Our Health
A spiritual and cultural movement for health and wellbeing.
In societies where hygiene has become dominant, one school of thought suggests we are now suffering poor health as a result. What we tend to think of as ‘dirt’, is likely to be very much more beneficial than we realise. Researchers describe our bodies as ‘microbiomes’; home to bacteria and other microorganisms whose number vastly… Read More
‘I do not see the way, but with others to walk it with me I can make a path. I do not possess the truth, but with others to witness to what they know I will be able to discern what is right. I cannot master all skills, but with others who will lend their accomplishments I can… Read More
First it was fat. Now it is sugar. What will it be next? The TV chef, Nigel Slater, said as much in a recent article, ‘It is worth remembering that today’s devil will probably be tomorrow’s angel and vice versa’. But this is not the case. We are learning more and are better informed. The… Read More
The brain is like a waste paper basket that accumulates rubbish during the day and needs emptying overnight. Neuroscientists call this the glymphatic system. Fluid pumps around the brain and flushes toxic proteins and cellular remnants into the circulatory system, and on for disposal in the liver. This system is mainly active during sleep. Staying… Read More
Will the proteins in a young person’s blood partially reverse dementia in an older person? Research on mice has implied this possibility. However, with ethical dilemmas and the risk of unintended side effects, the prospects are uncertain. Such is the demand to improve the conditions under which we age that all sorts of novel therapies… Read More
In the face of violence, an ancient Jewish writer looked into an idyllic future: ‘They will beat their swords into ploughshares and their spears into pruning hooks’. In response to the devastation caused by tobacco, the manufacturers are now replacing their fags with shiny new vapes. Have we finally reached public health heaven? Public Health… Read More
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