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date icon Aug 21, 2017 | category icon Fiveby5

Dermatitis skin allergy rash- vitamin D may help

Vitamin D supplementation may benefit atopic dermatitis [allergic skin rash]. We produce vitamin D naturally from direct sun exposure but...
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date icon Aug 21, 2017 | category icon Fiveby5

Damp mouldy homes – may cause chronic inflammation

Dampness at home [e.g. leaky gutters into rooftops] increases the risk of moulds in the environment. This may lead to...
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date icon Aug 21, 2017 | category icon Fiveby5

Peanut allergy in children -immunotherapy a promising treatment

Promising research found peanut allergy can be reversed in children using an innovative treatment called Immunotherapy combined with probiotics. This...
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date icon Aug 15, 2017 | category icon Fiveby5

Hypertension – exercise helps

This large study found increasing physical activity was able to significantly reduce the risk of hypertension. Liu X, Zhang D,...
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date icon Aug 15, 2017 | category icon Fiveby5

Hypertension – Magnesium supplements

Magnesium supplements were found to help lower blood pressure in 11 trials compared with placebo. Daniel T Dibaba, Pengcheng Xun,...
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date icon Aug 15, 2017 | category icon Fiveby5

Breast cancer – yoga helps

Yoga can improve health-related quality of life, reduce fatigue and sleep disturbances when compared with no therapy, as well as...
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date icon Aug 14, 2017 | category icon Fiveby5

Short-sightedness

Playing outdoors, vitamin D & sports. Studies identified that short-sighted (myopic) children spent more time indoors and less outdoors than...
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date icon Aug 14, 2017 | category icon Fiveby5

Rheumatoid arthritis

Dietary fish [omega 3] helps. Fish [omega 3] dietary intake ≥2 times/week helps reduce inflammation, ease joint pains, stiffness and...
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date icon Aug 14, 2017 | category icon Fiveby5

Prostate cancer

Active surveillance & a healthy lifestyle compared to surgery may play a role in older men with slow growing localised...
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