Category Archives: Health and Wellbeing

Health: Mobiles linked to disturbed sleep

Posted on January 21, 2008 by wmartin

The BBC has news about a very sensible report about the link between mobile phones and disturbed sleep: BBC NEWS | Health | Mobiles linked to disturbed sleep “This research suggests that if you need to make a phone call … Continue reading →

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Ginger: great for motion sickness, fever, infection, weight loss …

Posted on August 2, 2007 by wmartin

I heard recently about ginger being really good for motion sickness, so when my girlfriend sent me an email saying that she was getting sick on a bus journey she was taking fairly often I recommended ginger. She does not … Continue reading →

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Fruits, vegetables less nutritious

Posted on March 8, 2006 by wmartin

SDonald Davis, a biochemist at the University of Texas, said that of 13 major nutrients in fruits and vegetables tracked by the Agriculture Department from 1950 to 1999, six showed noticeable declines — protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron, riboflavin and vitamin … Continue reading →

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