Health Care

Market analyst Mintel forecasts that UK shoppers are set to spend over £2 billion on ethical foods in 2006 alone, up by an impressive 62 per cent since 2002. Mintel's report, titled 'Attitudes Towards Ethical Foods in the UK,' said: "People in Britain today are clearly moving towards more ethical lifestyles and are starting to realise that their actions all have consequences." It appears that British shoppers are increasingly wanting to shop with a clear conscience.

The research reveals that this trend towards ethical consumerism runs deep. For example, 75 per cent of Britons now believe that people have a duty to recycle, up from 65 per cent in 2002. And 34 per cent 'buy Fairtrade where available', up from just one in four in 2002 and two in five now 'buy free-range products whenever they can' (up from 33 per cent in 2002). These are quite large changes and an encouraging trend.

Kidney stones are one of the most painful diseases of the day. It is the kidney stones that are capable to make a person stop his every work due to the extreme pain in the stomach and back. The pain is always felt in extreme that is mostly intolerable. Kidney stones, also known as nephrolithiases, [...]

Medicine you can buy without a prescription, such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs), may relieve your pain. Your doctor can give you stronger pain medicine if needed. NSAIDs include aspirin, ibuprofen (such as Motrin and Advil), and ketoprofen. If you get more kidney stones despite drinking more fluids and making changes to your diet, your doctor may [...]

The seriousness of the obesity epidemic and the risk posed to children and adults alike must be getting through. More action is being seen an several fronts.

Five major US food manufacturers have joined an alliance designed to establish voluntary nutrition guidelines for snacks sold in American schools. Kraft Foods, Mars, PepsiCo, Dannon and the Campbell Soup Company said they will reformulate certain products, as well as introduce new lines of healthier snacks for kids. They certainly have a long way to go. These companies don't even know what healthy food looks like.

The initiative - the Alliance for a Healthier Generation - is a joint effort by former President Bill Clinton and the American Heart Association (AHA). Its science-based nutritional guidelines are designed to promote nutrient-rich foods, fat-free and low-fat dairy products, and place limits on calories, fat, saturated fat, trans fat, sugar and sodium. The guidelines also promote the consumption of fruits, vegetables and whole grain foods. In essence, although way short of genuinely healthy, these are certainly moves in the right direction.

The November Ezine Edition of The Health Gazette has already been published. Ezine subscribers will be able to read their emailed copy or login to the archive and read it there. Remember that the Ezine edition is not the same as this site so logging in to this website won't provide access to the Ezine.

This month's edition is a few days early and rather brief. There is just one short article from Dr Jenny Tylee rather than the two articles we regularly provide. This is effectively our "holiday edition" as we are taking a vacation.

Jenny's article provides several simple guidelines for healthy living. One key piece of advice is to start by adding something to your daily life to support health rather than taking something away (unless you smoke of course - smokers must stop). This change of emphasis can be all it takes to get the ball rolling towards better health. Read the whole brief article for more guidelines.