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author A/Professor Vicki Kotsirilos

Menopause/Vaginal dryness

Sea buckthorn oil 3grams oral daily helps vaginal dryness after 3 months of treatment. Larmo PS, Yang B, Hyssälä J,...
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Living longer

Healthy diets help us to live longer. Coffee drinking [less than 5 cups per day] was associated with reduced risk...
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Infertility – male

Lifestyle – Mediterranean diet. A healthy diet, particularly the Mediterranean diet, and lifestyle can improve sperm quality and fertility in...
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Headache & migraines

Lifestyle & Acupuncture can help treat and prevent headaches and migraines. Also consider regular exercise, good posture, stretching, adequate fluids...
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Gastroenterology bowel cancer

Alcohol, particularly daily use, has been shown to cause cancer of the mouth, pharynx, larynx, oesophagus, liver and colon. See...
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Fibromyalgia

Aerobic exercise eg running, cycling, low impact aerobics, walking gives benefit to people with fibromyalgia such as reduced pain, stiffness...
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Depression

Curcumin extract alone or combined with saffron may help depression and anxiety, as well as being useful as an anti-inflammatory...
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Colic – infants

Maternal dietary changes during breastfeeding such as a trial of the low FODMAP diet may help settle baby’s colic. The...
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Cardiovascular disease: depression

Depression and poor lifestyle are the biggest risk factors of mortality in patients with cardiovascular disease, so it is important...
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