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Ten Things You Need to Know About Losing  Weight was an interesting review of scientific approaches to help you lose weight.

Antioxidants play a key role in protecting the skin from damage.

I tweeted my thoughts on this telly programme live when it was broadcast. If you are in the UK you can watch Professor Regan’s Diet Clinic here for 28 days from the date of this post. But if you don’t want to watch a professional high standard piece of documentary making and you would rather [...]

I just heard a report on the radio that the Bisphenol A (BPA) issue that I was talking about in September. You can find the full details on the BBC. Basically the manufacturers are responding to public pressure in America, but over here where there has been less fuss they are carrying on as before. [...]

I had been really looking forward to this programme after seeing it in the Radio Times.  But I have to say it was a bit of a disappointment. The premise was how to make your own products to promote health and beauty using commonly available materials.  This sounds like a really fascinating idea.  We are [...]

A scientifically proven cure for baldness based on aromatherapy. Just not a very good one.

Melamine has now been found in eggs. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7699100.stm I am astounded not only that this is happening but also that the Western media are being so slow on the uptake here. There has been systematic cheating and adulteration going on which certainly poses a risks to infants and may well be serious for adults as [...]

There are reports on the BBC today about a Japanese study that has linked obesity with the speed at which you eat.  This is how the BBC report.  They found that people who eat quickly tend to be overweight. This fits in quite well with idea that the key to controlling your weight is keeping [...]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/oct/18/ann-summers-melamine-contamination I was expecting melamine to turn up in some personal care products sooner rather than later, and this news story from the Guardian unfortunately fulfills my prediction.  It seems that Ann Summers have detected high levels of melamine in a lickable chocolate flavoured product that they sell, that they get from China. Sorry to [...]

My heart goes out to the parents of the children in China who have discovered that the milk they have fed to their kids contains melamine.  The gruesome aspect of this business is how widespread it is.  Melamine isn’t all that toxic – it is about as dangerous as salt.  But when it comes to [...]