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In our society the word ‘diet’ has become a word that is understood to be synonymous with restricted and sacrificial food menus, constraint and self-denial of eating privileges.

My battle with chronic fatigue syndrome started in 1977 when I was in Pakistan and got sick with what felt like the flu. After a few days in bed I felt better, but still very weak and one afternoon I fainted in the middle of a busy footpath in Karachi.

The first thing that comes to your mind with Chinese medicine is more likely than not is acupuncture treatment. Though acupuncture is a vital and integral part of Chinese medicine, it is only one of several sub-modalities that comprise this ancient healing tradition.

We always want to give our best to the people in our lives, but there are times when it is not healthy and appropriate to put others first. The problem arises when we give to much, too often.

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’.