cognitively. When
rst brought to me at age two, he was
unable to roll over onto his belly, he
couldnt tolerate lying on his belly, his
eyes were crossed and he was unable to
sit, speak or do much of anything.
After a few lessons with me, he
gained some mobility in his back, was
able to hold his head up better and
was more aware of his environment.
Nevertheless, the changes were small
compared with the achievements of
other kids his age.
During each of our sessions, Tom,
the boys father, was very attuned to
his son and took great delight in the
smallest of changes he saw in Jacob.
Any change, even those that seemed
insignicant, was proof that his son
was intelligent and that there was hope
for him. Tom never said much during
the sessions, but he watched very
closely, and his interest and love for his
son was palpable. After each session
he expressed his enthusiasm about the
changes he had observed in his son
during the lesson.
Jacobs mother Jackie was erce
in her commitment to her son
and dearly loved him, but her style
was very different from Toms. She
seemed constantly aware of her sons
challenges, and any changes Jacob
made appeared to bring her neither joy
nor hope.
At rst I thought she simply wasnt
aware of Jacobs development, so I
began to gently point them out to her.
She readily acknowledged the changes,
but they only reminded her of how
far Jacob was from where he should
be, and this perspective increased her
feelings of discouragement. She was
seeing only Jacobs limitations and not
the value in the small improvements he
was making.
Whenever Tom was present, Jacob
progressed a lot faster. It was as if Toms
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internal experience of delight with

the changes Jacob was going through
uplifted the boy and amplied his
ability to respond to my work with
him. When Jackie was in the room, it
was just the opposite. Working with
Jacob then felt like trying to drag his
brain through wet concrete. Jacob
became timid, sluggish and shut down.
After a while, I could no longer
deny that the absence or presence of
enthusiasm can be the make-or-break
ingredient for any child.
Please, no applause
Its important to not confuse
enthusiasm with what is often called
positive reinforcement. Positive
reinforcement is praising or rewarding
your child for something youve been
with another child. Instead, we ask

parents to act as if whatever their child
is doing is perfectly normal, as if hes
been doing it forever. We do, however,
encourage parents to quietly and fully
feel their own delight, excitement,
relief and joyto internally
experience their emotions.
Why is that? Because we want the
childs change or achievement
small or largeto be felt by the child.
We want it to be the childs own
experience.
Applause and external rewards
serve to distract the child and shift
his attention, taking the brain away
from the process its engaged in.
The childs attention should not be
shifted to our feelings and reactions,
nor do we want to try to reinforce
his new accomplishments
at such times. It is extremely
important that your child stays
attuned to what he himself is
feeling and experiencing as he
gures something out for the
rst time. His experience itself
is the reinforcement.3
This is especially important
when a child has special needs;
the child needs the time and
space for himself to feel and
stay immersed in his own
process of self-discovery.
That doesnt mean you should
be stoic. While allowing your child
to have his own experience without
interruption or distraction, your
quiet, internal enthusiasm is your best
way of supporting your child at such
moments.
Applause and external rewards

serve to distract the child and shift
his attention, taking the brain away
from the process its engaged in . . . Its
important your child stays attuned to
what hes experiencing as he gures
something out for the rst time
trying to teach him or perhaps for
not doing something youve wanted
him to stop. We often clap our hands
enthusiastically at such times, or
reward the child with a treat or gift.
Nearly every parent uses positive
reinforcement, whether intentionally
or instinctively, to encourage a child to
learn and improve. And often this is an
empowering and positive experience
for the child.
But enthusiasm as I am speaking
of it here is not about your childs
earning external rewards or praise.
In fact, it is just the opposite. One of
the rst things we teach parents is not
to clap their hands or make loud and
excited exclamations when their child
has done something for the rst time,
such as taking his rst steps, saying
his rst word or interacting socially
Please, no encores
Another common way that the childs
attention is hijacked is when hes asked
to do it againthat is, to repeat what
hes just done for the very rst time. But
such a demand will often short-circuit
the process going on in the brain of
forming the new skill.
Its thrilling to see a child do
something for the rst time. And we
want to see him do it again perhaps
to conrm for ourselves that what we
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just saw was real. What most people
dont realize is that when a child does
anything for the rst time, albeit to
say Mama or make eye contact, sit or
stand up, he did not intend to do it.
The child very often doesnt even know
what he has just done. That rst time of
ten a mistake.
doing anything is often
Unintentionally, his brain somehow
ny bits and pieces
put together the many
dly resulted in this
that quite unexpectedly
hild is having an
new outcome. The child
internal experience of what hes just
done, but he has no external idea of
at to label it or how
what that was or what
to do it again. What the child needs at
that moment is time to focus inwards
perience.
and integrate the experience.
When asked to do it again, the
child most likely willl not
nd, as a
know how to do it and,
result, will fail. That wellmeaning call for an
encore may very welll
forestall his brains
integration of the
new ability.
When pressure
is placed on a
child to repeat the
performance of a
newly acquired skill,
the new skill often
seems to disappear.4
In fact, active
gile
inhibition of the fragile
kes
new connections takes
ch harder
place, making it much
ible for the
and at times impossible
child to do it again.
husiasm
Emotions like enthusiasm
and the spontaneouss
ience
excitement we experience
when, for example, we do
ully
something successfully
ntion
make brain pay attention
nt neural
and select the relevant
ormed at
connections being formed
gthening
that moment, strengthening
n the
those connections in
nally
process. An emotionally
arousing stimulus, which we can
ld through
help provide our child
m, places
our own enthusiasm,
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Silent communication
A good deal of research has demonstrated how our
facial expressions communicate our emotions and
aect other people. For example, a fearful face is
fast-tracked to the amygdala, the primitive brain,
and alerts us to danger and makes us vigilant and
anxious.6
Studies have shown that even w
when
researchers made fearful face
faces that
were invisible to conscious aawareness,
states of vigilance and anxiety
anxi
were communicated, causing
cau
the
subjects amygdala to ligh
light up and
likewise trigger a state of vigilance
and anxiety.7
k
Knowing what we now know
a
about how our emotions are
sho
communicated, it should
be clear why ou
our own
enthusiasm is so
importan
important for our
child.
the childs brain in a motivational

(reward-seeking) state, so
coordinating the informationprocessing in the brain.5
Chemicals produced in our brain
like dopamine, a neuromodulator,
facilitate synaptic transmissions and
amplify the circuits involved in the
control of movement in various parts
of the body.
Some emotions, such as the anxiety
and stress we feel when we repeatedly
experience failure, have detrimental
effects that impair our ability to learn
and to perform even the most basic
activities.
These emotions generally manifest
as stress and raised cortisol levels
that, when prolonged, can destroy
the hippocampal neurons associated
with learning and memory. And even
short-term increases of cortisol in the
hippocampus can hinder our ability
to distinguish between the important
and unimportant elements of a
memorable event.
Negative emotions generally have
a more powerful effect on the brain
than do positive ones. When a child
experiences repeated failures because
hes being asked to do something he
cannot do, it is easy for him to acquire
feelings of learned helplessness,
whereas its difcult to undo those
feelings. But if the emotions he
experiences are positive, they turn
on the learning switch and help
consolidate, or groove in, the new
patterns of learning.
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4
5
6
7
Brain Res Cogn Brain Res, 1996; 3:

13141; Neurosci Biobehav Rev, 2006; 30:
85563; Science, 2007; 316: 10025
Blakeslee S. Cells That Read Minds.
The New York Times, January 10, 2006;
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/10/
science/10mirr.html?pagewanted=all&_
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Become Who We Are. Penguin Books,
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PETS CORNER
When your dog
has a dodgy tum...
A natural rst-aid kit for dealing with canine diarrhoea
My 8-year-old Border Collie,

Charlie, has been having diarrhoea
recently. I have taken him to my vets,
who said it doesnt appear to be anything
serious, just a case of something hes
eaten. Unfortunately, he is the type of dog
who is always rummaging around and
will eat anything. Is there anything I can
do to help him whenever he gets these
bouts of diarrhoea without having to
take him to the vet each time?
What causes diarrhoea?

There are a huge number of reasons why
a dog may develop diarrhoea, although
the most common one is something thats
been eaten. This is especially true over the
holidays when you may be hosting family
gatherings and cooking richer, fattier or
even new and different foods. Although I
never recommend giving human food to
dogs, invariably many pets get to eat some
of this food mostly because the owner gives
S.P., Liverpool
it to them as a treat.
But even if this isnt the case, dogs have
Diarrhoea in dogs is such a common
an amazing capacity to acquire some of
problem that its not a matter of if it will this tasty food without their owners even
happen, but rather when.
knowing. Its very common for dogs to
Diarrhoea, the passage of liquid-like
eat dropped food and not uncommon
faeces, usually begins with large volumes
for them to rummage around in bin bags
of stool and causes an increased number of once the food has been disposed of. These
bowel movements. In the normal process of leftovers or treats can and do cause many
digestion, food takes around eight hours to gastrointestinal (GI) complaints.
pass through the small intestine. Over this
Ive seen many dogs who also love to eat
time the bulk of the food and 80 per cent
and drink from bird feeders, ponds, bird
of the water is absorbed. Whatever is left
baths and muddy pools. Dogs naturally
makes its way to the colon and rectum, and scavenge and tend to eat many unusual
a well-formed stool is eventually deposited. indigestible things like dead animals, grass,
A normal stool contains no mucus, blood
wild and ornamental plants, and pieces
or undigested food.
of plastic, wood, paper and other foreign
With diarrhoea, food arrives at the
materials.
rectum in a liquid state, resulting in a loose,
Less common but just as detrimental is
unformed bowel movement. This type of
stress, allergies, a sudden change in a dogs
rapid transit accounts for the majority of
regular diet or just poor-quality dog food.
temporary diarrhoea in dogs.
Food intolerance can also cause rapid
Because diarrhoea can happen at any
transits. Many dogs seem unable to tolerate
time and take effect very quickly, its a good beef, pork, sh, eggs, spices, corn, wheat,
idea to be prepared for when it does happen. soya, gravy, salts, spices, fats and even some
Although many people are doing many of
commercial dog foods.
the right things when diarrhoea strikes, I
There are also viruses, parasites
think its always good to have a refresher
and bacterial infections that can cause
on the best way to treat the condition. After intermittent diarrhoea, with the
all, it can be one of the most unpleasant
most serious problems coming from
experiences for you and your dog.
roundworms, hookworms, whipworms,
threadworms and Giardia lamblia. These

parasites are often the hardest to spot as
they seem to appear out of the blue and
then disappear just as youre about to take
the dog to the vet, only to then reappear a
few weeks or even months later.
As youd expect, many pharmaceuticals
can also cause diarrhoea. Its rather
common for heartworm tablets, for
example, to cause bouts of diarrhoea,
and non-steroidal anti-inammatory
drugs (NSAIDs) and antibiotics are other
major culprits.
How to spot diarrhoea
This isnt as silly as it sounds. Anyone who
has experienced diarrhoea in an animal
will know that its almost impossible
to miss the signs! But its worth being
aware of some of the less obvious signs of
impending diarrhoea. Although dogs dont
understand whats happening to them,
they will certainly feel the urgent need to
go, and this can cause them a lot of distress,
especially if theyre stuck indoors with no
way to get out.
The rst and most obvious sign is when
your dog stands anxiously at the door and
needs to get out quickly. Other signs of
diarrhoea include fever, lethargy, malaise,
loss of appetite and dehydration.
A far less obvious sign is when your dog
actually strains to go, which may then be
misinterpreted as constipation. When an
animal has diarrhoea, the natural rhythms
of muscle contraction in the GI tract are
disrupted, and this can give them the
feeling that they need to go even when they
dont and the colon is completely empty.
Although most cases of diarrhoea will
eventually pass reasonably quickly with
no intervention, some higher-risk groups
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such as puppies, smaller breeds and senior

animals can suffer from severe dehydration
as a result.
Take a good look!
This may not sound like the most enticing
thing to do, but take a good look at your
dogs output, and smell and sometimes
even feel your dogs faeces. This can tell you
a lot about your dogs condition.
Colour. Just the colour of your dogs faeces
can say a lot. Red or dark, tarry faeces or red
blood and clots may be signs of GI bleeding,
while pasty or light-coloured faeces may be
due to a lack of bile and indicate a problem
with the liver. In these cases, you should
immediately take your dog to the vet. Large
or rancid faeces may indicate inadequate
digestion or absorption.
Consistency. A watery consistency
is likely due to rapid transit, while
a foamy texture could be a sign of
bacterial infection, and greasiness may be
due to malabsorption and pancreas issues.
Smell. If the faeces smell like food or
sour milk, it could be due to inadequate
digestion, or overfeeding in puppies,
whereas if the smell is rancid, it could point
to gut fermentation issues.
Frequency. Several small stools in the
course of a day with mucus, fresh blood
and straining indicates colitis, while three
to ve large stools in a day may be a sign of
inadequate digestion or absorption issues.
Your action plan
If your dog is generally healthy and
behaving normally except for the
diarrhoea, then the rst thing to do is stop
all food for 24 hours. But its crucial that you
do not stop water, which should be freely
available.
Once the 24 hours has passed, you
should start feeding the dog a very bland
diet that contains little or no fat. White
meat like chicken breast is great or, even
better, any turkey leftovers after youve
removed any grease and fat, ground it down
and mixed it with cooked sweet potato or
instant mashed potato at a ratio of 50:50.
Feed this to your dog two or three times a
day for about three days or until stools are
back to normal.
You could also try ground beef, although
even the leanest beef contains appreciable
amounts of fat. Other easily digested foods
you could try are cottage cheese, cooked
macaroni, cooked oatmeal and soft-boiled
eggs. Feed three or four small meals a day
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After 24 hours, feed your dog

