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The Diet Sodas Debate

August 4, 2015admin Health

Complementary and Alternative Medicine practitioners often advocate that diet sodas are regularly consumed by unhealthy individuals, however no strong research evidence has been found to support such claims. So the question arises whether avoidance of regular consumption of diet sodas is valid lifestyle advice. Diet sodas include calorie free carbonated beverages sweetened with: aspartame sucralose […]

Fish oil proven to help ‘Dry Eyes’!

July 28, 2015admin Health

Fish oil is regarded as one of the best quality vitamin and supplements available. Recent research indicates that it may be useful in treating Ocular surface diseases (OSD) which includes ‘dry eye’. OSD are disorders of the surface of the cornea, which is the transparent layer that forms the front of the eye. OSD diseases […]

WHAT IS EVIDENCED-BASED MEDICINE?

May 7, 2015admin Health

Evidence-based medicine is about making use of the best available information to answer questions in clinical practice. We use evidence-based studies to verify the effectiveness of all pharmaceuticals. In addition, we can also ask simple questions like does adding Turmeric to your diet helps or improve your health. Traditional medicine systems such as Ayurveda have […]