By Dr Janey We would do well to remember the words of Hippocrates stated over 2000 years ago……“Let food by thy medicine and medicine be thy food”. Unfortunately for the most part, we have lost touch with this wisdom as many of us reach out for quick-fix pharmaceutical medicines for every minor ailment and discomfort. […]
By Dr Janey Deodorants and antiperspirants have become an essential part of our ‘cosmetic tool box’ for most men and women today. Unthinkingly, we apply it to our underarms at least once a day (and several times daily for some), and then happily go on our way thinking that we have done a good thing […]
By Dr Janey When you consider that over 100 million women around the world take ‘The Pill’ as an oral contraceptive, it would be easy to assume that it is a safe option for women and girls to be using. After all, doctors and health officials regularly promote it as the first choice for birth […]
By Dr Janey It’s a million dollar question… you’ve just had the earth-shattering experience of being told that you (or a loved one) has cancer, and now you need to make a decision; do you go with the conventional route of surgery/chemotherapy/radiation or do you take what remains the road less traveled -the alternative route? […]
By Dr Janey MSG or Monosodium glutamate is a chemical flavouring added to food to impart a meaty flavour to foods. It is generally accepted as the most common, as well as the most toxic chemical food additive in processed foods today! So what exactly does MSG do to you when you consume it? Well MSG is recognised not only as […]
By Dr Janey In the aftermath of a cancer diagnosis, the belief that cancer is a real threat to you, or a loved one’s survival can understandably be a devastating and frightening period of time. However, what happens within the body in the days and weeks following a diagnosis of cancer needs to be considered […]
By Dr Janey Tabloid newspapers and magazines have been in a frenzy over the Hollywood actress’ recent revelations of choosing to have a bilateral mastectomy to reduce her risk of breast cancer. With her high profile in mind her actions are bound to have far-reaching consequences amongst her millions of followers around the world. But […]
By Dr Janey “You are not sick, you are thirsty!” There are good reasons and sound scientific explanations for these simple, yet sobering words uttered by Dr Batmanghelidj (author of ‘Your Body’s Many Cries for Water) Yet in spite of this great truth, most people today are chronically dehydrated and unaware of the considerable negative […]
By Dr Janey “If screening was a drug it would have been withdrawn. You don´t market a drug that harms so many people for such uncertain benefit“. Prof Peter Gotzsche (Cochrane Centre, Copenhagen) If you want to do everything possible to prevent (or heal from) breast cancer you may want to consider avoiding mammograms! Yes, you […]