bland, easily digested foods like
chicken breast, turkey leftovers,
cottage cheese, cooked
macaroni and soft-boiled eggs
for the rst two days, then slowly switch the
diet back to the dogs regular food.
Other helpful treatments
Bentonite clay. If you look at bentonite
clay through a microscope, you will see
its made up of tiny plate-like particles
of aluminosilicate separated by calcium
ions. These positively charged calcium
ions create a highly electrically charged
inner layer that literally attracts and traps
materials. As the clay travels, it expands
like a sponge as it absorbs water and toxins
while working its way through the body.
It is effective for improving stool
quality in most cases of acute and chronic
diarrhoea. Bentonite clay is also classied
as a smectite clay, as it has a three-layered
crystalline structure that exhibits the
characterisitc swelling when exposed
to water.
Once the clay has traveled through the
digestive tract, it is eliminated from the
body along with the toxins its also picked
up. I use this clay (which is available

through many health food stores or via
the internet) to clear up diarrhoea very
successfully. I recommend 1/8 tsp four times
a day mixed into a small amount of food.
For long-term maintenance and control
of chronic diarrhoea, once the stools have
responded to the initial clay treatment,
I recommend 1/8 tsp for the following
week too.
Slippery elm bark. Preparations of this
herb cause reex stimulation of nerve
endings in the GI tract, leading to mucous
secretions that can protect the GI tract in
cases of diarrhoea. I recommend about
tsp twice daily for each 5 kg (2 lb) of your
dogs body weight, mixed in with the
bland food diet.
Feeding a bland diet containing
bentonite clay and supplementing
with slippery elm bark is a good
plan for about three days, after
which time your dogs stool
should be back to normal.
Its also important to make sure your
pet has access to clean drinking water at all
times and to encourage your pet to drink as
often as possible.
Dont forget
If this regimen hasnt worked after 72
hours, or your dog is sluggish, running
a fever or feels warm to the touch, dont
hesitate to contact your vet.
If you see blood in your pets stool, or hes
weak or shows other signs of debilitation
along with the diarrhoea, you should again
make an appointment to see the vet.
If your dog seems ne but is
experiencing recurrent bouts of diarrhoea,
also make an appointment to see your vet.
Its important to take a sample of your
dogs stools to your vet appointment even
if its watery. Pool together three different
faecal samples, as this will help your vet
identify all the potential underlying causes
of the diarrhoea.
Paul Boland, BVSc MRCVS, a partner at Alder

Veterinary Hospital in Liverpool, has been a
veterinary surgeon for 21 years. Combining
herbs, nutraceuticals, acupuncture
and more recently natural stem-celll
enhancers, he is able to treat a largee
proportion of his patients naturally
(see www.naturalhealthvet.com).
Send your pet questions to:
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ELECTROSMOG DOCTOR
Whats cooking?
Our resident electrosmog expert, physicist Guy Hudson, continues his tour around the
home as he points out radiation hazards and, this month, takes a look in the kitchen
e all know that hygiene is

important in the kitchen.
But while most of us keep
our countertops and cooking surfaces
sparkling clean, few of us realize there is
another sort of dirt that can be just as
damaging to our healthelectrosmog,
the background radiation that comes
from electrical devices within the home.
With all the cooking devices and
gadgets that have recently become
essential for preparing our meals, the
kitchen has the potential to be the room
with the highest levels of electrosmog.
From the microwave and cooker to the
blender, mixer and juicer, and coffee
machine, all these add to the kitchens
electrosmog levels.
Up to 5 per cent of people in the
developed countries are electrosensitive,
or electrohypersensitive (EHS), and a
further 25 per cent have symptoms that
are made worse by electromagnetic (EM)
radiation. Sam Milham, a professor
of epidemiology, reckons that many
diseases are to some greater or lesser
extent worsened by the electrosmog in
our environment.
Its interesting how electrosensitivity
and food allergies/or intolerances seem
to go hand-in-hand. Electrosmog can
affect our sense of taste and smell, and it
does this by interfering with the nervous
system and healthy functioning of the
cardiovascular system. Whenever I
attend a meeting of electrosensitive
people, gluten- and dairy-free foods
seem to be the main items on the menu.
So whether you are electrosensitive
or not, it makes sense to establish a new
kind of hygieneEM hygienein the
kitchen. This will require making a few
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changes in the way we use appliances

when cooking, but it could lead to a
massive reduction in our EM exposure,
allowing us to stay healthy or improve
any symptoms we may already have.
THE MICROWAVE
The most electropolluting device in
the kitchen is, not surprisingly, the
microwave oven. It works by generating
high-frequency EM waves that heat up
the water molecules in food all at the
same time, as microwaves are able to
penetrate further, and more quickly, than
other conventional heating methods.
The microwave
is a sophisticated
device that can
be immediately
hazardous if not used
properly, as Norways
former prime
minister and head
of the World Health
Organization Dr Gro
Harlem Brundtland
can testify. She put a
plate decorated with
metallic paint into
her microwave oven,
and the ash that
was generated as the
microwaves interacted
with the metal blinded
her for a year. Although
her sight eventually
returned, she has continued
to be sensitive to mobile phones
ever since.
Surprisingly for such a common
appliance, there are few published
papers on the safety of microwaves or
their effects on the food they prepare.

The critical papers are often dismissed
as being unscientic, while the positive
ones have limited themselves to
temperature levels. No one is looking to
see if any new or unusual chemicals or
toxins are being formed by the specic
action of microwaves on foods.
But we do know that the microwave
leakage from most ovens will cause a eld
that is much stronger than that emitted
by cordless phones and cellphone
transmitters. We also know that the
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FAMILY HEALTH
The most electropolluting device in the kitchen is the

microwave oven, which works by generating highfrequency EM waves that heat up water molecules
nutritional value of baby food and milk
is lowered by microwaving, and that
theres also a greater risk of scalding as the
contents are far hotter than the container.
As an electrosensitive person myself,
I nd it difcult to be in the same room
where a microwave is on. So if youre
also electrosensitive, I would advise
getting rid of your microwave and using a
traditional oven instead; you just need to
plan ahead by taking the food you intend
to eat that evening out of the freezer that
morning so it can defrost during the day.
If you must use a microwave, set it
going and then move yourself several
metres awaydont stand right in front
of it as the food is cooking.
THE COOKER
After the microwave, the cooker or
hob and oven are the next biggest
electrosmog generators. Using a gas oven
may be a simple solution, but often those
who are sensitive feel uncomfortable
with gas burning openly in the kitchen.
A typical electric cooker gives off
strong EM elds, so you should stay a
few feet away whenever possible while
cooking. Glass-topped hobs use different
technologies from traditional rings,
but are much the same in terms of their
magnetic eld strength,
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while halogen hobs and
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especially induction hobs
Handbook. Piatkus Books, 2006
are to be avoided by sensitive
Jamieson IA et al. Building health: The
need for electromagnetic hygiene?
people. Induction hobs that
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work with aluminium pans
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McLean L. The Force: Living safely in a
radiate particularly strong
world of electromagnetic pollution.
dirty electricity frequencies,
Carlton North, Victoria, Australia:
Scribe Publications, 2011
so if you have one of these,
Milham S. Dirty Electricity. iUniverse
use the back rings and, while
E-Book, 2012
Ober C et al. Earthing: The Most
its on, keep away from the
Important Health Discovery Ever?
unit as much as possible.
Laguna Beach, CA: Basic Health
Publications, 2010
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globalhealingcenter.com/healthhazards-to-know-about/microwaveovens-the-proven-dangers
KITCHEN APPLIANCES
Some coffee machines that
rely on sachets generate
extraordinarily high EM
elds, so stand well back
when the coffee machine
is on. The same goes for
juicers, blenders and mixers:
Are you electrosensitive?

Answer the following to nd out whether you or any family
members are electrosensitive.
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next two questions. If you answer yes to either one, suspect
electrosensitivity as a possible cause.
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start them off and then move away. The

magnetic eld weakens beyond a foot
or two (unlike the microwave, which
continues on for quite a distance).
The same advice goes for the rest of
your cooking equipment as for all your
rooms: unplug anything thats not in use
at the time.
Avoid uorescent lamps whether
they are the standard straight tubes
or the newer curly ones. LED lights
are relatively safe if they have goodquality transformers and so are the
old-fashioned incandescent light bulbs,
which are still available if you look for
them; these days they are labelled as
Rough Service or Industrial Use, or
other such similar terms.
Physicist Guy Hudson is a

electromagnetic surveyor,
who helps consumers
lower their exposure
to excessive radiation
and protect themselves
from electrosensitivity,
particularly to dirty
y
electricity.
See www.ben-e.
en-e.
co and www.ES.ESUK.info for more
information.
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FAMILY HEALTH
Markta Bola THE RAW-FOOD CHEF
The famous four
These four favourites of mine are among the healthiest raw foods for longevity
Markta Bola is a
natural nutritionist
and raw living-food
chef who leads
raw-food workshops,
classes, dining
experiences and Tree
of Life Wellbeing &
Vitality Festivals in the
Midlands
(www.treeoifeevents.co.uk).
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ry incorporating these longevityboosting power foods into your

diet, all of which can be enjoyed raw.
Goji berries
The Ningxia Hui region of Northern
China, where goji berries are grown
and eaten on a daily basis, has 16
times as many centenarianspeople
aged 100 years old or olderas the
rest of the country. These small, red
goji berries, traditionally regarded as
longevity fruit, are a key ingredient of
their healthy diet.
Scientists who study medicinal
plants have identied a variety
of nutrients and effects of the
goji berry that may help people
enjoy longer and healthier lives:
Antioxidants. Goji berries
contain many antioxidants
that can help prevent damage to
DNA and the premature death
of healthy cells; these include vitamin
C, beta-carotene, cysteine, vitamin B2
(riboavin), manganese, zinc, copper
and selenium.1
Neuroprotection and anticancer
activity. Researchers have found
that goji berries may have antiageing effects by protecting against
neurodegenerative diseases like
Alzheimers as well as immuneboosting and antitumor effects too.2
Improves eyesight. The goji berry
contains two key nutrients for healthy
vision: zeaxanthin and lutein. Also,
diabetic retinopathy, a preventable
microvascular complication and a
leading cause of vision loss in diabetes,
may be delayed or even prevented by
eating goji berries.3
Improves wellbeing and gut function.
Drinking goji juice can boost feelings
of general wellbeing, with increased
energy levels, better sleep, less fatigue
and stress, and higher ratings of
contentment and happiness, while
also improving the regularity of your
gastrointestinal functions.4
Almonds
Here are two benets youll get from
including these nuts in your diet:
Lower cholesterol and lower risk of
heart attack. Almonds are high in
monounsaturated fats, the same sort
of health-promoting fats found in
olive oil and associated with a reduced
risk of heart disease. A review of ve
large-scale epidemiological studies
the Nurses Health Study, Iowa
Womens Health Study, Adventist
Goji berries contain

many antioxidants
that can help prevent
damage to DNA and
the premature death
of healthy cells
Health Study, Physicians Health Study
and CARE Studyall found that nut
consumption was linked to a lowered
risk of heart disease. Now, a more
recent study has indicated that when
foods known to lower cholesterol
on their own, like almonds, are
combined in a healthy way of eating,
the benecial effects are compounded
even further.5
A reduced risk of diabetes and

heart disease. Blunting surges in
blood sugar after eating can help
stave off diabetes and cardiovascular
disease, most likely by lessening the
increase of cholesterol-damaging
free radicals that accompanies blood
sugar spikes. This is one reason why
low-GI (glycaemic index) diets result
in lower risks of diabetes and heart
disease. Almonds appear to not only
reduce those after-meal rises in blood
sugar, but to also provide antioxidants
to mop up the smaller numbers of free
radicals that are invariably produced.6
Chia seeds
Salvia hispanica L seedsmore
commonly known as chia seedsare
considered a traditional food in
Central and South America
but, nowadays, theyre widely
consumed for their various
health benets, especially
their ability to maintain healthy
blood fat (lipid) levels. This effect is
mostly due to the phenolic acid and
omega-3/-6 oils present in chia seeds.7
Omega-3s are particularly known for
reducing inammation and helping
the body ght off some of the effects
of ageing. Chia seeds also contain
antioxidants, bre, protein and
calcium.
When chia seeds are soaked in water,
they form an edible gel. This is because
chia seeds are hydrophilicthey can
absorb around 10 times their weight
in water. This gelling action along with
chias soluble and insoluble bres work
to slow down the bodys conversion of
starches (carbs) into sugars. Because of
this, eating chia with other foods can
help you feel full for longer.
Bee pollen
The pollen from owers, collected
by worker honeybees and packed
into a mass of granules, has been
used as a holistic remedy throughout
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Markta Bola THE RAW-FOOD CHEF

