There is growing concern that calcium supplements taken by millions of post-menopausal women to protect their bones are bad for their hearts. A recent study conducted by New Zealand researchers shows that older women who start calcium supplement therapy in order to treat or protect against bone-depleting osteoporosis considerably up their risk of heart attack & other [...] Read more…
Women who spend 3 hours everyday in the sun can reduce their chances of developing breast cancer by 50%. University of Toronto researchers observed that being outdoors helps stimulate the production of Vitamin D, the ‘sunshine vitamin’ & exposure to sunshine for twenty-one hours every week between April & October significantly reduces the chances of [...] Read more…
Low levels of Vitamin D have been tied to higher pneumonia deaths according to a study that underlines the importance of this vitamin. The New Zealand study adds to the increasing evidence of Vitamin D’s role in preventing a range of diseases, from heart disease to diabetes. 112 community acquired pneumonia patients had their blood samples tested [...] Read more…
Babies born during springtime – March to June – had 15% more chances of turning anorexic, while babies born in autumn – September to October – had a lower risk. A study undertaken to investigate the association between anorexia nervosa & the season of birth shows that spring babies tend to have a higher risk [...] Read more…
