“HAVE you ever noticed that what works well nutritionally for somebody else doesn’t work for you?” As stated by William Wolcott in his book The Metabolic Typing Diet, “one man’s food is another man’s poison”.Read
When he had his leg amputated due to cancer, it didn’t get Trevor Rutherford down. Instead he has devoted his life to improving his health and fitness and that of others. Here he talks to CHRIS HOPERead
IT SEEMS as if every shop window declares the same message at the moment. “Back to School” is a thought that fills most parents with joy, but kids may not always share these feelings.Read
OFTEN I am described as a very energetic person, and I know I am. However, there are times when my energy levels dip so much that the thought of walking upstairs at the end of a long day exhausts me!Read
IT IS more than 20 years since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, but children who were not even born at the time of the explosions are still suffering the effects of radioactive contamination.Read
As a new series of BBC 1’s Street Doctor begins next week to offer primary care to patients on their home turf, HELEN RAE asks the Tyneside GP involved in the programme what health benefits it can offerRead
GEORGE MICHAEL has called her a diamond, Jerry Springer has taken her nightclubbing in Chicago yet Denise Robertson is still the woman with her feet on the ground who dishes up no-nonsense advice to millions as agony aunt of ITV’s This Morning.Read
As with many cancers, the earlier changes in the breast are detected, the better a woman’s chances of survival. Health reporter JANE PICKEN finds out more about essential breast cancer screeningRead
Trials at a Gateshead Hospital could pave the way for a national ovarian cancer screening programme. Health reporter JANE PICKEN finds out how it could save countless lives from a disease known as the silent killer.Read
Thanks to a tiny testing kit, medics are predicting a huge drop in deaths from bowel cancer. Health reporter JANE PICKEN discovers huge support for the south of Tyne screening programme.Read
In the past we have discussed nutrition and the different foods groups so today I am talking about the most important thing you will ever drink. Water!Read
Although a routine smear test could save countless women from cervical cancer many in the North East are ignoring appointment invites. Health reporter JANE PICKEN finds out how one simple examination can make all the differenceRead
Charity Cancer Research UK wants the Government to screen three million people for various forms of cancer over the next five years. Health reporter JANE PICKEN has the details about their new campaignRead