the world.8 Its considered one
of natures most completely
nourishing foods as it contains
nearly all the nutrients required by
humans for health.
The mineral selenium, found
in bee pollen, slows down
cellular ageing, while the aminoacid arginine helps to prevent
impotency, frigidity and sterility.
These amino acids also support
prostate function and have antiinammatory actions.9
Pollen is also rich in the B
vitamins and amino acids
essential for the nervous systems
anti-stress activities.10 In fact,
it contains all the amino acids
necessary for the production
of endorphins (our happy
hormones) by the brains pituitary
gland and hypothalamus.
Given this abundance of amino
acids, vitamins and minerals like
calcium, phosphorus and lysine
(which aids calcium absorption),
pollen also has positive
nutritional benets for pregnant
mothers and their fetuses and
infants.11 It also helps facilitate the
formation of bone callus for the
repair of fractures and may even
prevent osteoporosis.
In addition, bee pollen contains
active antibiotic agents that
can help protect against certain
disease-causing members of the
intestinal ora, and rebalance the
gut by eliminating decomposition
microora while encouraging
the assimilation of benecial
probiotics.
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Vis Sci, 2011; 88: 25762
2 Exp Gerontol, 2005; 40: 71627; Int
Immunopharmacol, 2004; 4: 5639
3 Nutrients, 2013; 5: 240556; Evid Based
Complement Alternat Med, 2012; 2012:
323784
4 J Altern Complement Med, 2008; 14: 40312
5 Curr Atheroscler Rep, 1999; 1: 2049; Br J
Nutr, 2004; 92: 53340
6 J Nutr, 2006; 136: 298792
7 J Biomed Biotechnol, 2012; 2012: 171956
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9 BMC Complement Altern Med, 2010; 10: 30
10 J Nutr, 1983; 113: 247984
11 Hua Xi Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao, 1994; 25: 4347
New-You
Longevity
Recipes
Chia Cha-Cha-Cha
Drink
The synergy between
chia seeds and goji
berries works incredibly
well. Its my daily
refresher for the soul,
and a great energy lift for
my body and mind. This
drink is quick and easy to
make, and all you need
to take it with you for
the day is a bottle with a
wide neck so its easy to
wash out afterwards.
1 Tsbp chia seeds
1 Tbsp goji berries
litre water
Slices of lemon and
ginger root
If Ive left it behind in the
morning, at the end of
the day I pour it all into a
blender with more water

and add whatever I like
(say cinnamon, dates,
maca or, who knows,
even Chlorella!) to make
it smooth and cool for
that winding-down
moment after a busy
day. Take a deep breath

in and cheers!
Go-Chi Jammy
Pudding
This recipe sends me
back in time to my
childhood, as I loved
all the berries either

growing in our garden
or picked in the forest
behind our cottage. My
granny used to spend
lots of weekends making
jam for the winter season
for all her grandchildren.
For me, eating chia seeds
in this recipe recreates
those yummy memories
in just a blink of the eye.
3 Tbsp chia seeds
2 Tbsp goji berries
cup raspberries
4 dried gs or dates
1 clove
cup water
Blend all ingredients
together in a high-speed
blender, preferably after
soaking all the dried fruit
beforehand so they blend
more easily. Sprinkle
with chopped almonds
and bee pollen. You can
decorate the bowl with
more raspberries or
other colourful fruits.
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HEALTHY LIVING
As calcium enrichers, she regularly

consumed seaweed and dark leafy
greens, and chewed on the bones
of chicken and sh, eating the
marrow whenever possible. She also
consumed lots of toasted sesame
seeds as well as chia, sunower and
fennel seeds.
She got healthy fats in the form of
daily borage oil supplements (helpful
for bones and easing arthritis),
walnut or canola oil for her salads
and sauted vegetables, and soy
oil, sesame oil and the occasional
avocado. Shed always had trouble
digesting fats, even olive oil, so
for a long time she excluded them
from her diet, but then she started
feeling bad in new ways, with more
arthritis pain, muscle pain, loss of
muscle strength and size, unpleasant
menopausal symptoms and memory
loss. When she reintroduced healthy
fats into her regime, most of these
complaints disappeared.
Mental aspects
Nina realized that stress was a
major problem in her life. To reduce
it, she put her professional skills
to work and designed a serious
stress-management programme
for herself, which later became the
foundation of her professional
work. In addition to the physical
approaches of acupressure and
exercise, her programme also
included afrmations, visualization,
meditation and breathing exercises.
Her goal was to simplify and
streamline her life, and get her
priorities in order. All of this helped
her become clear and focused, feel
better and, she says,think straight,
which was a major turning point.
Emotional aspects
Nina found that the physical and
mental parts of her programme were
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also benecial emotionally. In

addition, she used a system
called reframing, where she
learned to see obstacles as
opportunities for learning.
She found that another way
to reduce her stress was to
focus on solving only solvable
conicts instead of dwelling
on things she could do nothing
about.
Nin
Ninas
bonebo
bu
building
drin
drink
This is my
m version
of the calcium-rich
c
vegetab
vegetable drink that
Nina Merer
Mer took
daily to st
strengthen
her bones. Ideally, all
prod should
of the produce
organica grown
be organically
for both high
higher nutrient
value and bet
better taste.
Lots of variatio
variations are
a
possible, like adding
half
an apple, lemo
lemon or lime
juice, a couple o
of slices of
fresh ginger root or a clove
of garlic.
Spiritual aspects
For attending to her souls
needs, Nina found that
meditation gave her deep
satisfaction in new and profound
ways. It helped her see the big
picture for better clarity and
planning, and helped her nd
creative solutions to her challenges.
Ninas remarkable results
Although Ninas four-point
programme involved some major
lifestyle changes and seemed like a
radical approach, the results were
well worth itand astonishing to
her doctor.
After following her programme
for 12 years, at age 52 and already well
into menopause, Ninas wrist bone
measured over the 100 per cent level
for her age group. Her spinal bone
density was a bit lower and her hips
were low normalfragile but not
breakable. She estimates having
gained at least 10 per cent in bone
density and is now classied as only
mildly osteopenic.
If I hadnt done something, I would
have serious osteoporosis, she said.
It took a serious commitment, but
I was willing to take a long time to
correct a condition that took a lifetime
to develop. This was a case of crisisdriven creativity. There are no quick
xes. Once you decide to take charge,
its doable.
INGREDIENTS
1 carrot, chopped
1 small head romaine lettuce, bottom cut o
2 large bunches of parsley, washed and
coarse stems removed
1 stalk celery, chopped
6 cups water
1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
(optional)
8 tsp axseed oil
DIRECTIONS
Process the carrot, lettuce, parsley and
celery in batches in the blender, lling it to
just under half full and adding about 1 cups
of water each time.
Process each batch until smooth, then
combine all the batches in a large bowl and
mix well. Stir in the orange juice.
Just before serving, add 1 tsp of axseed
oil to each portion.
Makes about 8 cups. Drink 1 or 2 cups every day.
Stored in an airtight container in the fridge, this will
keep for three days.
ATIVES
ALTERNATIVES
Inammation plays a key role in diverse illnesses, from heart disease to depression. Nutritionist
Julie Daniluks diet and menu plan uses anti-inammatory foods to put out the re
Meals to heal inammation
nammation
is an immune response to injury,

toxins, allergy and infection, and the
cause of pain, redness, heat and swelling
in the affected area. As more than 70 per
cent of our immune system cells are found in
the lining of the digestive tract, your immune
response is hugely affected by the foods that
interact within your gut. Certain foods can put
out the re of inammation, while other foods can
promote it.
Do you consistently have a stomach ache after eating
your favourite ice cream? Has your doctor diagnosed
you with runners knee even though youve never run
past the corner store? If this sounds like you, youre part
of a growing population that struggles with chronic
pain long before old age. Its strange that many people
in the West over the age of 30 have started to accept pain
as part of the ageing process. With one in ve people
suffering from arthritis in Canada and the US, and
similar numbers in the UK, ghting joint pain has now
become a top healthcare priority.
Food allergies, which are often a root cause of
pain, are also becoming increasingly common across
North America and Britain, as many foods are heavily
processed and we dont have enough variety in our diet.
We often choose the same popular menu items like
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wheat cereals for

breakfast, wheat
bread sandwiches for
lunch and wheat pasta
for dinner. As a result, our
immune system overreacts, and
we suffer the painful symptoms of
allergies. Diagnosing a food allergy
isnt always easy, as symptoms can be
diverse. But regardless of the signals our
body sends us, inammation is the ultimate
consequence of an allergic reaction.
Types of pain
There are two basic types of pain: acute and chronic.
Acute pain comes on quickly (for example, after twisting
an ankle) and lasts a relatively short period of time. The
swelling, redness, heat and inamed nerve endings
set off an alarm bell, warning the rest of the body that
something is wrong. In this instance, inammation
serves a purpose and is a natural and necessary part of
the healing process. But when acute pain is not properly
treated, it can develop into chronic pain (which stems
from chronic inammation).
Although injuries and sore joints are hard to ignore,
less severe symptoms of inammation generally dont
attract your attention in the same way. Symptoms like
indigestion after meals, bleeding gums or a patch of
eczema that wont clear up (despite using lots of antiinammatory creams) are easy to ignore over time. If
left unchecked, those annoying little symptoms can
lead to chronic inammation and lifelong pain. To
heal your pain, you need to understand how chronic
ALTERN
ALTERNATIVES
inammation occurs. Inammation

is the bodys natural response to injury
and infection, as it stimulates the healing
process. But this protective response of the
immune system, if prolonged, can result in
damage to the bodys organs.
The World Health Organization (WHO)
reports that cardiovascular diseases,
most of which are rooted in chronic
inammation, are the top causes of deaths
worldwide and that at least 80 per cent
of premature deaths from cardiovascular
heart disease and strokes could be
prevented through a healthy diet, regular
physical activity and avoiding the use
of tobacco.
In fact, inammation plays a key role in
the development of seemingly unrelated
illnesses, including heart disease, diabetes,
depression, eczema, psoriasis and
dementia.
Chronic inammation can be extremely
serious, but it can also be silent enough to
ignore until its too late. Whats the safest
way to prevent the process of painful
inammation? The answer is to avoid
problem foods and consume specic foods
that contain powerful phytonutrients
like antioxidants, which can quell the
The World Health

Organization reports that
cardiovascular diseases,
most of which are rooted in
chronic inammation, are
the top causes of deaths
worldwide
inammatory re in the digestive tract,
joints, heart and skin. Phytonutrients (the
prex phyto is derived from the Greek
word for plant) are compounds found
in plants that arent classied as either
vitamins or minerals and arent required
for normal functioning of the human body,
but that do have benecial effects on health.
All inammation occurs on a cellular
level. Inammation is a protective response
that serves to destroy or dilute any injurious
agent, and is responsible for healing and
repairing injured tissues by stimulating
cell regeneration. The ensuing pain is an
indicator that we need to listen to. The
A TALE OF TWO
CURRIES
I created this recipe for my nephews birthday because half the party
guests were vegetarian and the other half wanted chicken. You can
try it either way, depending on your mood or dietary needs. Any
fresh, local, seasonally available vegetables can be used as the curry
sauce goes well with anything. At the height of summer, use green
and purple beans, courgettes or carrotsor whatever local farmers
are harvesting at the time. Visit your favourite farmers market,
experiment with the produce and have fun!
Curry is traditionally served with rice. If you have good digestion,
rice is a nice way to soak up the rich sauce.
INGREDIENTS
3 cups (750 mL) chopped onions (about 3 medium bulbs)
1 Tbsp (15 mL) extra virgin olive oil
2 Tbsp (30 mL) chopped garlic
2.2 lb (1 kg) chicken thighs, skinned OR three 14-oz (400-mL)
cans black beans
3 cups (750 mL) carrots, sliced into coins
2 cups (500 mL) chopped kale
1 Tbsp (15 mL) minced ginger root
1 Tbsp (15 mL) turmeric
Tbsp (7.5 mL) cinnamon
Tbsp (7.5 mL) ground coriander
1 tsp (5 mL) gray sea salt or pink rock salt
2 cups (500 mL) chicken or vegetable stock
lemon or 1 medium lime, zested and juiced
2 cups (500 mL) cauliower or broccoli, cut into 2-inch (5-cm) pieces
cup (125 mL) coconut milk
cup (60 mL) tahini
OPTIONAL ADDITIONS
cup (60 mL) dried cranberries (sweetened with apple juice)
1 pineapple core (cut into ne slicesthe texture is just like water
chestnut; serve the rest of the pineapple for dessert)
8-inch piece lemongrass
DIRECTIONS
1 In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, saut the onions in the oil over
medium-low heat until soft, about 7 minutes. Spritz liberally with
ltered water or broth to ensure the oil doesnt overheat.
2 Add garlic and saut a few minutes more, being careful not to
brown or burn it. Keep it gently toasted and golden. Then add
chicken and brown for 5 minutes.
3 Add carrots, kale, spices, salt and stock, and gently simmer over
low heat for 2025 minutes.
4 Add broccoli or cauliower and lemon or lime zest and simmer
for another 5 minutes, or until the vegetables are al dente. If you
prefer a tangy curry, add more citrus zest.
5 Stir in lemon or lime juice, coconut milk and tahini, and mix
thoroughly.
Note: If youre short on time, you can skip browning the chicken or
consider investing in a slow cooker. Wait until right at the end to add
the coconut milk, mixing it in just before serving.
Makes 7 or 8 servings
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initial inammation is called acute

