| The 'Inuit way' to lower your risk heart attack risk |
| 11th April 2008 |
When I read this article last month, I tore it out of the paper with glee. I meant to tell you about it immediately... But with all the recent sausagebased cancer hysteria igniting my fury, I put it on the backburner 'til today. By the way, my 'backburner' is not a new exercise machine, but a very large pile of newspaper cutting, magazine articles and reports which sits under my desk. I eventually do get round to passing on this infor ..
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| Evil sausage goes on rampage - millions dead |
| 6th April 2008 |
Here we go again. The madness is upon us once more. 'Run for your lives! The evil sausage is coming for us all!' Yes, if you're an avid reader of The Good Life, then you know what I'm going to talk about. I last ranted about this in November 2007. If you're scratching your head, check out this past letter, which is available online: Good Life Letter SHOCK! Meat causes cancer! I was on a visit to London on Monday. I've been trying t ..
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| Why nutritionists get it wrong about these 'evil foods' |
| 4th April 2008 |
My mate John laughed when he read my Good Life Letter last Sunday ('The Best Way to Shift Stubborn and Dangerous Fat'). 'Hey Ray', he roared down the phone (I think he was drunk). 'I've just read your latest missive. You're busted, mate. I know your secret.' 'What's that then?' I sighed My friends often read my emails and pick me up on things I say... often ridiculing me for being a 'health nut', 'information junkie' or 'food obsessi ..
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| The surprising health risk of a big belly |
| 28th March 2008 |
If there's one place I struggle with when it comes to weight, it's my belly. Notice I use the word 'IF'. The truth is I have the capacity to put on weight anywhere, especially since I turned forty. In fact I swear even my ears are a bit plumper than they were a few years ago. But the real problem area the one I have to actively work at is my stomach. No one likes the look of a fat stomach (even if Lara says it's cute when I let myself ..
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| Why medical screening is dangerous |
| 21st March 2008 |
As you know, I'm not one of those 'holier than thou' health nuts. When it comes to food, I think life is about having a bit of what you fancy. No point in spending our days beating ourselves up about our indulgences, or panicking about everything we eat. Otherwise you live a life of guilt. Unhappy, stressed... and therefore UNHEALTHY. You know what I mean? As you sidle into the kitchen, pretending that you're only there to make a herbal ..
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| The deadly threat that's being ignored |
| 14th March 2008 |
If you walked into my office right now, there's a fair chance you'd mistake it for one of those Christmas snowstorm things... You know, one of those little plastic trinkets that you shake to create a snow scene. I have so many articles, snippets and quotes torn out of papers and magazines that if Lara wandered in here with her hairdryer... WHOOSH! There'd be bits of paper floating around everywhere, with me standing in the middle like a ..
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| Herbs for IBS, acid reflux and hair loss |
| 7th March 2008 |
My letter from last Friday ('Why The Beeb Banned Complimentary Medicine') caused quite a stir! This came as no surprise to my wife.... who often slaps her head in exasperation as I rant about 'natural health' opinions at parties, dinners, shop queues and parents' day meetings. 'Do we NEED to go through this now, Ray?' she says, as we sit at the back of the funeral service. Anyway, the issue of the BBC removing good information on alterna ..
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| Why the Beeb banned complementary medicine |
| 29th February 2008 |
There's been a disturbing email going around in the last few weeks. It suggests further bullyboy tactics from scientists and sceptics who want to stamp out any dialogue regarding alternative health therapies. The email says: 'You may not be aware that last week the controllers of BBC Health (http://www.bbc.co.uk/health) the health section on one of the most accessed websites in the world, decided to remove all coverage of complementary ..
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| Amaze your waist with this brand new diet |
| 22nd February 2008 |
Did you see Horizon on BBC2 on Tuesday night? It was called 'How to Live to 101'. I have to admit, that's the kind of title that gets me watching programmes. Not just because I write this newsletter, but because it's very hard not to be curious to know what the 'secret' is. Also, it allowed me to deter Lara from yet another cable TV property-based show. (A winner on all counts, then.) In the programme filmmakers travelled to Okinawa in Jap ..
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| More on the fat gene... |
| 15th February 2008 |
Well what a response! It seems like a lot of Good Lifers have very strong opinions about the fat gene. In case you missed last Friday's letter, I said I was a little unsettled to see scientists readily blaming obesity on the fat gene... a tricky little devil that some people have the misfortune to have two of. These scientists argue that people with this gene were more likely to suffer from obesity than people without. So far, so fair. But ..
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