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Why do these so called professers and scientists keep contradicting themselves? One minute the caffeine in coffee is bad for you if you drink too much. Now they are telling us to drink at least five cups of coffee a day to keep alzheimers disease away.

All these notions they keep coming out with, if it was up to them we would all probably starve because we’re too scared to eat anything.

Here is a snippet I saw today from a reader in London.    “One of my former GP’s once told me that nothing is really bad for you, if you like something just eat/drink in moderation and only over indulge on special occasions like birthdays, Christmas etc, and don’t feel guilty about it. This GP was a 60 a day smoker and a whisky drinker and was alive and kicking until 90-odd!”

It just goes to show that if your time is up you’ll go whatever you eat or drink, but do note he did say in moderation.

Hey guys if you have got a bit more than £2.5 million you can join in this auction.

22 year old Natalie Dylan is auctioning off her virginity presumably to pay her university fees. If it goes much higher she won’t need to go to university.

The auction started in September 2008 but it doesn’t say when its ending. Shes a good looking girl who lives in San Diego California USA.   She says “I think me and the person I do it with will both profit greatly from the deal.”

Miss Dylan, from San Diego, California, USA, said she was persuaded to offer herself to the highest bidder after her sister Avia, 23, paid for her own degree after working as a prostitute for three weeks.

Well it beats working online for a few dollars.  One night of work if you can call it that! and a few million pounds at the end of it. 

So girls if you still have your prized possesion why give it away for free.

Mouthwash is something that thousands of us use myself included, it is now deemed to cause oral cancer.

Researchers claim there is sufficient evidence” that mouthwashes containing alcohol contribute to an increased risk of cancer, and that they should be taken off supermarket shelves and labelled with health warnings.

Evidence was found by scientists states that the ethanol in mouthwash was allowing cancer-causing substances to permeate the lining of the mouth, and the toxic breakdown product of alcohol called acetaldehyde that may accumulate in the oral cavity when swished around the mouth is also a carcinogen.

So mouthwash that contains alcohol which is supposed to help protect your gums and teeth and keep your breath fresh is now deemed to be a dangerous substance.

With the advent of the credit crunch it is certain that thousands of people are feeling particulary stressed.  Stress can cause many complaints from high blood pressure which can be dangerous if it is not kept in control, to aches and pains and sleeplessness.

Stress can also lead to depression which is very hard to lift unless the pressure that has caused it is lifted.                Common stress symptoms include irritability, muscular tension, inability to concentrate and a variety of physical reactions, such as headaches and accelerated heart rate.

Anti depressant tablets can help, they can calm you down and possibly help you to look at your situation and the reason you are so stressed.  This can often help you to work out what to do to ease your problems.

It seems the flu epidemic has reached its peak but now they are forcasting a measles empidemic. 

Due to the low response of parents who are refusing to have their children vacinated with the MMR vacine, measles is on the increase.

Although London has had the most cases up to now. The new hot spots are in the North West, West Midlands and South East.  There are now a large number of children who are not fully protected with MMR. This means that measles, which is highly infectious, is spreading easily among the unvaccinated children.

The agency concerned with immunisation says that measles is serious and in some cases it can be fatal. Delaying immunisation puts children at risk.”

Measles is a serious infection as it can lead to pneumonia and encephalitis, even in healthy children. It is highly infectious and can be passed on without direct contact before the rash appears.

More about Mushrooms:
Shiitake mushrooms have been a nourishing culinary diet for many hundreds of years in Asia and the reason is that Shiitake mushrooms contain an abundance of lentinan, a polysaccharide that stimulates the immune system.

Research shows that lentinan helps fight infection and prevent tumor growth. Eritadenine, another component found in shiitakes, can lower blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels, two critical factors in cardiovascular disease.

Portobello mushrooms which are a favourite and included in many Italian recipes are loaded with selenium, it is an often overlooked mineral that helps regulate thyroid function and prevents cellular damage in the body. In addition to selenium, portobellos contain L-ergothioneine, an antioxidant shown to halt atherosclerosis (the hardening of the artery walls) by reducing the buildup of artery plaque.

Mushrooms have a great source of health giving benefits. Button mushrooms, those little white mushrooms, Have a host of  antioxidants that fight against cancer.

Studies have shown that button mushrooms increase vitamin D in the body which strengthens the bones, makes them  and especially valuable to those living in northern climates where sunlight (the body’s main source of vitamin D) is in short supply due to the long winters.

Mushrooms can be used in a large array of recipes from soups to casseroles and even salads.

Well we have reached the end of the festivities but not the flu outbreak.  It is still as bad as ever with doctors surgeries packed to capacity almost every day.

Instead of rushing to the doctors, bed is the best place with plenty of fluids to keep you going.  If you get a chest infection then you might need antibiotics, but the over use of these is lessoning the inpact of them.

A bit more news is that they are now considering ten year medicals for drivers.

Motorists may have to undergo health tests every 10 years to ensure they are fit to drive under new plans reportedly being considered by the Department for Transport. As eye tests will be included this could be a good thing for everyone.

The New year is almost upon on us and thousands of people will be making New Year resolutions with the best of intentions.

Although I am in 71st year I have never made a New Resolution during my life time, simply because if I made one then I could never break it, and who knows what is in the future.

I would love to say my resolution is to give up smoking, but I can’t do that because although I know I should, my will power isn’t strong enough.

A resolution is a promise, even though it is a promise to yourself it should not be broken. So it is better not to make them than to fail miserably and feel a failure.

Oh No!  Now the health campaigners are saying our Xmas lunch has twice the recommended salt intake.

 Researchers from the group Consensus Action on Salt and Health said the levels found in each course of a typical Christmas Day lunch would be dangerous if eaten everyday.

To start with, who could afford to eat Xmas lunch every day?  Well maybe the wealthy people amongst us can but I’m sure they don’t bother. After all it wouldn’t be special if it was eaten every day,

If we followed all the recommendations by these people who think they know best we would end up by being a nation of downright miserable  and skinny people.

We might all be healthy!  We might all be fit and slim but what else would we have in our lives?

No slimming classes, no gyms because we wouldn’t need them. No fatty foods, no chocolate, just the odd drink because too many would be fattening.

Are the researchers going to far with all the recommendations they keep coming up with?

Anyway what ever they recommend I am sure we will all enjoy our festive Xmas lunch and the chocolates and mincepies that are all part of Xmas, yes we will put on a bit of weight but hey! you can always go on a diet after Xmas or give the gym an extra visit.

Enjoy Xmas and have a great time its only once a year.  Merry Christmas every one.