– Letter from Marilyn

– In the News: recent progress from the world of health

• Eating watercress can help protect against cancer
• Housework is bad for you!
• Hide the biscuit tin
• Air pollution
• Lighten up

– Quick Tip: Peanut butter 

– The super herbs your body really needs

– Mid life waist gain and how you can shift it

• a battle plan to help you regain a youthful shape

– Quick Tip: Get in the pink

• Pink grapefruit provides plenty of fibre

– Exercises to tone your tummy

– The real reasons you can’t sleep

• A good night’s sleep is vital for your health and wellbeing

– Quick Tip: Avoid that afternoon slump

• Choose the right snacks to keep you going

– Spring clean your life: How to beat your stress triggers

• Anti-anxiety foods and tips to refresh your body and mind

– Spring clean your mind

– Healthy Words

• This month’s inspiring quote

– The true power of good nutrition: Case studies from the clinic

• How Brenda’s severe eczema improved tremendously

– Five ways Acupuncture may boost fertility

• A promising treatment for infertility

– How to make sure you eat enough fruit and vegetables

• Five-a day is an achievable target with these tips

– Food for thought

• Eat the right foods and boost your brain power

– How much is too much: your guide to portion size

• How to pick sensible portion sizes

– Walking workout plan

• Your four-week plan to establish a healthy routine

– Quick tip: Think twice!

• Why you should check the calories in your cappuccino

– Ask Marilyn:

• Star Question: Healthy cooking oils?
• Depression or hormonal slumps?
• Apple juice for toddlers?

– Ingredient spotlight: Apple cider vinegar

• A traditional remedy for arthritis and many other ailments

– Monthly meal idea: Sweet and sour sauce

• Use to make stir-frys, vegetables or rice more interesting

– Coming next month (May 2007)

Look out for more answers from Marilyn, the latest news, case studies from the Clinic, Monthly Meal Ideas and also:

• Your snack prescription: nibble your way to weight loss
• Natural solutions to the menopause that you can trust
• Natural metabolism boosters
• 10 reasons you’re tired
• 15 ways to beat the bloat
• Food for thought: Part 2
• How toxic is your home?

And, as always, much, much more …

Dear Reader,

We are now coming into a wonderful part of the year with lighter days and warmer weather and time also to think about having a spring clean with our diet and lifestyle as well.

Many women know that their diet needs an overhaul but don’t know where to start. Making small changes each day can make huge differences in how you feel physically and mentally. The article in this edition of Natural News on increasing your fruit and vegetable intake is important (How to make sure you eat enough fruit and vegetables) and can be such an easy thing to incorporate in your life and that of your family.

You are not only adding in more vital vitamins and minerals but also making your diet more alkaline which is known to be helpful for the prevention of osteoporosis as the more acidic the diet, the more calcium is leached from the bones. Studies in test tubes have shown that cancer cells grow faster in an acidic solution but this has not yet been confirmed in studies on humans. But having more fruit and vegetables will increase your antioxidant levels which are known to help prevent DNA damage.

With the warmer weather, try and get out in the sun as new research has shown that having good levels of vitamin D can have a remarkable effect on prevention of cancer. It has been known for many years that vitamin D is important for bone health as it is needed for the absorption of calcium. Now the research has gone further, as it has been suggested that vitamin D could halve the risk of developing cancer and a study in the American Journal of Public Health in 2006 stated that ‘vitamin D supplementation could reduce cancer incidence and mortality at low cost, with few or no adverse effects’. So make sure you get some exposure to the sun without sunscreen and look at your cosmetics as nowadays moisturisers and make up can have in-built sun protection factors which will interfere with the production of vitamin D.

Hope you enjoy this issue of Natural News.

Kind regards,

Marilyn Glenville PhD