inammation, as its supposed to be
short-term and provide the environment
for the body to heal. The danger comes
when we suppress symptoms and
push beyond our natural limits. When
inammation becomes chronic, it
becomes destructive instead of healing.
Every cell in the human body
functions within a narrow range of
optimal environmental conditions, a
balance called homeostasis. When these
conditions change due to an external
stimulus (such as physical strain or
injury), the cell is stressed and may
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respond with what is called cellular

adaptation. This means that the cell will
try to modify itself to the newly imposed
requirements to continue to function at
a high level. A perfect example of cellular
adaptation with a positive outcome is
the increase in muscle mass following a
signicant increase in physical activity.
When the cell cannot adapt to the
imposed stimulus, cell injury occurs. If
the injury is not reversible, cell death may
occur. This is why its so important to
stop repetitively stressing the body and
continuing to feed inammation with
proinammatory foods.
The fact is, your pain may be directly

affected by the foods you eat on a daily
basis. Take white sugar, which Ill
compare to a debit card. When you
insert white sugar into your body,
you have to cough up the funds in your
account, like B vitamins and chromium,
to complete the transaction (that is,
metabolize it). Over time your repeated
consumption of white sugar will deplete
your account of nutrients. If you fail to
continually replenish your vitamin and
mineral reserves, you will end up with an
overdrawn account. As a result you will
lack the necessary nutrients for keeping
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The six main causes of

inammation
Toxicity
Cellular injury is caused by

constant exposure to various
irritants like chemical or
physical agents (radiation,
cyanide, asbestos, pesticides,
alcohol, drugs, tobacco smoke),
and inammation ensues to
heal and protect cells against
these toxins.
Infection
When a pathogenic organism

like a yeast, fungus, virus,
bacterium or other parasite
attacks the body, the immune
system responds with
inammation to ght the
infection and heal infected
tissues.
Allergy
Nutritional
deciency
or excess
During an allergic reaction, the

immune system overreacts to
an agent that may be either
harmless (such as natural food)
or potentially harmful (such as
synthetic chemicals), triggering
an inammatory response
to protect the body. Immune
reactions range from mild
rashes to anaphylaxis and, if
left unchecked, can contribute
to autoimmune diseases.
Nutritional imbalances can
lead to hormonal disturbances,
a stressed immune system
and chronic inammation. A
deciency of proteins, fats,
carbohydrates, vitamins and
minerals deprives the body
of the materials it needs
for proper repair, while an
excess of certain compounds
or nutrients can cause an
imbalance that stresses organs
and tissues. Cell injury can be
caused by genetic factors, but
nutrition and lifestyle choices,
as well as other environmental
factors, play a key role in
determining if and when these
factors are expressed.
IInjury
Inammation is part of the

natural process of repairing the
cell and tissue damage caused
by physical injury.
Em
Emotional
trauma
tra
The body follows the mind:

mental distress can aect
human physiology, and the
raised levels of adrenaline
and cortisol released during
stress can lead to hormonal
imbalance and unresolved
inammation.
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Key culprits that damage the gastrointestinal lining

A low-bre, high-sugar diet of processed foods that causes the wrong bacteria and yeast
to thrive in your gut
Excess consumption of acidic foods like coee, alcohol, white vinegar, soft drinks, citrus
fruit and tomatoes, as well as very spicy foods, especially when eaten in combination with
sugar and other rened carbohydrates
Eating or drinking very hot foods or drinks that literally burn your gut lining
Overuse of medications that damage the gut or block normal digestive function such as
acid blockers (Prilosec, Nexium), anti-inammatories (aspirin, Advil, Aleve), antibiotics,
steroids, hormones (oral contraceptives, hormone replacement therapy and in vitro
fertilization-supporting drugs) and antihistamines
Undetected gluten intolerance, coeliac disease or low-grade allergies to foods like dairy,
eggs, corn, soya and nuts
Unbalanced gut ora, with inadequate amounts of benecial bacteria relative to diseasecausing bacteria, yeasts and fungi
Toxins like heavy metals (especially mercury that has leached from dental llings) and
those produced by moulds and gut pathogens
Lack of adequate digestive enzyme function, which can result from the use of acidblocking medications, a poor diet, inadequately chewed food, overeating or a zinc
deciency
Stress, which can alter intestinal nerve activity, cause a leaky gut and alter the normal
bacteria living in the gut
Intestinal parasites like worms, amoebas and Giardia.
inammation in check. There are many

proinammatory foods , which is why
theyve been cut out of my diet plan.
This diet plan steers clear of
inammatory choices like white sugar,
harmful fats and processed foods,
replacing them with healthy choices like
natural unrened sweeteners, healing
fats and anti-inammatory vegetables
instead. For example, raw honey is a
sweet ingredient frequently used in my
recipes. According to Dr Aly M. Ezz
El-Arab, honey works like a powerful
antibiotic. It destroys the Helicobacter
pylori bacteria that are sometimes the
cause of gastric ulcers. When the bacteria
are kept at bay, inammation in the

stomach is reduced.
Eat to heal
To heal inammation, we need to
make gradual dietary changes to avoid
the typical diet mentality, which can
sabotage lifelong changes. Here are the
ve most important steps to take.
1 Replace rened and processed foods
with healthier options (choosing
organic whenever possible), and
remove unhealthy foods that were once
psychologically comforting.
2 Change your diet slowly by gradually
cutting out rened foods over two weeks.
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3 Avoid rened foods and potential

allergens for at least eight weeks.
4 Reintroduce any nutritious whole foods
that you eliminated, such as dairy and
tomatoes, to determine whether or not you
are sensitive or allergic to them.
5 Permanently incorporate your new way
of eating and living into each day.
Share this diet with others. By
encouraging your loved ones to join you
in the ght against inammation, your
healing food choices can become a lifetime
commitment to eating healthier.
Eat something
different everyday to
avoid exacerbating
allergies and keep your
meals interesting
Its also a good idea to get dietary
clearance from a physician or naturopathic
doctor before you start the programme,
and to seek professional advice to get a
diagnosis for whatever is causing your pain.
You have to know the root of your pain
to heal yourself properly. Lots of people
self-diagnose, but its important to get a full
medical examination, along with blood
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EZRAS
HERBED
QUINOA
RISOTTO
Asparagus is an excellent source of
vitamin K, as well as numerous B vitamins,
including folate, B1, B2, B3 and B6.
Its also high in vitamins A and C, iron,
manganese, potassium and ber. Quinoa
and other whole grains are a rich source
of magnesium, a mineral that acts as a
co-factor for more than 300 enzymes,
including those involved in insulin
secretion and glucose metabolism. Spring
garlic scapes are the ower stalks that
spring out of the garlic bulb. Theyre rich
in allicin, which can help protect against
osteoarthritis.
Chef Ezra Title, my co-host on the my
TV show Healthy Gourmet, created this
incredibly healthy recipe.
INGREDIENTS:
1 tsp (5 mL) extra-virgin olive oil
1 cup (250 mL) diced onion
3 spring garlic scapes (stalks), chopped
1 cup (250 mL) quinoa
cup (60 mL) unpasteurized apple cider
vinegar
2 cups (500 mL) chicken or vegetable
stock
tsp (2.5 mL) gray sea salt or pink

rock salt
cup (60 mL) canned pured squash
or pumpkin
12 asparagus spears, chopped
bunch parsley, chopped
5 basil leaves, chopped
bunch chives, chopped
5 green onions, chopped (garnish)
DIRECTIONS:
1 Add olive oil, onions and spring garlic
into a small, shallow pot. Spritz liberally
with ltered water or broth to ensure the
oil doesnt overheat. Saut on mediumlow until translucent, approximately 2
minutes.
2 Stir in quinoa, coating it with the oil.
Turn heat to medium-high and add
apple cider vinegar to the pot, stirring
constantly.
3 Once the vinegar has evaporated,
add stock and salt. Cover and bring
to a simmer, cooking on low for
approximately 10 minutes, and stirring
occasionally.
4 Add asparagus spears and simmer for
another 5 minutes.
5 When quinoa is cooked, add squash
pure and fresh herbs.
6 Garnish with green onion and serve
immediately.
Makes 6 servings
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TOSS OUT
THESE
PRO
INFLAMMATORY
FOODS
Articial additives,
including MSG, autolized
yeast, hydrolyzed
vegetable protein
and anything with
initials or numbers,
parabens, glutamate,
sodium caseinate and
mineral oil
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY FOODS
These are the foods to buy and cook with:
Natural
sweeteners
Brown rice syrup, coconut syrup, honey (raw varieties for raw dishes and unpasteurized
liquid forms for cooked dishes), tree sap syrups (like birch and maple) and Stevia (liquid
extract or whole-leaf powder)
Healthy oils
Unrened cold-pressed oils in glass jars. For hot dishes and low-temperature cooking, use
avocado, coconut, extra virgin olive, grape seed, mustard seed and sesame seed oils. For
raw dressings and cool dishes, use omega-3-rich oils cold-pressed from algae, sh esh
or sh liver, seeds (chia, ax, hemp, perilla, pumpkin and sacha inchi) and walnuts. After
eight weeks on the MTHI (meals that heal inammation) diet plan, organic butter and
ghee (claried butter) are healthy choices in moderation for people who arent sensitive or
allergic to dairy.
Make half your diet bright-coloured and dark-green vegetables (aim for seven to 10 servings
a day), and eat as many low-starch greens as possible (broccoli, cabbage, celery, celery
root, chard, dandelion, fresh herbs, kale, radish, snap peas and zucchini/courgettes).
Choose beet root, carrot, Jerusalem artichoke (sunroot or sunchoke), kudzu root, sweet
potato, taro, winter squash and yam instead of white potatoes. If you have irritable bowel
syndrome (IBS) or inammatory bowel disease (IBD), its best to cook vegetables until
theyre tender.
Use unsweetened almond milk, brown rice milk, hemp seed milk and small amounts of
coconut milk.
Amaranth, buckwheat, millet, quinoa, sorghum, te, whole rice (black, brown or red) and
wild rice are safe gluten-free seeds and grains. Have a dierent grain each day to avoid
developing an allergy. Some people are sensitive to all grains, so keep track of how you feel
when you eat from this group.
Consume free-range or organic chicken, eco-friendly sh (anchovy, Arctic char, barramundi,
sardine, spring trout, tilapia and wild line-caught Pacic salmon), emu, lamb, turkey and
wild game.
Eat fresh almonds, Brazil nuts, lberts (hazelnuts), macadamias, pecans and walnuts, as
well as chia, ax, hemp, pumpkin, sesame and sunower seeds. Nut and seed butters are
also great choices. (Those made from raw nuts and seeds are healthier than those made
from toasted ingredients.)
Adzuki, black, garbanzo (chickpea), red and white kidney, lima, mung, navy and turtle
beans, as well as lentils and peas, are good sources of protein and bre. Soy can be eaten
safely as edamame (young soybeans) or as a fermented food (miso, natto, wheat-free
tamari sauce, tempeh).
Lemon and lime juices make good substitutes for white vinegar. Unpasteurized apple cider
vinegar sold in a glass bottle has health-promoting qualities and can be used if yeast isnt a
serious concern. Unrened organic brown rice, fruit, red wine and umeboshi plum vinegars
contain antioxidants. Avoid conventional balsamic vinegar because it contains added sugar.
Enjoy lots of fresh garlic for its antifungal qualities. Experiment with herbs and spices for
adding avour.
Fresh vegetables
Sugar and articial

sweeteners
Mouldy or old fruit
Alcoholic beverages
All soft drinks and
carbonated beverages
Commercially smoked and
cured meats
White vinegar and
vinegar-containing foods
Processed oil products
(instead buy cold-pressed,
unrened oils in dark
(black, brown, deep blue,
green, or purple) glass
bottles and store them in
a cool, dark place)
Coee and regular
black tea
Yeast
Dairy
Gluten grains
Peanuts and rancid nuts
or seeds
Corn
Nightshade family
vegetables (including
aubergine, peppers,
cayenne, chillis, potatoes,
tobacco, tomatoes and
goji berries)
Processed soy products
Dairy alternatives
Gluten-free
grains
Meat
Nuts & seeds
Beans &
legumes
Salad-dressing
alternatives
work, and to have your serious questions

