Scientific Wellness Blog

Posted on Mon, 4 Jul 11

New Vitamin D guidelines

The Endocrine Society has released a new Clinical Practice Guideline on the evaluation, treatment, and prevention of vitamin D deficiency. The guidelines should help health professionals and individuals better deal with vitamin D deficiency.

Posted on Wed, 29 Jun 11

What are the most fattening foods and behaviours?

Focusing on the single biggest causes of weight gain may improve your success. To find out what are the most important dietary and lifestyle factors a team from Harvard University studied over 120,000 men and women for 12 to 20 years and the findings have just been published.

Posted on Mon, 27 Jun 11

Curcumin for colorectal cancer prevention: clinical trial

A small exploratory clinical trial of curcumin, the yellow pigment in the spice turmeric, suggests that a higher dose can reduce precancerous changes in the colon.

Posted on Mon, 20 Jun 11

Gluten intolerance: symptoms and diagnosis

While cereal grains such as whole grain rye and wheat may appear healthy, for many people they can be the cause of a remarkably wide range of serious health problems. Going gluten free can help.

Posted on Mon, 13 Jun 11

Kiwifruit relieves constipation

Instead of habit forming laxatives why not try kiwifruit? A number of human clinical studies have found kiwifruit a highly effective way to provide relief from constipation.

Posted on Mon, 6 Jun 11

Passion flower tea improves sleep

The herbal medicine passion flower has been shown to relieve anxiety and a new study suggests it can help with sleep as well.