Hayfever and Allergies
The most common allergies in the spring are hay fever (pollen from e.g. ryegrass, canary, wild oat grass and casuarina trees) and moulds. Although dust mites are all year round, the ideal conditions for their growth are 25ºC and 75% relative humidity making the South Coast a perfect dwelling place.
Peanut Allergies and Probiotics
For years, Ayurveda taught that the health of the digestive system is the single most important long term determinant of your health and wellbeing. Traditional Chinese Medicine views the health of the Spleen and Stomach energy (qi) as the root of long term health, and stresses the underlying importance of the Spleen and Stomach in all chronic disease states.
Book Review: The Blue Zones
The Blue Zones is about author Dan Buettner's journey across the world in search of "The Blue Zones", the pockets around the world where the longest lived people inhabit. Together with a team of professionals, Dan interviewed these centenarians and offered us invaluable insights to their lives; unveiling the secrets to longevity.