Category: Wellness and Complementary Therapies
Fresh honey could provide alternative to antibiotics
The bacteria produced a number of active anti-microbial compounds, the findings showed. At a time when antibiotic resistance is increasing, researchers have found that lactic acid bacteria found in fresh honey could offer a possible alternative to antibiotics. The bacteria […]
1,000-year-old Iraqi hangover cure now modern favorite
If today’s hangover cures don’t work, you might consider trying a 1,000-year-old home remedy recently uncovered in a 10th-century Iraqi cookbook. A meat and chickpea stew with a fermented yogurt mixture known as “kashk” – still common in regional cuisine […]
Singapore hospitals use maggots to speed up healing for diabetics
Diabetic patients may find a new friend in maggots, which may save them from amputations. A treatment called Maggot Debridement Therapy uses maggots to speed up the removal of dead tissues while helping to reduce the bacteria within the wound. […]
A high-soy diet may drive breast tumor growth
For some women with breast cancer, taking soy protein supplements boosted the expression of tumor genes associated with an increase in tumor cells, in a recent randomized trial. Many women take tremendous amounts of soy thinking it will prevent breast […]
Horse grams not just for horses
Dubai – The health benefits of lentils and legumes have been discussed time and again by scientists and doctors. They are nutritious, wholesome and should form a major part of any balanced diet. But there is one particular legume which […]
Hibiscus – a natural remedy for diabetes?
Scientists from India’s northeast and West Bengal have unlocked the potential of natural chemicals derived from a particular Hibiscus species, known for its cottony colour-changing blossoms and medicinal properties, that could generate a new and better therapeutic agent for diabetes, […]
Chillies offer more than just a spicy taste
While some people are known to relish eating chillies in their food, others keep away from this spicy vegetable. But apart from giving that spicy zing to your food, chillies are also packed with a host of health benefits… The […]
Want to lose weight? Keep eating fats
If you’re trying to lose weight on a low-fat diet and it’s not working, here’s why. Refined carbohydrates—found in processed foods like white breads, white rice, and pastas—tend to be loaded with sugar, which messes with our metabolisms, making it […]
7 foods that will naturally cleanse your liver
Our livers work extremely hard everyday to protect us from adverse affects from toxins and often it is easy for our livers to become overworked compromising our health significantly. Here are 7 common foods you can include daily to help […]
Ear acupuncture might ease constipation
A review article published in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine shows that acupuncture could help ease chronic constipation. Nearly one in six adults worldwide may suffer from chronic constipation and, over time, the disorder can cause serious complications […]
