• Exposed, the 'healthy' food that has more sugar than ice cream • Sugary cereals named and shamed • How to eat a healthy breakfast As you know, my ethos is 'a little bit of what you fancy can do you good'. I never wanted these letters to become preachy or full of guiltinducing fingerwagging lectures. In my view, the good life isn't about depriving yourself of absolutely everything that the newspapers suddenly decide is 'bad for you.' And ..

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* Why wait FOUR years for this new asthma drug to be released when you can try this NOW? www.saltpipeuk.co.uk/ * The common food that helps you breathe more easily * What NEVER to eat if you're asthmatic or suffer from allergies This autumn, there was good news and bad news for asthma sufferers he good news a new wonder compound called 'RPL554' (catchy!) is being tested in The Netherlands. It could mean that sufferers only have to take a s ..

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• How this common weed could soothe muscle and joint aches... • ... clean your liver, ease urinary problems, dissolve gallstones... • ...rid you of warts and verrucas • ...help protect you from strokes, and control your blood pressure I'm not much of a gardener. Once, when I was younger, I planted a pot with herb seeds and stuck it in the garden. After a few weeks I was pleased to see my herbs flourishing. I kept watering the pot and wat ..

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• Why men take more sick days than women • How to reprogramme your mind to reduce pain and even lose weight • Try this tasty homemade cough syrup Picture the scene... A woman walks into the bathroom and finds her husband slumped over the sink. His shoulders shudder with upset and fear. 'What's wrong?' cries the woman, panicked. The man turns to his wife, a tiny trickle of snot running from his nose, his eyes red and blotchy. 'I've got a ..

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* Is honey really 'lethal' to babies? * Good news for diabetics * Revealed a fast, natural way to cure sores and leg ulcers * Protect your brain from dementia with these vegetarian sources of omega 3 fatty acids. I like to think that each of my Good Life Letters can be put to use in some way or another. Mind you, I think that about every bit of information I come across. That's why my office is piled with books, newspapers and rep ..

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• Don't be fooled by their fluffy nature... • The three everyday remedies you can rely on (and a great way to take them: Honey, Garlic and Vinegar Formula) You'd never think there was a 'dark side' to natural health would you...? I mean eating fresh, natural produce... or taking powerful, effective herbs hardly seems a world that's plagued with shady businessmen willing to sell you anything as long as they make a profit. In the world of man ..

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• The problem facing every man over 40... • Why Peruvian women never get hot flushes I think it's started, and there's nothing I can do about it... First of all, I'm sorely tempted to bid for a car on eBay. But not any old car... This car is a two-door, soft-top, super-attractive sports car that's totally in appropriate for family life. Yet I can already picture myself sitting behind the wheel, looking ten years younger. Then last wee ..

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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. ..

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• Why many Inuits don't suffer from inflammation • How these fats help your heart • How to get your omega 3s • Another way to help lower your heart attack risk I don't know if you remember this... But around this time last year I told you about a report in The Independent on the 25th of March. It revealed the results of a new study at Ninewells hospital in Dundee. Researchers have found that subjects suffering from rheumatoid arthritis ..

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• Killer pigs on the loose! • The truth about Swine Flu • 4 ways to give viruses less of a foothold... A while ago, I watched a documentary about teenage killers that rampage around schools shooting everyone on sight. But this documentary was different from most of the blood and gore types on the subject... Rather than dwell on the reasons as to why these killers were so disturbed and alienated, it focussed on what drove them to actuall ..

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