 Remarkably, the survey also found that, although healthy diets cost 15 percent less than current ‘unhealthy’ diets and people from low-income groups still need to spend around a third of their disposable income to eat a healthy diet. The Australian government is considering adding GST to fresh foods like vegetables, but this would be fool hardy as it will make healthy food unaffordable for lower socio-economic families.
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 As parents, we are often mindful of the dangers that cheap plastic toys pose to our kids. Oftentimes, infants tend to put toys in their mouths and chew on them. As they grow into kindy kids, they love the brand new shiny toys purchased from the local toy stores or online. The toy industry is a massive industry with over $20 billon US dollars in annual sales. However, many of these toys have phthalates in them and long-term exposure is a concern for parents.
Read more  In a small but well-controlled study by Ramakanth et al in 2016, sixty patients aged between 40 and 70 years (male and female) with knee joint pain and discomfort were randomised in a double-blind manner. Patients who discontinued all current analgesic therapy, including NSAIDs, over the counter pain medications and topical analgesics for 7–10 days prior to the start of the study were randomised into the study. They were given Ashwagandha extract made from leaves and roots at doses of 250 mg, 125 mg and placebo all given twice daily for a period of 12-weeks.
Read more  It is becoming more obvious that the current healthcare system in high-income countries is not working and the cost of healthcare continues to increase. This viewpoint has been validated by a recent landmark report commissioned by The Lancet journal and conducted by 27 international specialists revealed:
 We know we should take at least a 2-week uninterrupted vacation every year. However, in today’s world, many of us feel that taking 2-week vacation will increase our workload in our daily jobs. This eventually results in us feeling even more exhausted and more frustrated with life.
A Complementary and Alternative Medicine study by Brooks et al in 2000 showed that men who take frequent annual vacations were 21 percent less likely to die from any cause and were 32 percent less likely to die from heart disease.Furthermore, the longest-running cardiovascular study known as the Framingham Heart Study revealed that men who avoided taking a vacation for several years were 30 percent more likely to have heart attacks compared to men who did not take time off. Read more  The active compound in neem is nimbolide which is a bioactive terpenoid. Recent scientific studies now show that nimbolidemay be a potential Complementary and Alternative Medicine remedy for shrinking prostrate tumours. A recent animal study has shown that oral administration of nimbolide suppressed cell invasion ....
Read more  Physicians are expected to be hostile to insurance companies. Indeed, a prior Whistleblower post directed arrows in their direction. They are an easy target, often vilified for their greed and perceived indifference toward those they insure. Ask most of us if we think insurance companies favor profits over patients, and most of us will respond that profits prevail.
Read more  A recent JAMA article about disclosing medical error described a hypothetical situation involving a dermatologist who, after completing skin biopsies on two patients, discovered that the instruments had not been sterilized. He wondered if he should tell the patients and what he should say.
Read more  A study published a couple of months ago in the BMJ made headlines for claiming that medical errors are the third leading cause of death. As expected, the reactions were swift and polarized.
For some, the study confirmed that the self-serving healthcare system is utterly careless about the welfare of patients. For others, the claim was complete hogwash, based on faulty methodology designed to justify further regulatory oversight. Read more Founder of the ideal medical care movement Pamela Wible shares why, in order to heal patients, physicians must first heal their profession – and what can happen if they don’t.
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