There's about 100 trillion bacteria inside your body right now! Sounds gross but these bugs are actually really beneficial. We explain everything you need to know about how the gut bacteria work and whether we can engineer these little bugs so that we can live in optimum health!
MS isn’t something that’s always visible, it’s a condition with symptoms that are not always seen. World MS day is held on the 30th of May every year. The My Invisible MS campaign is about raising awareness of the invisible symptoms of MS and looks at the unseen impact that MS has on the lives of people with the condition.
Pollution masks, air purifiers, houseplants, antioxidants, and changing your travel route are all suggested solutions - but do any of them really work?
A recent study found, quite shockingly, that more people die each year due to diet-related causes rather than tobacco use! We take a look at this study and assess what can make a diet so dangerous to our health. We also find where in the world seems to be getting diet right.
Can we then think ourselves to good health? Believe it or not, there is increasing evidence today that the mind is a powerful tool when it comes to improving health. A quote from Buddha says “all that we are is a result of what we have thought”. In other words ‘healthy mind equals healthy body’.
Suddenly, HIV is back in the news, with another case of an apparent “cure”. The individual, dubbed the “London patient” has been off HIV treatment for a year and a half, with no signs of the virus re-emerging. What does this mean for the fight against AIDS?
Brits certainly have a reputation for being big drinkers. We could probably have stopped at the word ‘reputation’ and you’d have known exactly what we were talking about. While the UK isn’t even in the top 10 in Europe for individual alcohol consumption, or even in the world, we’re known for our boozy habits abroad and our weekend binges, and that reputation doesn’t seem to be going anywhere fast.
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