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A New Cause For Incontinence?
There are many causes of both bladder and bowel incontinence and they’re well documented on the Internet. A quick search of Wikipedia or WebMD will provide good explanations of the various causes of both common and uncommon forms of incontinence for both sexes.
The crux of the problem is either a [...]

One Man’s Inspirational Story
Desmond may be offended by me using the analogy of an old dog to describe his achievement, but my hope is he will understand.
It’s one of the benefits I get from doing what I do and it’s time I wrote more of these stories I’m told. By who you ask?
By [...]

Is It Time For Your Flu Shot Again?
Reading the local paper this week, I was struck by a large photograph of an older -probably over 50- gentleman being given his annual flu jab by a young healthy looking nurse. He was gaunt.
The contrast was striking.
My first thought was – he’s doing the right thing. For [...]

Melanoma is scary. It’s real and potentially deadly.
The major risk factor for the appearance of melanoma is exposure to UV radiation.
Or so we are lead to believe by News and Current Affairs pieces such as Campbell Live on Monday 1st March 2010 on TV 3. The story centered around an incredible woman from Wellington who [...]

Positive or Negative?
It feels great to be out in the sun, but surely that’s hardly warrants an addiction label!
And is there anything wrong with being addicted?
As is so often the case – context is King. Wikipedia suggests addictions can be positive, negative or neutral. Some would say an addiction to exercise is a positive thing [...]

Anyone reading spending more than a few seconds on this site will quickly understand my strong views on Vitamin D and it’s potentially life changing impact on many chronic illness sufferers. The arrival of an autistic child is a life changing challenge for all family members.
Unsurprisingly parents go through a range of emotions when they [...]

Paranoia Reigns Supreme
Recent advertising on local television is capitalising on the hysteria created by the Swine Flu Epidemic.
You remember what happened earlier this year when the media storm pushed fear and loathing into every human such that a mere sniff or cough from a passing human was side stepped or scorned with the arrogance of [...]

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Earlier this year while researching a disease in farm animals caused by eating toxin producing fungal spores I came across a natural remedy I had never heard of.

Cow’s skin photo-sensitised after liver damage caused by fungal spore toxins.

The primary target of the toxin from the fungus is the liver. The damage to liver of these [...]

The results from part of this population based study[1] that began in 2001 with 614 participants in Europe again shows a strong relationship between low Vitamin D levels and shortened life span.
The Hoorn study began in 1989 in the Netherlands and was started to look at diabetes and lowered glucose tolerance. Over time additional data [...]