15-minute online test for dementia: DIY memory quiz detects early signs of Alzheimer's in people as young as 50
By Fiona Macrae
Last updated at 1:23 AM on 14th May 2011
An early warning test for Alzheimer’s that can be taken online in 15 minutes has been developed by British scientists.
It can spot signs of the debilitating brain [...]

Chocolate and Red Wine Make You Smarter
Posted by John Colston On May 6, 2011 7:29pm in Health
 
Scientists have come to the conclusion that a limited amount of dark chocolate and red wine consumed together may actually be good for the brain, enhancing its capacities of resolving complex matters.
Recent studies led by a research team of [...]

How Long Can You Survive on Beer Alone?

 
Is a beer diet a good diet?  An Iowa man completed his Lent-long beer fast on Sunday, marking the occasion with a bacon smoothie. During the 46-day feat, J. Wilson consumed only beer and water, emulating a centuries-old tradition once practiced by the Paulaner monks of Munich, Germany [...]

Another useful article from our friends at the Daily Mail Health section. All you need to know from an authoritative source.

By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 10:31 AM on 19th April 2011
We all try to get the nutrients needed for good health, but hectic lifestyles, bad habits and modern-day stresses mean there are times our [...]

 
Feeling a little jaded today, not at all like Healthy Jim, out last night playing snooker with a few friends, and the reds on the table were a bit outnumbered by the reds in our glasses.
Got me thinking about some of the natural herbal remedies we are going to be losing to another European ruling [...]

When the people at SelectHealthy asked me to write a blog for them, part of the brief was to keep an eye out for suitable articles that might throw more light on some of their products, little did I think that the perfect article would come along after a few weeks that addressed their most [...]

Killer whale in the Antarctic
 

The most hostile environment in the world protects many desirable things that would have been plundered years ago if man was able to beat the harsh environment to reach them. It is one of the few remaining areas on our planet that guards its secrets so well that we are not [...]

Believe it or not, the inner surface of our intestines has the same surface area as a tennis court!
Just how important is your tummy to your overall health? Consider this: you are only one cell layer away from the bacteria in your intestines poisoning you.
Not that bacteria is a bad thing. The good bacteria that [...]