answered by a professional.
If you have healthy digestive function,
avoid eating carbohydrates on their own.
Pair a starchy or sweet food with one of
the following: fat (for example, nut butter
with rice crackers); protein (beef with
brown rice noodles); or bre (ax seeds
baked into a wholegrain atbread or
cracker). Fats, protein and bre all help
slow down the absorption of sugars (simple
carbohydrates), so keeping your blood
sugar balanced.
Its also a good idea to take probiotics.
Many forms of inammation begin in the
digestive tract. A probiotic supplement like
Acidophilus can help restore balance to this
system and allow for the proper uptake

of nutrients.
Dont forget to mix it up. Your body may
tag commonly eaten foods as allergens,
so eat something different every day to
avoid exacerbating allergies and keep your
meals interesting. You could also develop
nutritional deciencies if you limit your
diet too strictly. Include two or three
vegetables at every meal for a minimum
of seven servings a day, as the minerals in
vegetables alkalinize your body to help
reduce inammation. Try to get 35 g/day
of bre. You can achieve this by increasing
your consumption of fruit, vegetables,
whole grains, legumes and seedsand
drink plenty of uids.
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KEY
LIME
PIE
This pie is the ultimate

healthy gourmet treat. Youll
wish you could turn back
time with the last bite of this
pieproof that nutritious
food can taste good.
Avocados are packed with
vitamin B6, which supports
your liver in metabolizing
and balancing certain
hormones such as estrogen.
And its the perfect nonchocolate rescue for PMS.
INGREDIENTS
DIRECTIONS
Crust:
1 cup (250 mL) unsweetened shredded
coconut
1 cup (250 mL) walnuts
tsp (1 mL) gray sea salt or pink
rock salt
cup (125 mL) pitted Medjool dates
1 Process the coconut, walnuts, and

salt in a food processor until coarsely
ground.
2 Add the dates and process until the
mixture resembles bread crumbs and
begins to clump together.
3 Press into the bottom and sides of a
9-inch (23 cm) pie plate using the back
of a spoon or your ngers.
4 Place the crust in the freezer for 15
minutes.
5 Process all the lling ingredients in a
food processor until smooth.
6 Pour the lling into the piecrust. Set
in fridge for 20 minutes.
7 Garnish with fresh slices of kiwi fruit or
thin slices of lime.
Filling:
3 rm avocados
3 tbsp (45 mL) lime juice
1 tsp (5 mL) lime zest
cup (125 mL) raw honey
Pinch gray sea salt or pink rock salt
Kiwi or lime slices
Makes 8 servings
Adapted from Meals That Heal

Inammation by Julie Daniluk
(Carlsbad, CA: Hay House, 2012),
which contains an extensive
collection of recipes to heal
inammation.
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Supplements for BFS
Anna had to get her lead

down to a manageable level,
and she needed to support her liver and adrenal
glands as they help the body deal with different
stresses and work with the liver to clear the
body of toxins
As Anna discovered, medicine doesnt have

many answers to BFS. Doctors who do
recognize the condition usually associate
it with stress and anxiety and so may
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For Anna, a range of supplements and
herbs helped her condition. Here are a few
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Similarly, standard tests for lead poisoning
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unless youre able to have the test during the
seven hours the lead is still in the bloodstream. chest were kinesiology, a form of muscle testing, Emotional
After that, it will have settled in the organs and Freedom Technique (EFT) to help unblock limiting beliefs, and diet
tissues, and the tests will show a normal result. and supplements. She also visited a Bowen Technique practitioner
in the early phases, and purchased a Vortex water jug, which spins
Testing for adrenal failure is also limited.
water and helps remove toxins.
Few of us actually suer catastrophic adrenal
gland failure, whereas most of us will have
For seven months Anna tested various herbs and therapies, and
irregularities, a subtlety not picked up by the
noted the number of twitches and spasms she experienced. Today
standard tests.
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So, says Anna, choose these tests instead:
this represents an incredible turnaround from the time she was
experiencing thousands of twitches every day.
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Although cases of BFS have been
Serum tests for vitamin B12 and D levels
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Tests that can helpand

ones that wont
Visit Annas website at www.nutri-wise.co.uk for more

information, or contact her by calling 07967 302 491.
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It can also be found in our plumbing systems, especially if

lead was used as a solder for pipe joints.
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Minimize your exposure

A crucial rst step is to identify where heavy metals might be hiding in your everyday
environment and then cut down your exposure as much as possible.
Here are some pointers:
Consider getting your dental amalgam llings removed. See The

WDDTY Dental Handbook (available from www.wddty.com/healthbooks) for advice on how to have this done safely.
Worried about heavymetal buildup in your

body? Joanna Evans oers
eight simple steps to help
lighten your toxic load
eavy metals like lead, mercury,

cadmium and arsenic are now so
ubiquitous in the environment that
nearly everyone is being poisoned
by them to some degree. Theyre hiding
in your tap water, food, dental llings, old
paint, medications, cookwareeven your
cosmetics and toiletries.
A single, large exposure to any one metal
can cause immediate symptoms of toxicity
like nausea, vomiting, headaches and
convulsions, but its the long-term, lowdose, slow-motion poisoning thats been the
subject of much study lately.
Evidence suggests that chronic low-level
heavy-metal exposure can cause all sorts
of adverse effects, including reproductive
problems and lower IQs.1
The body is usually well equipped to deal
with toxic agents like heavy metals, but when
its overburdened, these metals can start
to accumulate in the body. In severe cases,
chelation therapy might be necessary. This
involves using an amino acid that binds to
metal ions in the blood and tissues, limiting
their toxicity and removing them from the
body. But the process itself can place a huge
burden on your system and so should only be
used as a one-off treatment or as a last resort
for chronic toxic metal poisoning.
Happily, there are a number of simpler
and safer ways to help your body rid itself of
heavy metals. For best results, work with an
experienced practitioner who can assess your
individual case and recommend specic
dosages and protocols.
If youre a smoker, quit! Cigarette-smoking is a major source of

cadmium exposure.2
Avoid or limit high-risk foods known to be potential sources of
lead, mercury and cadmium. These include: shellsh, coastal and
inland freshwater sh, and deep-sea sh like tuna, swordsh and
shark; intensively farmed meat and oal, especially liver and kidneys;
vegetables and fruit sprayed with pesticides; processed foods;
alcohol; and caeine.
Look out for heavy metals in household products and make an
eort to nd safer alternatives.
Install a good-quality water ltration system.
If youre exposed to metals on the job, keep your workplace well
ventilated. A study of ceramists working with cadmium- and leadcontaining glazes showed that those whose studios were well-aired
had signicantly lower levels of these toxic metals on hair analyses.3
Arm yourself
with algae
The single-celled freshwater alga
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Chlorella pyrenoidosa is rich in
avy
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metals like cadmium, lead andd
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the body. Chlorella also contains
glutathione, a key component iinn
your bodys natural detoxication
system.4 Be sure to choose a quality
supplement like Prime Chlorella
(www.primechlorella.com), as
Chlorella itself can be contaminated
with heavy metals.
Spirulina, another kind of freshwater
algae, can also help rid the body of
heavy metals, especially lead.5 Again,
be sure to choose a supplement from
a reputable manufacturer.
Cleanse with coriander

Not just a tasty addition to curries and salads, coriander
(cilantro or Chinese parsley) is also a powerful
cleansing agent. Researcher Dr Yoshiaki Omura
found that patients excreted more toxic metals after
consuming a Vietnamese soup containing the herb.6
And coriander tablets apparently helped patients
excrete their bodys mercury deposits following the
removal of their dental amalgam llings.7
Try eating 2 Tbsp daily of a coriander pestosauce for
about three weeks.
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simple look, use the lighter colour over the entire eyelid up to the
eyebrow, then apply the darker colour along the crease to
the outer corner and blend well.
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Cruelty-free cosmetics company BWC have an impressive

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this Ripe Cherry one, said to be the only true red shade
available anywhere thats free of carminea red
pigment derived from insects. Formulated with
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moisturizing jojoba oil, its a great choice if youre
prone to dry lips and have sensitive skin.
How to use: Apply with a brush or directly from thee
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GOOD N
NUTRITION
Your
complete
guide to
good nutrition
decient. Take a look at our chart to see
the vitamins, minerals and acids that work
together for a healthy body and mind. The
chart also lists the amounts you need to be
taking, the tell-tale signs of a deciency,
and their food sources.
Doctors reckon we get all the nutrition our

body needs from eating a balanced diet. But
most of us dont eat a balanced diet, and
those of us who do arent getting the same
nutrients from foods that our forefathers
did. As a result, many of us are nutritionally
KEY
mcg/ug: micrograms (1 million
mcg = 1 gram)
mg: milligrams (1 thousand mg
= 1 gram)
n/a: not available
RDA: Recommended Daily
Allowance, the minimum
amounts recommended by UK
health authorities to prevent
deciencies
RDI: Recommended Daily
Intake, the minimum amounts
recommended by US health
authorities to prevent
deciencies
SONA: Suggested Optimal
Nutritional Allowance,
developed by Dr Emanuel
Cheraskin to maintain good
health
VITAMINS
Fat-soluble vitamins
VITAMIN
WHAT IT DOES
RDA
RDI
SONA
A (retinol)/betacarotene
800
Regulates the immune
system and helps protect mcg
against bacteria and
viruses
900
mcg
D (calciferol)
Helps maintain levels of

calcium and phosphorus
in the blood
5 mcg
10 mcg 500
mcg
12 mg
15 mg
75
mcg
80
mcg
E (tocopherol)
In alpha-tocopherol
form, a vital antioxidant
that helps protect against
several cancers, and may
help protect against hay
fever and asthma
K
Helps blood clot. Also
helps the healthy
functioning of the
kidney,aids bone growth
and repair
Water-soluble vitamins
C (ascorbic acid)
The most important
antioxidant, its vital
for healthy immune
functioning. It protects
against heart disease,
and aids tissue growth
and wound healing. It is
good for stress, and at
very high doses, given
intravenously, it may
ght cancer
3750
mcg
SYMPTOMS OF
DEFICIENCY
Measles, poor vision or

night blindness, dry eyes
Rickets, bone pain,

muscle weakness,
cardiovascular disease,
cancer, asthma
60 mg Loss of physical
coordination,
impaired immune
system,retinopathy
(acute eye damage)
n/a
80 mg 60 mg 750
mg
DIETARY
SOURCES
Retinol, a form of
A, in liver and eggs.
Also in carrots, sweet
potatoes, spinach,
broccoli,asparagus
Sunshine, cod liver oil
Vegetable oils, nuts,

green leafy vegetables
Osteoporosis, heavy
Dark green leafy
menstrual bleeding, gum vegetables, green tea,
bleeding, easy bruising
cheese
Spontaneous bleeding,
dry scaly skin, bleeding
gums, gum disease,
frequent colds,persistent
infections
Citrus fruits, berries,

broccoli, brussels
sprouts, cabbage,
peppers
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KNOW THIS
Zinc helps you absorb A
Could help people with

hearing loss
Make sure you take

the natural form of
alpha- tocopherol or
tocotrienols
For patients on warfarin,

low-dose (50-150 mcg/
day) K supplements may
help stabilize the bloods
clotting factor
Adding a little vitamin
C to your diet may help
you live longer; its that
important
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TRITION
GOOD NUTRITION
VITAMIN
WHAT IT DOES
RDA
RDI
SONA
SYMPTOMS OF
DEFICIENCY
DIETARY
SOURCES
NOT MANY PEOPLE

KNOW THIS
1.1 mg 1.5 mg
Improves circulation,
digestion and brain
function. An antioxidant
that protects against the
worst excesses of alcohol
and smoking
Helps maintain healthy 1.4 mg 1.7 mg
skin, nails and hair.
Essential for production
of red blood cells.May
help ease migraine
Regulates blood sugar
16 mg 20 mg
levels, lowers cholesterol
and improves circulation
12.5
mg
Sensory symptoms,
shaky hands
Brown rice, egg yolks,

sh, lean pork, milk,
whole grains, nuts,
broccoli, raisins
Becomes more
important as you age
12.5
mg
Sore tongue and lips,

peeling or cracked lips,
greasy red, scaly skin on
face and side of nose
Organic meats, cheese,

egg yolks, yoghurt, milk,
poultry, leafy vegetables,
broccoli
50 mg Sore and painful tongue
Organ meats, poultry,

nuts, whole grains (not
corn), sh, milk
B6 (pyridoxine)
1.4 mg 2 mg
Good for morning
sickness and nausea
when pregnant.Keeps
the immune and nervous
systems healthy
12.5
mg
Cereals, beans, meat,

sh, bananas, potatoes
Works well with vitamin

A to improve digestive
system, and helps the
body absorb B3, B6
and iron
People who are
depressed, anxious or
suering from dementia
are often low in B3
Important if youre
eating fewer calories
B12
Helps maintain healthy 2.5

nerve cells and red blood mcg
cells
Folic acid (B9)
Helps produce and

maintain new cells,
especially important
during pregnancy and
for infants
It is essential for the
utilization of fats and
amino acids, and helps
keep skin, nails and hair
healthy
B1 (thiamine)
B2 (riboavin)
B3 (niacin)
Biotin (B7)
6 mcg 12.5
mcg
Inability to remember
dreams, cervical
dysplasia, carpal
tunnel syndrome,
dermatitis,sore tongue,
depression
Premature greying hair,
tingling and numbness
in hands and feet,
pernicious anaemia,
fatigue, constipation,
weight loss
Painful sore tongue,
gum disease, cervical
dysplasia
Fish, milk, dairy, meat,

tempeh, miso
Deciency is rare, even in

vegetarians. Most at risk
are children and babies
200
mcg
400
mcg
400
mcg
50
mcg
30
mcg
75
mcg
Hair loss, poor skin, bad

nails
Long-term use of
Cheese, organ meats,
eggs,nuts, broccoli,
antibiotics reduces levels
sweet potatoes,oatmeal of biotin
800
mg
1000
mg
700
mg
Tofu, dark green, leafy

vegetables, sardines,
salmon, almonds
The average womans

diet is decient in
calcium
1250
mg
1000
mg
200
mg
Numbness in ngers,
convulsions, arrhythmia
(irregular heart beat),
osteoporosis, easy
fractures
No obvious symptoms
Meat, sh, dairy, pulses,

beans, almonds, eggs
420
mg
400
mg
350
mg
If your diet is rich in

protein and calcium,
youre probably eating
enough phosphorus
You cant get your daily
requirement from any
one food
Leafy greens such as

