New light is being shed on the type of pain that has no obvious cause, prompting hope for thousands.
Hydrogen is tipped to tackle various energy crises, but is it really the reliable next-gen energy source it claims to be?
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A calculated guess by a doctor nearly two centuries ago continues to influence the world today.
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Water, water everywhere and far too much to drink…
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Genetically diverse crops, though inefficient economically, are like an insurance policy when environmental changes or disease strikes.
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Delivering positive health outcomes is a wider social issue and not one that can be solved by doctors alone.
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Insect numbers have declined shockingly in recent years. But perhaps the biggest problem is that most of the world doesn’t realize how alarming this is.
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Should we eat animals? Many voices say food from plants is enough. So who is right? Dr Roderick Mulgan ponders the important questions.
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When it comes to climate mitigation, writes Dr Mulgan, Planet Earth’s survival is more complicated than most suppose.
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There are times when stressing out the system can be good for the health — ask the artery-blessed Ama of Japan.
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Why do we overeat? New research shows the body is at the mercy of two mechanisms when faced with food — hunger and opportunity.
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It’s all very well for the strong-minded to advise ‘food be thy medicine’, but what if it tastes awful and has the mouthfeel of shoe leather?
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Scientists call foods that are good for the body ‘functional’. Marketers call them ‘superfoods’. Welcome to the health-giving world of nutraceuticals.
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The best diet for long life and good health is an age old conundrum. Modern insights say it has a lot to do with eating the right drugs.
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In the first of a new column, a medical doctor explains how the immune system changes after middle age and causes ageing’s big diseases.
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Roderick Mulgan is willing to predict what will kill you. It seems rash, but apart from the odd statistical blip, it’s a pretty safe bet that most people die from the actions of the immune system.
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LifeGuard Health is here to help with our immune support capsules which we are marketing in the NZ Life & Leisure magazine and which are helping customers throughout the country every day.
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