What Doctors Don't Tell You Australia/NZ

Dr Damien Downing, a specialist in allergy, environment and nutrition, is current president of the British Society for Ecological Medicine, on the editorial board of Orthomolecular Medicine News Service, Chief Medical Advisor of cancer charity Yes to

Friends of ours have a daughter in her late 20s I'll call Rose who's been through a rough patch lately. That's not her real name, nor are many of the following details true to life—only true in essence. After dutifully taking and passing a course in

I began reading your magazines back in 1996, when I was pregnant with my first child. She's now 26. I took your infant vaccination book to my general practitioner with all my children. My doctor had read Spiritual Midwifery by Ina May Gaskin (The Boo

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Obesity has just been recognized as the main cause of cancer, responsible for nearly half of all cases. It has overtaken smoking as the primary culprit and is being linked to up to 32 types of the disease, a major study has discovered. It accounts fo

Your BMI (body mass index) score is one measure of obesity—and its critics say it's a pretty unreliable one. It can't tell the difference between fat and muscle, which is heavier. As a result, for instance, an athlete could be classified as obese des

The impact of ADHD stimulants on the heart has been known for some time, and some doctors are even prescribing beta-blockers like propranolol with ADHD stimulants to counter heart arrhythmias.1 A 2024 study looked at national Swedish registry data of

Psychiatrists and health agencies will concede that data on the long-term effects of ADHD stimulant drugs is “limited,” but some long-term research has linked the condition—and especially the use of drugs to treat it—with Parkinson's disease and othe

If you have ADHD symptoms, such as lack of focus and attention to detail, impulsivity, and poor memory, but you don't want to take stimulant drugs, what else can you do? This amino acid and herb may improve your brain function, including your cogniti

Exercise has multiple benefits for cognitive performance. In one study in Germany, 150 healthy kids aged 13–16 years were randomly assigned to groups. One group performed “bilateral coordinated exercises,” like bouncing a basketball with one hand and

Some of the rules ingrained into children in the Victorian era seem like a foggy memory of something we ought to know. They are like a prick of conscience or something a strong grandmother would say for our own good, although not so many say them to

1 Br Dent J, 2014; 216(10): 555–58 2 John Mew, The Cause and Cure of Malocclusion (orthotropics.com, 2013)■

Mike Mew's technique to train correct oral posture—called “mewing”—has become a viral TikTok trend. Here's how you do it: 1Close your mouth with your upper and lower teeth placed lightly together. 2With your lips sealed and teeth remaining in light c

Dr Frank Seaman, a prosthodontist in Colorado Springs, Colorado, introduced the current mouth taping trend. As a dentist dealing with damaged and missing teeth and jaw disorders, he sees a lot of patients who grind their teeth. Bruxism, or teeth grin

While there are far too many EDCs to mention them all, some have been studied extensively and are well known to lead to serious health consequences. But despite the best efforts of activists and healthcare professionals, they still show up in common

Clean Fifteen and Dirty Dozen: ewg.org/foodnews View the lists for free on the site or enter your email to download a copy. According to the EWG, testing detected no pesticide residues in almost 65 percent of samples from the foods on the Clean Fifte

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) occurs when calcium crystals end up inside the semicircular canals of the inner ear and improperly signal your brain about your body's position in space, which causes the false impression that the world is

Since insulin issues lie at the heart of hormone balance, which lies at the heart of PCOS, controlling blood sugar levels through diet is a big deal. An anti-inflammatory diet, such as Paleo or Mediterranean, is foundational. Dr Brighten says that mo

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Use your phone less It's hard—this tech has been designed to be addictive—but we have to find other, safer ways to connect. Use airplane mode when your phone is idle Otherwise, it's continually in touch with the nearest masts and irradiating you just

Jeremy, a 29-year-old entrepreneur, came to me with a constant headache, specifically “a sensation of unbearable pressure inside the head,” dizziness, fatigue and a worrying cognitive decline. “It's like my brain is full of cotton wool and my thought

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Curcumin is one of the most potent anti-inflammatory supplements on the planet. Research shows it's antiviral as well.1 Use supplements with black pepper extract, which increases absorption, or ask your doctor if IV infusion is an option for you. Sug