Best to supplement with
spinach, dried beans and B6, B12 and C
peas, cereals and grains
MINERALS
Calcium
Phosphorus
Magnesium
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Plays a vital role in

growth of strong bones,
gums and teeth. It also
keeps your heart working
healthily
An essential mineral
needed by every cell in
the body.Around 85 per
cent used in bones
Helps keep heart rhythm
steady, maintains muscle
and nerve functioning,
and keeps bones strong
Brittle nails, hyperactivity Green vegetables

(especially spinach),
in children, tender
nuts, seeds
calf muscles, PMS,
persistent diarrhoea,
shaky hands, high blood
pressure,sensitivity to
light
TRITION
GOOD NUTRITION
VITAMIN
WHAT IT DOES
RDA
RDI
Zinc
Supports a healthy
immune system, helps
heal wounds, maintains
your sense of taste and
smell, and is needed for
DNA synthesis
Essential for transporting
oxygen around the
body, usually through
haemoglobin, the
protein in red blood cells
Essential for healthy
immune system
functioning
Important for wound
healing
10 mg 15 mg
Oysters, red meat,

beans, nuts, whole
grains, dairy
14 mg
Meat, sh, lentils
High levels of iron may

contribute to Parkinsons
disease
Organ meats, shellsh,

nuts, seeds
2.3 mg 2 mg
10 mg Wounds that are slow to

heal,bone loss
Chromium
It seems to keep the

heart and arteries
healthy
40
mcg
120
mcg
100
mcg
Cataracts, sugar cravings, Meats, whole grains,

low blood sugar, blood- bran, green beans,
sugar swings
broccoli
Selenium
Protects cells from

free radical damage.
Helps healthy immune
system and thyroid gland
functioning
Essential for healthy
thyroid functioning
55
mcg
70
mcg
50
mcg
Cancer or family
history of cancer,
cardiomyopathy (heart
muscle disease)
Plant foods, Brazil nuts,

walnuts
Copper levels can rise

dramatically in women
on the Pill or taking HRT
Its nutritionally
essential, and yet
potentially toxic. Its
name derives from Greek
for magic
Levels fall from the age of
40.People who die from
coronary artery disease
almost always have low
levels
Gastrointestinal
problems such as
Crohns prevent proper
absorption of selenium
150
mcg
150
mcg
125
mcg
Thyroid swelling,
hypothyroidism, goitre
Seafood, wakame
seaweed
n/a
n/a
Poor heart function, lack Sardines, mackerel, pork, People with Lyme
of stamina
walnuts, spinach
disease need up to 300
mg of CoQ10 daily
n/a
n/a
Inammatory diseases
such as Crohns and
rheumatoid arthritis
Oily sh, cod liver oil
n/a
n/a
Rheumatoid arthritis,
raised cholesterol,itchy
skin, eczema, PMS
Polyunsaturated fats,
usually from vegetable
oils
Manganese
Iodine
25 mg Loss of taste or appetite,

poor night vision, stretch
marks, hyperactivity,
poor healing, frequent
colds, persistent
infections
18 mg 15 mg Pale tongue, hair
loss, itchy skin, cold
intolerance, brittle nails,
restless legs, tires easily,
little endurance
700 ug n/a
No obvious symptoms
Dried fruits, vegetables,

nuts
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n/a
900
ug
Muscle pain,
cramps,constipation,
palpitations
DIETARY
SOURCES
Maintains healthy blood

pressure levels
Copper
180
mg
SYMPTOMS OF
DEFICIENCY
Potassium
Iron
n/a
SONA
Whole grains, nuts, tea,

leafy vegetables
High doses can cause

hyperkalaemia, where
the kidneys cant cope
with the load
In men, zinc levels are
higher in the prostate
than in any other part of
the body
Iodine deciency
most common cause
of preventable brain
damage
ACIDS
Non-essential fatty acids
n/a
Coenzyme Q10
Converts nutrients into
energy.Normalizes blood
pressure, improves
exercise tolerance,
and increases general
immunity
Essential fatty acids
Omega-3 (sh oil, Helps prevent heart and n/a
cod liver oil - EPA/ artery disease by keeping
DHA)
blood triglycerides in
check
n/a
Omega-6 (evening Converts to
primrose oil - GLA) prostaglandin E1, which
has anti-inammatory
qualities, and may help
thin the blood and dilate
blood vessels
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Helps balance omega-6

intake from vegetable
oils. Imbalance linked to
inammation and even
schizophrenia
Its reckoned you
should take two units of
omega-3 for every one of
omega-6
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54a Ebury Street, Belgravia
London SW1W 0LU
07768 322795
www.acupuncture-helps.co.uk
Sue Kalicinska B.Ac., M.B.Ac.C.,

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Celebrating 25 years as an
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Clinics available in Belgravia,
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oering Traditional Acupuncture for
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ARTHRITIS THERAPY
Margaret Hills Clinic
1 Oak Precinct, Caesar Road
Kenilworth, Warks CV8 1DP
01926 854783
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Treating Arthritis the Drug-Free Way

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SPECIAL REPORT
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WAYS TO LIVE TO
o mark the New Year, weve compiled what we consider the 100 most important
pieces of advice weve written over the years into a handy reference guide for
how to live a long and healthy life.
In many cases, the advice runs counter to what your doctor or the
government is telling you, yet all these recommendations are backed by solid medical
evidence. Weve included general tips on the best diets and supplements, the healthiest
ways to raise children and the most important measures for a healthy lifestyle. Plus
weve steered you away from those medical drugs, practices and tests that are less than
helpful or even downright dangerous.
Included in this recipe for longevity is our best advice for cleaning up your home
and environment. The typical house contains a toxic soup of organic chemical
compounds, electromagnetic elds (EMFs), combustion gases and other pollutants;
in fact, indoor air often contains levels of hazardous chemicals ve to 10 times higher
than outdoor air does.1
Weve also put together the most powerful ways to nourish the spirit. As we continue
to discover in our research, perhaps the best medicine of all is developing a strong,
close-knit community.
Read and incorporate these practices into your life each day, and you may well keep
the doctor away for more than the usual three score and 10.
William Wolcott, the worlds

leading authority on metabolic
ic
typing and author of The
Metabolic Typing Diet (New
York, NY: Doubleday, 2000),
followed in the footsteps of
his mentor, cancer pioneer Dr
William Kelley, by exploring
how the sympathetic and
parasympathetic branches of
the nervous system each regulate
ate
a different set of metabolic
activities and so different organs
ns
and glands.
Most of us are inuenced
more strongly by one or the
other neurological system,
according to Kelleys theory,
depending on whether we are
sympathetic-dominant or
parasympathetic-dominant
so one mans meat may literally
be another mans poison. A
high-protein diet has one
effect on a protein type, but
a totally different effect on a
carb type. Wolcott discovered
that by customizing a persons
diet according to metabolic
type, many people with serious
illnessesincluding cancer
regained their health.
For a detailed test to determine
your metabolic type, go to www.
healthexcel.com.
Check your acid/

alkaline balance
but in relation to your
metabolic type
A foods effect on the body
depends upon the bodys many
homeostatic controls, including
the autonomic nervous
system, the master controller
of metabolism. According to
Wolcott, vegetables alkalinize
an autonomic-dominant
person, but acidify an oxidativedominant type, those whose
oxidative or aerobic system
(responsible for the long slow
essential fatty acids (EFAs),

as these fats regulate the
major bodily functions, and
deciencies are behind many
degenerative diseases. The
optimal ratio is 1 to 1,7 but the
modern Western diets usual
ratio is around 1 to 20 in favour
of omega-6 EFAs from vegetable
oils (like safower, sunower
and corn oils). As a general rule,
increase your intake of omega-3s
(like eicosapentaenoic acid, or
EPA) and reduce your omega-6s
(like gamma-linolenic acid).
Opt for sh oils and foodgrade axseed (or linseed) oil,
which is 60 per cent omega-3.
temperatureas
temp
theyre linked to greater
risks of
o heart disease
stroke.4
and strok
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Eat organic
Eating organic
produce can slash your
exposure to pesticides,
which are implicated
in many illnesses,
including cancer.
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calories
burn
that
keeps
running in the
background) is
the controlling force.
To maintain a slightly alkaline
status, determine and eat for
your metabolic type.
Eat organic whole

foods and opt for locally
3grown,
seasonal organic
produce
Pesticides have been implicated

in many illnesses, including
infertility, cancer, birth defects,
skin irritations and impotence.
Organically reared stock fed on
grass (what theyre meant to eat),
not grains, and organic produce
not only contains substantially
more of the basic nutrients
than intensively farmed
varieties, but also up to 10,000
secondary nutrients essential
for human health. As organic
bacon and sausages may still
include nitrates (carcinogens),
purchase them from sources that
guarantee nitrate-free products.
from
scratch
4Cook
Avoid anything processed,

canned, fried, preserved with
chemicals, packaged, processed,
rened or in any way interfered
with. Vary your diet as much as
possible; most allergy specialists
claim that allergies are more
likely
if you
repetitively
eat the same foods.
Cut down on your
consumption of food
tins and
bottles,
ffrom ti
d plastic
l ti b
ttl
which can leach bisphenol A,
and avoid water in plastic bottles,
which may contain oestrogenmimicking phthalates.
Eat a power breakfast
Those who consume a

large proportion of their total
calorie intake in the morning eat
signicantly less over the course
of the day, which helps to treat or
prevent obesity.2 Plus skipping
breakfast increases your chances
of a heart attack, high blood
pressure and diabetes (see
Upfront, page 12).
Dont limit saturated

fats and dont ever
6
opt for low-fat or
hydrogenated foods
The supposedly good fats

polyunsaturated fats from
vegetable oils (corn, soy,
safower and the like)appear
to predispose people to cancer,
whereas animal fats may be
protective, preventing heart
disease, osteoporosis and even
cancer. Two large studies show
that regularly consuming more
saturated fats leads to less disease
progression than following a
diet higher in polyunsaturated
Keep your weig

weight steady with
a glycaemic-index
glycaemic-in diet (or
compared
low-GI) diet. When
W
diets, the GI diet was
with other diets
the best of all for
fo losing weight.5
The diet ranks carbs according
to their effect o
on blood glucose
levels. Carbs with
wi a low GI score
small uctuations
produce only sm
blood
iin bl
d sugar and insulin levels,
whereas high-GI foods cause
a sudden sugar rush. Avoid
processed foods and white
stuffwhite bread, white sugar
and white riceas well as fried
foods and potatoes in favour
of low-GI meats, sh, pulses
(beans) and most vegetables.
Eat sh with
10caution
Most are now tainted by

industrial waste and high
levels of mercury, including
farmed sh, which have been
fed inappropriately with grains.
Avoid swordsh, tuna and other
deep-water sh, as these are
likely to have more mercury
than smaller varieties of sh
from shallower waters. Rotating
your protein sources will help
to minimize your exposure to
specic chemicals.
Dont drink
water
8the
Our entire water supply

upplyy
contains some 3500
toxic chemicals plus
us
industrial waste,
disease-carrying
microorganisms,
chlorine and uoride,
ride, and
some 100 pharmaceutical
ceutical drugs.
Pregnant women drinking the
usual heavily chlorinated
rinated tap
water double their risk of giving
birth to a child with serious
defects.6 Consider installing a
reverse osmosis water lter with
an added carbon lter, which
will remove everything. But as
this includes minerals too, be
sure to supplement.
Your healthy
digestion
PREVENTION
ENTION
PREVENTION
PREVEN
7stepstoa
pain-free
lowerback
and maintaining ligaments, muscles,

