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Vitamin D Health Benefits Back in August, “High Summer” in fact, you may have read our blog piece Sun & Skin: A Little Goes A Long Way? Skin Science Reporter had been visiting New Zealand and discovered that the fear of sun induced cancers has caused Kiwis to cover up so comprehensively that they are now often to be found deficient in Vitamin D. Recently Vitamin D has been much in the news, [see FT Weekend Magazine October 24/25 2009; Cover Story and FT.com] after a long period when it has been vastly overshadowed by Vitamins A, B, C & E in...

The Greediest of Species Mankind is a greedy species, and we are now greedy for space on this planet that we share with all other Earthly life, in a way we have never been before.  Consider the pace of our growth: 10,000 years ago population scientists believe that there were only about 1 million of us across the Earth; by 1800 this had mushroomed to 1 billion; 1950 we had ballooned to 2.5 billion. Today we are 6.7 billion in number and by 2050 it is estimated that we may have grown to 9 billion. As we consume resources as...

Glowing Skin “People tell me that my skin has a lovely glow about it – and it always feels so fresh and alive”. A comment made by Gill, who has used Yin Yang Skin Cleanser for many years.  A change of staff at one of our stockists resulted in Gill being told that the product was not available. Gill just could not believe this, so she “Googled” Yin Yang Skincare and to her considerable relief, she found that Yin Yang Skin Cleanser was available from a variety of stockists throughout the UK, and directly from www.yinyangskincare.com. Uncomfortable Dull Skin Thorough cleansing...

Plant Medicines The Doctrine of Signatures is a belief system based on the thought that God put plants on Earth for the therapeutic benefit of Mankind. It is easy to see how people might have come to this belief when, according to the World Health Organisation some 80% of the human population across the Planet use plant medicines for all or part of their health requirements. For people in the Developing Economies this is partly due to tradition and partly it is due to poverty. But even in the affluent OECD countries, many consumers today are turning back to herbal remedies for...

The Mediterranean Diet Defined The Mediterranean diet features a high intake of monounsaturated fatty acids from olive oil, a high intake of fruit, vegetables, beans, nuts, cereals and fish, a moderate intake of alcohol and dairy products, and a low intake of red meat. Overall, the diet provides a total fat content of 25% to 35%, with an unusually low intake of saturated fat that accounts for 8% or less of energy intake . Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke, Cancer, Type 2 Diabetes – May Be Reduced With Mediterranean Diet This way of eating was previously found to lower the risk...