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date icon Aug 15, 2017 | category icon Fiveby5

Breast cancer – yoga helps

Yoga can improve health-related quality of life, reduce fatigue and sleep disturbances when compared with no therapy, as well as...
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Short-sightedness

Playing outdoors, vitamin D & sports. Studies identified that short-sighted (myopic) children spent more time indoors and less outdoors than...
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Rheumatoid arthritis

Dietary fish [omega 3] helps. Fish [omega 3] dietary intake ≥2 times/week helps reduce inflammation, ease joint pains, stiffness and...
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Prostate cancer

Active surveillance & a healthy lifestyle compared to surgery may play a role in older men with slow growing localised...
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Pregnancy – Iodine in diet

Healthy development of the nervous system. Inadequate levels of iodine in women’s diets during pregnancy can impact the neurological development...
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Pregnancy

Alcohol, even at low doses, should be avoided in pregnancy to reduce the risk of fetal problems such as fetal...
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Pain

Acupuncture – needle or laser [painless]. Acupuncture can help reduce acute and chronic pain. An acupuncture trial held at a...
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Pain relief

Physical activity & exercise can improve pain severity & physical function, and consequent quality of life. Geneen LJ, Moore RA,...
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Multiple sclerosis

Lifestyle, diet high in omega 3 oils & vitamins D/B12 help. Vitamin D and Vitamin B12 may play a role...
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