tendons, cartilage and bones. But
to determine how much exercise
needs to be done for maintenance
of these structures requires some
consideration of the demands
placed on them by our activities of
daily living. As you can well imagine,
the daily activities of a carpenter or
cement nisher will be signicantly
greater than those of a secretary,
store clerk or truck driver. But one
commonly overlooked fact is that
just because you get a lot of exercise
working as a carpenter, brick mason
or busy waitress doesnt mean youre
getting enough exercise to help you
prevent injury, particularly if you
also go out and play touch rugby for
fun after work.
When were young, we start
out with a built-in protective
mechanism in the lower back. This
mechanism is reexively activated
whenever we are challenged
with a load (whether expected or
unexpected) or during a moment of
loss of balance.
For example, most of us have
unexpectedly stepped off a curb
or stair only to catch our balance
and move on. But in many people
with low back pain, the lumbar
protective mechanisms are
dysfunctionalas the result
of a long history of improper
exercise technique, long-term
participation in jobs or sports
that involve repetitive and often
faulty movement patterns, as
well as poor posture and simple
disuse. It is for this reason that
many back patients describe
a jolt of acute back pain after
an event such as picking up
a heavy object, missing a
kick during a football game
or missing a step while
climbing the stairs.
To prevent low
back injury (or any
musculoskeletal
injury), strategic doses
of exercise must be
inserted into your
lifestyle. Exercise
is perceived as
stress by the
body, which
Exercise expert Paul Chek explains the key causes

of low back painand how to prevent it with seven
simple moves
ur ancestors maintained
their strength,
endurance, exibility
and vitality through
various physical
activities and mental stimuli provided
by the mostly natural environment
they lived in, but in the 21st century
in the developed world, the seated
workplace is the number-one
environment and sedentary lifestyles
are the norm.
Since the beginning of the modern
medical record, there has been a
progressive increase in the incidence
of low back pain. Today, eight and
a half out of every 10 people will
experience a bout of low back pain
at some point in their lives. Of those
who experience this kind of back
pain, 4060 per cent will have a
recurrence within one year. The
great majority90 per centwill

get over their rst experience of low
back pain in three months no matter
how, or even if, it is treated, while the
remaining 10 per cent will begin an
often lengthy and expensive journey
for ongoing help.
Considerable controversy persists
over the causes of low back pain,
but strong evidence suggests the
primary culprit is insufcient
exercise of the type that maintains
adequate levels of strength,
endurance and coordination
so that back pain and injury
are prevented. We know that
exercise is extremely
benecial for
healing
Cut down or avoid

wheat
11eating
Lots of people cant tolerate this

relatively new food in the human
diet, particularly as its been so
genetically tampered with. Each
grain contains wheat-germ
agglutinin (WGA); in small
quantities it can inhibit nerve
growth factor, which is vital for
Get your omega-3 to

ratio right
9omega-6
Avoid an imbalance between the

ratio of omega-3 to omega-6
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then compensates by developing

greater functional capacity, so
allowing you to perform your
activities with fewer chances of
injury. A good programme consists
of balanced doses of both general
and specic exercises. There must
be adequate conditioning of the
muscles of the torso and limbs, and
the nervous system should also be
challenged to prompt an appropriate
response to any situation without
unnecessarily jeopardizing the joints
and smaller muscles of the spine.
If you spend a lot of time sitting,
your exercise programme should
be carefully designed to help you
withstand the stress placed on your
body from sitting for long periods.
The human body does not take
kindly to the seated position, which
can cause changes in the lower back,
The human body does not

take kindly to the seated
position, which can cause
changes in the lower back,
chest and neck curvatures
of the spine
chest and neck curvatures of the
spine, compression and desiccation
(drying) of the spinal discs (those
rubbery cushions between each
vertebral joint in the spine) leading
to a higher risk of disc injury, muscle
imbalances throughout the body,
and disruption of the bodys natural
pump mechanisms essential for
the circulation of blood, lymph and
other bodily uids around the body.
If you nd yourself sitting for
long periods of time, make sure you
take regular breaksthis can be as
simple as getting up and walking
around for a few minutes, or longer
if possible. This will increase the
availability of oxygen and nutrients
to the working muscles and tissues
(including bone). Specic stretches
(see WDDTY November 2013) are
also a good way to relieve the stress of
extended periods of sitting. The hip
exors, hamstrings and pectoralis
minor muscles in the upper chest
all tend to get short and tight with
chronic long-term sitting.
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FAMILY HEALTH
PREVENTION
ENTION
Donna Fox
41 Haarlem Road,
Canvey Island SS8 0QG
01268 685637
donna-fox@hotmail.com
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NATUROPATHY
Chris Burley BSc (Hons), ND,
MRN, BCMA Naturopathic
Specialist Surrey
01372 362470
www.cburley.net
Registered naturopathic physician

with GCRN and CNHC oers a wide
range of naturopathic health
therapies, including nutrition,
therapeutic bodywork and various
mental/emotional therapies for
a wide variety of chronic health
conditions.
The eyes have it

Check out Dr Harald Gaiers favourite cornucopia
of natural eye remedies to treat everything from
myopia to glaucoma
Homeopathic treatment
Cineraria Maritima Euphrasia eye drops is
a homeopathic combination of therapies
for conjunctivitis and other inammatory
conditions of the eyes. The combination
itself was trialled by French clinical expert
Dr Ronald Questel in a double-blind,
randomized, placebo-controlled study
of 60 conjunctivitis sufferers. Using the
drops once a day for six days improved all
symptoms, including pain, teariness, light
phobia and sticky secretions; these positive
changes were supported by photographs of
the capillaries of the conjunctiva.
Each individual component of these eye
drops also has evidence of efcacy.1 In cases
of underlying infections like STDs, these
should be tested for and treated accordingly.
I am part of a large family living in

Liverpool. We seem to be jinxed
with eye problems. Three of the four
grandparents had cataracts and one has
macular degeneration; nearly half the
children need glasses or contact lenses
because they are short-sighted.
All the younger children keep getting
conjunctivitis, often with a thick, yellowish
gunge that makes their lids stick together
in the morning. My husband has poor
night vision, two other members of my
husbands family have diabetes with
glaucoma, and retinitis pigmentosa is a
genetic taint on my side of the family.
Does using natural medicine hold
out any hope for us?
Mrs A.M., Liverpool
Its a good idea for you to try to nd out

what can be done to help your familys
assortment of eye problems. Although no
other sensory organ is as crucially important
for the quality of our everyday lives, very few
people take any steps towards preserving
their precious eyesight in their later years.
By following some simple preventative
measures, the most common eye problems
can be avoided.
Lets start with the childrens recurrent
conjunctivitis. The principal symptoms are
red, itchy and watery eyes with a discharge
due to inammation of the conjunctiva,
the thin clear membrane of epithelial tissue
covering the white parts of the eye and also
lining the underside of the eyelid.
This condition is caused by viruses,
bacteria (such as thost causing the sexually
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And in patients with various types of

retinopathy, including those caused
by taking anticoagulant drugs and as a
complication of diabetes,VME treatment
led to reductions in both permeability and
haemorrhages.5
Pycnogenol (PCG), made from the leaves
of various trees and bushes and the bark
of French maritime pine, and grape seed
extract (GSE), made from Vitis vinifera
grape seeds, both contain complexes of
vitamin-C-like avonoid nutrients proved
to signicantly improve eyesight in the
dark and after glare with daily doses of
150300 mg.6
In one small study of GSE, 86 per cent
of myopic patients taking the extract
showed signicant clinical improvement,
while a remarkable 40 per cent showed
improvement according to retinal
measurements.7
Two other medicinal herbsColeus
forskohlii and Salvia miltiorrhizahave
both demonstrated benecial effects
on the microcirculation of the eye.8 A
compromised microcirculation is one of
mechanisms behind optic nerve damage
in glaucoma. But make sure you take these
herbs under the supervision of a qualied
Naturopath or Medical Herbalist.
And dont overlook the herb Ginkgo
biloba, which can increase circulation in
many conditions. In one controlled doubleblind study, an extract of G. biloba leaves
(GBE) brought about signicant positive
changes in chronic cerebroretinal ischaemia
(inadequate blood supply to the eyes) in
elderly patients.9
GBE also brought about signicant
long-term improvements in patients with
senile macular degeneration and severe
retinal circulatory disturbances, including
glaucoma.10
The
Natuurraals
c or
Dooct
Casebbook
the researchers to conclude that almost half

of all cases of cataracts may be due to lead.12
Lead likes to settle in our bones. After
a decade or so it circulates in the blood
at exceedingly low levels that are nearly
impossible to measure before taking up
residence in other tissues. Lead can cause
oxidative stress and free-radical damage to
the eye, including the epithelial tissues of the
lenses. These are necessary for clear sight,
as is glutathione, an important antioxidant
essential for a healthy lens.13
Until recently when unleaded petrol was
introduced, we all breathed in lead-laden
exhaust fumes from petrol-driven vehicles.
regularly, each member of your family would Other culprits behind chronic low-level lead
benet from taking a good multivitamin,
exposures may be found in our own homes:
as vitamins A, C, E and B-complex as well
some 80 per cent of all houses built before
as carotenoids, alpha-lipoic acid, iron,
1980 used lead-based paint and/or lead
magnesium, other antioxidants and zinc all
water-supply pipes. So its highly likely that
have supportive roles in helping to prevent
all of us adults carries a substantial burden of
glaucoma.11
lead in our bones.14
Given your familys history, it makes sense
Eye-healthy foods
to seek out all possible sources of lead in
Your family should also incorporate the
your home and work places, and make sure
following ve items into your everyday diet, to only drink water that has been ltered to
as each contains many of the supportive
remove lead.
constituents for eye health: Savoy cabbage;
See page 80 for some useful pointers on
red cabbage; Romanesco cabbage; white
how to detox your body of lead and other
cabbage; and broccoli. When buying the
heavy metals.
latter, make sure the orets are dark green
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and arent turning yellow, as then you know
1 http://sblglobal.com/cme.html
2 Arch Med Intern [Parma], 1985; 37: 2935
its really fresh.
herbal helpers
for healthy eyes
1 Bilberry
2 Pycnogenol
3 Grape seed extract
4 Coleus forskohlii
5 Salvia miltiorrhiza
6 Ginkgo biloba
Environmental insults
Cataracts are not inevitable just because
youre over 60, but seem to be the result of
cumulative environmental insults.
Researchers have long suspected a link
between accumulated lead exposures
and a number of chronic disorders of the
elderly, including cognitive decline, arterial
hypertension and cataracts, which often
show the presence of lead in the affected
lenses. A team from Harvard Medical School
in Boston tested the theory by examining
lead levels in the tibia (shinbone) and patella
(kneecap) of nearly 800 men (average age
67 years), comparing the ndings with
the results of their eye examinations, after
adjusting the data for numerous other
conditions like diabetes and smoking.
Those with the highest levels of lead in
their bones had nearly three times the risk of
developing cataracts as the others, leading
Supplements for eyes

Two complex supplements containing
a variety of herbs and nutrients for eye
problems that I recommend include
Ocudyne II capsules, made by NutriCology,
containing beta-carotene, antioxidant
vitamins and minerals, bilberry and Ginkgo
biloba, and Bilberry Ginkgo Eyebright
Complex vegicaps, from Solgar, which are
also rich in antioxidants.
In addition to taking bilberry (VME)
Polycystic ovaries
Ive just been diagnosed

with polycystic ovary
syndrome and dont want
to go on the Pill, which
my doctor has suggested.
Are there any alternative
treatments that can help with
the condition?
Polycystic ovary syndrome

(PCOS) is one of the most
common hormonal disorders
in women. Symptoms
vary from one woman to
another, but typical signs
include absent or irregular
periods, excessive hair growth
(hirsutism) on the face and
body, acne, infertility, obesity
and insulin resistancewhen
the bodys cells fail to respond
to the usual effects of insulin.
To make the diagnosis, youll
usually have at least two of the
following symptoms:
sIRREGULARORINFREQUENT
periods
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4
5
6
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Ann Ott Clin Ocul, 1988; 114: 8593
Lancet, 1983; 1: 95860; Exp Eye Res, 1984; 39: 7459;
Chin Med J [Engl], 1993; 106: 9227; Zhonghua Yan Ke Za
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11 Am J Ophthalmol, 2004; 137: 629
12 Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 2002; 43: E-Abstract 935
13 Toxicology, 1998; 130: 16774
14 J Am Geriatr Soc, 2000; 48: 15016
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Harald Gaier, one of the UKs leading

experts on alternative medicine and
a registered naturopath, osteopath,
homeopath and herbalist, practises
at The Allergy and Nutrition Clinic, 22 Harley Street,
London. Visit his website at www.drgaier.com.
If you have a question for our Medical Detective, write
to us at the usual address or email
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hormones like testosterone
sCYSTSONTHESURFACEOFTHE
ovaries.
Youre right to be wary of the
Pill, which has been linked to
all sorts of health problems
most recently, blindness.1
Fortunately, alternative
medicine has plenty to offer
when it comes to PCOS,
including some simple dietary
and lifestyle changes that may
be able to help.
Lose weight
If youre overweight, one of the
most effective ways to alleviate
the classic PCOS symptoms is
to lose a few pounds.
Overweight women, it seems,
major feature of PCOS. In one

study, Australian researchers
compared the effects of a lowGI diet with a conventional
healthy diet (reduced-calorie,
low-fat, moderate-to-highbre diet) in overweight and
obese women with PCOS.
Insulin sensitivity and
menstrual patterns improved
signicantly more in the
women who were following
the low-GI diet.3
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Get moving
have far lower levels of sex

hormone-binding globulin
(SHBG) in their blood, and
this deciency can bring on
higher levels of circulating
testosterone that, in turn, can
cause many of the distressing
symptoms of PCOS, such
as facial hair and acne. Even
modest weight loss (as little
as 5 per cent) can rebalance
hormones, normalize
menstrual cycles, and improve
the likelihood of ovulation and
pregnancy.2
Try a low-GI diet

