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The toast spread that's BETTER than an NHS treatment
26th October 2008
On Friday I was talking about a course that
improves your memory.
Do you remember?
No? Then you definitely should have read that
one!
Joking aside, I recommended the course, not only
because it means you can more easily remember
faces, names and where you put your car keys....
...but because the latest research shows that by
exercising your brain every day specially using
memory training you can help protect yourself
from dementia.
If you didn't see Friday's email, check this out
CLICK HERE
At the end of that same letter I talked about how
omega 3 fatty acids can help your brain keep alert
and active.
What I didn't mention was that I found a fantastic
recent news story that backs this up...
How fish can boost your concentration
Education chiefs in Durham have been giving fish
oil and evening primrose supplements to 3,000
teenagers on the run up to their exams.
According to the Daily Mail, 'they found that the
fish oil could boost GCSE results by up to two
grades'.
While this is hardly a scientific study, you'd think
this evidence would be enough to kickstart some
clinical trials into omega 3 and omega 5 fatty
acids.
I mean, it's not just the spotty teenagers whose
lives are at stake here. We could all do with a bit
of brain boosting, right?
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Especially me. I have Post-it reminder notes all
over my computer, stuck to my forehead... and I
even have a sign at the end of my bed that says:
'First pants, THEN trousers.'
Never mind my daily struggle with memory.
There's the potential importance of these oils in
the fight against age-related dementia to consider.
But what did the Food Standards Agency say
about this report?
Well, they claimed that there 'wasn't enough
evidence'. So the claims of the education officials
in Durham are being ignored. It doesn't surprise
me. There are a lot of very sceptical scientists out
there who simply refuse to acknowledge the
benefits of fish oils.
I agree to some extent that the Durham
experiment can't be considered a scientific trial.
For one thing, there was no control group to test
against the group that took the oil supplements.
However, this story is one of many that suggest
that a regular supplement of omega 3 fatty acids
really could help your brain stay in shape.
Whatever the sceptics say, keep an eye on stories
like these. While the scientists twiddle their
thumbs, this is definitely worth considering as a
way to keep your mind alert and active into old
age.
Talking of news stories...
On the 8th of October, The Mail ran with this
headline:
'Kitchen honey better at healing burns
than standard NHS treatments, say
scientists'
A group of scientists gathered data from 19 trials
involving more than 2,500 patients with a range of
wounds. They found that honey was better at
reducing recovery time for mild to moderate burns
than NHS dressings.
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I am especially overjoyed by this news, as it's one
of the key benefits of honey as revealed in The
Honey Garlic and Vinegar Miracle, which I
published last month.
I even proved this phenomenon to one of our
friends, Detta, last week. She came round to our
house with a nasty cut on her chin. She'd fallen off
her bicycle.
My remark that the scab looked like she was
'growing a goatee beard' didn't go down well.
My wife frowned. Detta frowned. I laughed.
But I knew I'd be forgiven, because I had an ace
up my sleeve...
I quickly produced some active 15+ manuka
honey and told her to smear it on her chin and
leave it for a few hours while she was with us.
'This is another one of your weird natural things,
isn't it?' she said, sceptically, holding a jar of
honey in one hand and a spoon in the other.
'Just do it,' I insisted. 'Just don't leave it on
overnight without a dressing or you might get a
chin full of ants.'
The next day, she came round to show us - and
even I was amazed. I'd tried honey on really minor
cuts before, but not on something like this. And
really, the swelling was gone, and the scab was
fading fast.
In the old days I would have said, 'This story is
anecdotal and not really scientific, so take it or
leave it.'
Of course, now scientists believe it's 'BETTER
than NHS treatments.'
If you'd like to find out more about good old
fashioned honey, you can get a copy of my book
here:
www.hgvmiracle.co.uk
I'll be back on Wednesday with a very special
request - I won't go into it now, but I really hope
you can help me with this. I think it could benefit
us all...
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