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Got asthma? Try vitamin D
May is National Asthma and Allergy Awareness month and we’ve just spotted some asthma-related news well worth sharing. According to scientists at King’s College London, vitamin D has the potential to significantly reduce sufferers’ asthma symptoms. The vitamin – known as the ‘sunshine vitamin’ resulted in lower levels of a natural chemical which is found …
Tea-riffic news for camomile fans
Love a cup of tea to wind down in the evening? Choose camomile, as researchers have recently revealed it can help ward off cancer. Containing a chemical – apigenin, which can halt the spread of cancer cells - camomile tea, parsley and celery could help ward prevent the onset of the life-threatening condition. Researchers at Ohio State …
Vitamin C kills drug-resistant TB
Stock up on oranges because new research has shown this humble fruit can succeed where pharmaceutical drugs can fail. Scientists have discovered that Vitamin C kills multidrug-resistant TB in laboratory tests. As a result, the surprise discovery may point to a new way of tackling this increasingly hard-to-treat infection, say the US study authors from …
When going organic can harm your baby’s brain power
Pregnant women who drink organic milk in their pregnancy risk harming their baby’s future intelligence. Research just published in the UK reveals that a lack of iodine is to blame for a low IQ. Iodine is found in dairy products and oily fish – but organic milk contains less iodine than non-organic milk. And iodine …
Make a dog’s dinner from healing dandelions
We’re big pet lovers here at NaturalCures and we’re always on the look out for ways to enhance the lives of our four-legged friends. So we were thrilled to come across this handy tip for doggies who might have bladder problems. The bitter plant dandelion, which is a well know diuretic can really help. It …
Strike a master pose and relax
I really hope you’ve tried out the relaxation pose from my last blog and are now feeling the benefit of giving yourself time to be and not do. You may even be finding that it’s actually not that easy to lay completely still, discovering exactly why this is described in traditional yoga practises as a …
Risk of stroke linked to depression
A major new study warns that those depression can result in an increased risk of stroke - but only in women. The health risk, states the study, applies to females in their 40s and 50s. And it’s not a minor risk, either. The 12-year study suggests that women with depression are twice as likely to have a …
Beware: Not so ‘natural’ sex supplements
Scientists in the US have warned those thinking of buying sex supplements online should beware – they may contain secretly added prescription medications. The experts at Harvard Medical School also say there is no scientific evidence to suggest that such sexual enhancement supplements are effective, but what are your thoughts on these claims? The researchers …