Low-glycaemic index (GI)
foods not only help with
weight loss, but they can also
improve insulin resistance, a
Make time for exercise, as it appears

to improve insulin sensitivity and can
even reduce the number of follicles on the
surface of the ovaries
Make time for exercise, as it

appears to improve insulin
sensitivity and can even reduce
the number of follicles on the
surface of the ovaries (high
counts are characteristic of
PCOS), at least according to
one study. These changes were
independent of changes in
body weight.4
Aim to do 2030 minutes of
aerobic exercise (like walking,
jogging or cycling) three to ve
times a week.
Take supplements
Several supplements appear
to help in PCOS, so consult a
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Whats cooking?
Inammation plays a key role in diverse illnesses, from heart disease to depression. Nutritionist
Julie Daniluks diet and menu plan uses anti-inammatory foods to put out the re
Our resident electrosmog expert, physicist Guy Hudson, continues his tour around the
home as he points out radiation hazards and, this month, takes a look in the kitchen
e all know that hygiene is

important in the kitchen.
But while most of us keep
our countertops and cooking surfaces
sparkling clean, few of us realize there is
another sort of dirt that can be just as
damaging to our healthelectrosmog,
the background radiation that comes
from electrical devices within the home.
With all the cooking devices and
gadgets that have recently become
essential for preparing our meals, the
kitchen has the potential to be the room
with the highest levels of electrosmog.
From the microwave and cooker to the
blender, mixer and juicer, and coffee
machine, all these add to the kitchens
electrosmog levels.
Up to 5 per cent of people in the
developed countries are electrosensitive,
or electrohypersensitive (EHS), and a
further 25 per cent have symptoms that
are made worse by electromagnetic (EM)
radiation. Sam Milham, a professor
of epidemiology, reckons that many
diseases are to some greater or lesser
extent worsened by the electrosmog in
our environment.
Its interesting how electrosensitivity
and food allergies/or intolerances seem
to go hand-in-hand. Electrosmog can
affect our sense of taste and smell, and it
does this by interfering with the nervous
system and healthy functioning of the
cardiovascular system. Whenever I
attend a meeting of electrosensitive
people, gluten- and dairy-free foods
seem to be the main items on the menu.
So whether you are electrosensitive
or not, it makes sense to establish a new
kind of hygieneEM hygienein the
kitchen. This will require making a few
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nutritional therapist will give
individualized advice on diet, recipes
and possible lifestyle changes. She will
discuss what nutritional supplements
may be relevant.
Herbs for eye problems

Besides homeopathy, herbal medicine has
shown considerable success in treating a
variety of eye problems like glaucoma, night
blindness, macular degeneration, retinitis
pigmentosa and even diabetic retinopathy.
A 200-mg dose of bilberry (European
blueberry), also known as Vaccinium
myrtillus extract (VME), offers measurable
improvement (via electroretinography) in
patients with glaucoma.2
In other trials,VME (either alone or in
combination with beta-carotene) led to
signicant improvements in night vision,
quicker adaptation to the dark and more
rapid restoration of sight after a bright light
ash. But a particularly important effect is
that it inhibits angiogenesis and so is effective
against retinal diseases involving this kind of
abnormal blood vessel growth.3
Yet other studies conrm that, when
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transmitted dieases gonorrhoea, and

Chlamydia), irritants like shampoos, dirt,
smoke and chlorine in swimming pools,
allergens such as dust and pollen, and a
specic kind of protein allergy that affects
some contact-lens wearers.
To guard against infection, avoid touching
your eyes with your ngers and only ever use
fresh clean towels. Note that vasoconstrictive
eyedrops (eye whiteners) can mask red
eyes, but they will also bring on dry eyes in
the long run.
changes in the way we use appliances

when cooking, but it could lead to a
massive reduction in our EM exposure,
allowing us to stay healthy or improve
any symptoms we may already have.
THE MICROWAVE
The most electropolluting device in
the kitchen is, not surprisingly, the
microwave oven. It works by generating
high-frequency EM waves that heat up
the water molecules in food all at the
same time, as microwaves are able to
penetrate further, and more quickly, than
other conventional heating methods.
The microwave
is a sophisticated
device that can
be immediately
hazardous if not used
properly, as Norways
former prime
minister and head
of the World Health
Organization Dr Gro
Harlem Brundtland
can testify. She put a
plate decorated with
metallic paint into
her microwave oven,
and the ash that
was generated as the
microwaves interacted
with the metal blinded
her for a year. Although
her sight eventually
returned, she has continued
to be sensitive to mobile phones
ever since.
Surprisingly for such a common
appliance, there are few published
papers on the safety of microwaves or
their effects on the food they prepare.

The critical papers are often dismissed
as being unscientic, while the positive
ones have limited themselves to
temperature levels. No one is looking to
see if any new or unusual chemicals or
toxins are being formed by the specic
action of microwaves on foods.
But we do know that the microwave
leakage from most ovens will cause a eld
that is much stronger than that emitted
by cordless phones and cellphone
transmitters. We also know that the
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nammation
is an immune response to injury,

toxins, allergy and infection, and the
cause of pain, redness, heat and swelling
in the affected area. As more than 70 per
cent of our immune system cells are found in
the lining of the digestive tract, your immune
response is hugely affected by the foods that
interact within your gut. Certain foods can put
out the re of inammation, while other foods can
promote it.
Do you consistently have a stomach ache after eating
your favourite ice cream? Has your doctor diagnosed
you with runners knee even though youve never run
past the corner store? If this sounds like you, youre part
of a growing population that struggles with chronic
pain long before old age. Its strange that many people
in the West over the age of 30 have started to accept pain
as part of the ageing process. With one in ve people
suffering from arthritis in Canada and the US, and
similar numbers in the UK, ghting joint pain has now
become a top healthcare priority.
Food allergies, which are often a root cause of
pain, are also becoming increasingly common across
North America and Britain, as many foods are heavily
processed and we dont have enough variety in our diet.
We often choose the same popular menu items like
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breakfast, wheat
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lunch and wheat pasta
for dinner. As a result, our
immune system overreacts, and
we suffer the painful symptoms of
allergies. Diagnosing a food allergy
isnt always easy, as symptoms can be
diverse. But regardless of the signals our
body sends us, inammation is the ultimate
consequence of an allergic reaction.
Types of pain
There are two basic types of pain: acute and chronic.
Acute pain comes on quickly (for example, after twisting
an ankle) and lasts a relatively short period of time. The
swelling, redness, heat and inamed nerve endings
set off an alarm bell, warning the rest of the body that
something is wrong. In this instance, inammation
serves a purpose and is a natural and necessary part of
the healing process. But when acute pain is not properly
treated, it can develop into chronic pain (which stems
from chronic inammation).
Although injuries and sore joints are hard to ignore,
less severe symptoms of inammation generally dont
attract your attention in the same way. Symptoms like
indigestion after meals, bleeding gums or a patch of
eczema that wont clear up (despite using lots of antiinammatory creams) are easy to ignore over time. If
left unchecked, those annoying little symptoms can
lead to chronic inammation and lifelong pain. To
heal your pain, you need to understand how chronic
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In December, a batch of
scientists, ministers and industry
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epidemic of Alzheimers, set to
treble by 2050. In terms of a
cure, or even a treatment that
can modify the disease, we are
empty-handed, admitted World
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Fortunately, natural medicine isnt.
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The good, the bad

and the ugly
Modern medicine isnt all bad. If
you get run over, or collapse with
a heart attack or stroke, Western
emergency medicine is without
parallel in its ability to put you
back together. But for many other
medical conditions, your doctors
arsenal of treatments dont
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MY HO
HORROR STORY
Medicine was
almost the
death of me
Carolyn Soltons treatment
for endometriosis triggered
a series of other health problems
that ended with her on life
support in the ICU
arolyn Solton was a healthy, athletic

23-year-old when she started feeling
dizzy and suffered sharp cramps while
out jogging one day. She had suffered a
ruptured cyst that burst before she got to
the hospital. A few years later, again while
jogging, she was overcome by sharp pains
and intense cramps that immobilized her.
My active lifestyle became increasingly
difcult to maintain as a result of the pain.
I could no longer run, and I stopped taking
aerobics and dance classes, she said.
These pains continued on and off until she
was 30, when endometriosis was suspected
and was conrmed by laparoscopic
surgery. Endometriosis is an autoimmune
disease where pieces of the womb tissue, or
endometrium, settle on organs and tissues
outside of the womb, including the fallopian
tubes, ovaries, bladder and bowel.
In the US, where Carolyn lives, surgery
is a common option for endometriosis
and it seemed to work. Part of her womb
was removed and for two years afterwards,
Carolyn enjoyed a pain-free life. Then,
suddenly, she began to experience
excruciating and debilitating pelvic pain.
Doctors prescribed hormone drugs like
Synarel (nafarelin) and Lupron (leuprolide)
to create a temporary menopause.
With the pain increasing, Carolyn was
Her entire body had been

poisoned and her lungs
were lling with uid.
Only when her vital signs
crashed did they realize her
condition was serious
forced to sell her dance business.I felt my

dreams were lost and my passions would
never be realized. It was crushing, she said.
And the drugs werent helping. She took
them for six months, but her condition
worsened. The doctors advised more surgery
and this would be the pattern that would
continue for the next 10 years: more pain,
more surgery. Yet each procedure seemed
to cause more damage: one of her fallopian
tubes was wrecked, and scar tissue began to
affect the colon. Now, not only was Carolyn
enduring pelvic pain, she was experiencing
tremendous bowel pain as well.
The doctors turned their attention to her
bowel problems and performed two bowel
resections, but the sutures they used to close
the surgical site burst open. Carolyn emerged
from the operating room a bright orange
colour, which the nurses said was normal.
It was anything butthe ripped sutures
had caused peritonitis, a life-threatening
condition due to bacterial infection. Her
entire body had been poisoned and her lungs
were lling with uid. Only when all her vital
signs crashed did the hospital staff realize her
condition was serious.
She was rushed to the intensive care unit
(ICU) and put on complete life support. She
was kept in the ICU for two weeks, during
which time she underwent two further
surgical procedures in desperate attempts to
remove the poisons from her body.
After a full month in hospital she was
released, after having a colostomy because
her bowels were not functioning properly.
Taking stock, she still had endometriosis but
also had intense bowel and pelvic pain, and
now she had a colostomy bag.
Her nal brush with medicine happened
a few years later, when a mesh was tted in
her abdomen to prevent a hernia, another

byproduct of surgery.
Carolyn was far worse off, as were her
health insurers, who had paid out more
than $1 million to the hospitals for her care.
For the 14 years she had been under the
care of doctors, she had never questioned
their advice; she realized, though, that if she
carried on like this, they would probably be
the death of her.
She began to research alternatives and
started seeing therapists who offered a new
way of dealing with her health challenges.
A practitioner of Traditional Chinese
Medicine (TCM) talked to her about her
chi and she felt something shift inside her;
she felt the same thing when she took up the
physical-tness system of Pilates.
Acupuncture and herbal medicine
followed and after just six weeks, her pelvic
pain started to easeit was the rst time
shed had such a sensation in years. After
doing more research into the mindbody
connection, she was able to wean herself off
the highly addictive pain medications. She
also used herbal concoctions to help cleanse
her body of the peritonitis toxins.
In 2007, she faced one nal health problem
that was to challenge everything she had
learned about alternative medicine. After
having a standard smear test for cervical
cancer, the doctor spotted an abnormality.
Scanning revealed a huge mass that doctors
feared could be cancerous. They wanted to
operate immediately, but given her previous
experiences, Carolyn wanted to deal with
the problem herself. She made a deal with a
sympathetic doctor: give me a few months to
see if I can shrink the mass myself; if I cant,
Ill submit to surgery.
Using meditation, energy medicine and
a herbal drink that included bitter melon
and green pepper extracts, she successfully
reduced the mass to just a quarter of its
previous size.The doctors were amazed,
yes, and they were delighted for me too, she
said. They were also amazed that Carolyn
is now pain-free and isnt taking any drugs
at all now. Most amazingly of all, her
endometriosis has healed, confounding the
current medical thinking that maintains the
condition is chronic and incurable.
Today, aged 50, Carolyn has her own
advice and counselling service for others
who may be going through similar
experiences (see www.healingNRG.org).
She has learned the hard way that there
are alternatives that may be better than what
mainstream medicine has to offer.
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