There are two main types of diabetes mellitus: type 1, known as insulin dependent diabetes, and type 2, adult onset, non-insulin dependent diabetes. Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common chronic diseases in developed countries. It is caused by … Continue reading
Strokes affects thousands of people each year – 16 per cent of all women are likely to die of a stroke compared with 8 per cent of men. They can occur at any age without warning and can be devastating. … Continue reading
Osteoporosis is a condition in which the density of bones reduces, leaving them more prone to breaking. It affects one in three women and around one in 12 men in the West. The reduction in bone density in women occurs … Continue reading
Obesity is now an epidemic in many developed countries with one in five adults seriously overweight – 17% of men and 21% of woman are obese. There is also a large rise in the number of overweight and obese youngsters. … Continue reading
High blood pressure can be a sign of other diseases such as clogged or weakened arteries. Blood pressure is a measurement of the force the heart uses to pump blood through the arteries and the capillaries around the body. The … Continue reading
Heart disease is the world’s biggest killer causing one in four deaths in men and one in six in women. Although surgery and drugs can slow down the disease doctors believe that lifestyle (diet and exercise) is the most important … Continue reading
There are two types of arthritis (rheumatoid and osteo) and about eight million sufferers of the disease. Rheumatoid arthritis is caused by inflammation in the lining of the joints and is a chronic progressive disease that causes swelling in the … Continue reading
Cracking down on makers of “herbal fen-phen,” the Food and Drug Administration warned consumers Thursday that some products sold as substitutes for recently banned diet drugs may be dangerous. The FDA wrote to a Pennsylvania company this week that its … Continue reading
Aristolochia Traditional Chinese medicine used for thousands of years, but recently been mistaken for other herbs used in slimming and for skin conditions. Dangers: In 1993 blamed for renal failure in patients at an upmarket Belgian slimming clinic and again … Continue reading
AN emergency ban has been imposed on the import, sale and supply of a herb used in traditional Chinese herbal medicines after two users in the UK suffered kidney failure. The Medicines Control Agency (MCA) imposed the immediate ban on … Continue reading
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has banned the sale of this popular dietary supplement for lowering cholesterol, saying the substance contains a powerful prescription drug. The action – the first of its kind by the agency – goes to … Continue reading
Detective work by epidemiologsts in Britain and the United States led the health department in London to impose a ban on a food supplement linked to at least 22 deaths in America. The supplement is tryptophan, an essential amino acid … Continue reading
FDA last week warned consumers to stop using the dietary supplement Lipokinetix immediately, saying it has been linked to liver failure and similar diseases in people between ages 20 and 32. The agency said it has received “multiple” adverse reports … Continue reading
Doctors at the Mayo Clinic have discovered that the popular over-the-counter dietary supplement 5-Hydroxy-L-Tryptophan (5-HTP) may have the same contaminant found in a similar supplement banned nearly a decade ago after being associated with a rare and occasionally deadly blood … Continue reading
Antioxidnts are the elixir vitamins and supplements that help the body defend itself against free radical attack – these are unstable molecular structures that damage cells and which scientists believe are responsible for mutations that cause cancer and other diseases … Continue reading
Amalgam fillings Once a standard treatment, amalgam silver coloured fillings have now been replaced by composites to white ones. Bleaching Can improve colour of teeth by up to 70% but not stains caused by the antibiotic tetracycline or the white … Continue reading
Teens The overuse of styling products can weaken the hair so these should be kept to a minimum. Eat protein for breakfast and restrict processed as they make the scalp greasier. Hair tends to get greasier so frequent washing is … Continue reading
The nutrients needed for healthy hair are the same as those needed for good skin, nails, bones and connective tissue. This is a diet high in key plant nutrients, vitamins and minerals, fibre, protein and beneficial fats, and low in … Continue reading
Around one in 50 people have psoriasis, where the skin grows more quickly than usual. Red patches and silvery-white scales grow on the elbows, knees, lower back and scalp. It is believed to be linked to abnormal immune reaction or … Continue reading
Natural alternatives Para-aminobenzoic acid PABA, or para-aminobenzoic acid, is one of the nutrients the body uses to make the anti-stress B vitamins, especially vitamin B5, which has, in turn, been linked with slowing down the rate of both greying and … Continue reading
Fifty per cent of the population is grey by 50. More women are going grey because of pernicious anemia often linked to dieting, hormone treatments often linked to the pill, and stressful lives. Hair also gets coarser and dry. Hair … Continue reading
A lack of essential fatty acids and vitamin A.
A combination of flaking skin cells caused by a yeast called pitrosporum ovale and over activity by the sebacious glands. Tends to die out as you get older. It can often be stress-related. Dandruff may be a symptom of Vitamin … Continue reading
Probably caused by a lack of nutrients such as zinc, vitamin c and iron.
Micrograft hair transplants using a laser are usually performed on the front and temples to give more coverage but needs to be done by an expert. Useful web sites: www.stophairlossnow.co.uk www.hairtransplantnetwork.com www.hairtransplantmedical.com www.hairscientists.org
