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At some stage in our life, we will all feel as if we suffer from memory problems. Educational videos and nutritional tonics to help enhance brain and memory function are popular with those who are looking to enhance memory recall, cognition and also deter fatty brain degeneration due to age-related diseases.

Cataracts are developmental or degenerative opacities of the lens of the eye, generally characterised by a gradual painless loss of vision. The extent of the vision loss depends on the size and location of the cataract.

What do Moby, Alice Walker and KD Lang have in common? They are all vegans in a world where veganism is the new vegetarianism, and meat eaters are on the evolutionary decline.

Many people frown upon plant-sourced protein, viewing it as inferior to animal-based proteins. However, along with supplying the body with a valuable source of protein, plant foods also contain micronutrients, phytonutrients, antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and fibre that you will not find in meat.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) released a report in 2005 called ‘Preventing Disease through Healthy Environments: Towards an Estimate of the Environmental Burden of Disease’.

Nature provides us with a rich array of foods which are full of specific nutrients that help to boost ones nutritional and physical uptake. What is helpful is to know what food specifically supports certain areas of the body, or any ailment you may be experiencing.

Comfrey is a plant that has been used medicinally for hundreds of years, with various names such as Knitbone, Boneset and Bruisewort reflecting its healing properties. In the middle-ages it was a well known remedy for broken bones.

A common query from women patients is their rising concerns for bone density issues, even from younger women. One woman, just 18 years of age, even though endeavouring to eat healthy found her bone density test was lower than expected.

Vitamin D is a trace substance and must be produced or ingested in a certain quantity to ensure balanced, good health.