Scientific Wellness Blog

Posted on Mon, 23 Apr 12

Breaking up sitting lowers blood glucose by 30%

Are you sitting at your desk reading this? Research has shown that sitting for long periods has a detrimental effect on your blood glucose control and increases your risk of diabetes and heart disease. Short activity breaks have a bigger benefit than you thought.

Posted on Sun, 22 Apr 12

Vitamin D treatment relieves depression in adolescents

Treatment with vitamin D has been shown to relieve symptoms of depression in a group of Swedish adolescents, a discovery that suggests vitamin D deficiency could be an easily treated cause of depression

Posted on Mon, 16 Apr 12

Food and sunlight are not good sources of vitamin D

There is a lot of confusion and controversy around Vitamin D deficiency, but one thing that is quite clear is that vitamin D rich foods and sunlight are not enough to ensure you are getting sufficient vitamin D.

Posted on Sun, 15 Apr 12

Eat yourself sexier in 6 weeks

Fruits and vegetables are rich in pigments that influence our skin color and can enhance physical health and attractiveness. A new study has found that as little as 6 weeks is enough to change your appearance.

Posted on Sun, 8 Apr 12

3 health reasons to enjoy a coffee

Coffee often falls into the category of guilty pleasures because people think that something so hedonistic must also be unhealthy, however emerging evidence has uncovered surprising health benefits.

Posted on Sun, 8 Apr 12

Natural hay fever relief with bromelain

Bromelain, an enzyme from pineapple fruit, has been shown to relieve hay fever or sinusitis in a number of human clinical studies by working as a natural antihistamine, anti-inflammatory and decongestant.