I do not know how you feel about it, but for me, the many conflicting stories I have read about how fizzy drinks contribute toward the deterioration of our cardiovascular system make my head spin. The latest story is how researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston have found that fizzy sugar based drinks consumed on a daily basis increase the amount of certain fats and proteins in our blood which have [...]

Here in the UK there is growing concern amongst the medical profession about the possible unwanted side effects of St John’s wort when mixed with other foods or conventional medications. There has even been a call for tighter controls over the way it and other herbal remedies are sold over the counter unchecked in the UK. Medical experts in Ireland have already banned over the counter sales of this herbal remedy. Wanting it classed as [...]