Antibiotics have long been seen as a panacea - but is it possible to have too much of of a good thing? Some commentators certainly think so. The Soil Association is also worried, saying: "MRSA, the hospital super bug, arose through overuse of penicillin-type drugs in human medicine... it continues to mutate. This is a doomsday scenario and could cause massive loss of life." Read more about it!

Are you running on the right fuel? That depends on whether you are a Ferrari or a Mack Truck? Imagine you're the owner of a beautiful, big, brand new Mack Truck, and you pull into the most exclusive petrol station that has the highest quality gasoline from the world's leading refinery. Now this gasoline is as good as it gets, and you're driving the best truck on 18 wheels. The man at the station decides to put the best quality gasoline in that big diesel engine. Oops! That Mack Truck had better have plenty of sleeping area because you?re not going anywhere fast. Now it's not the fuel's or the truck?s fault, it was simply the wrong fuel. This analogy between individuality and appropriate fuel source is the principle behind Metabolic Typing.

I feel very fortunate to introduce and interview Sally Taylor, diet therapist and metabolic typing advisor as we delve deeper into the concept of an individual approach to food and Metabolic Typing.

What happens when we do get sick or fall into a state of disease? For most people that means turning to pharmaceutical drugs for relief and treatment. In the US alone pharmacies filled 3 billion drug prescriptions in 2000. "That's enough drugs for every man, woman and child to have a prescription each new month of the year!"

Food intolerance has become a major health issue today, dividing conventional and alternative medicine. Read more about how to deal with it.

One of the most heavily promoted and "coolest" products around are soft drinks. Millions are spent on superstars advertising coke, pepsi and the like. We know they are not healthy but how damaging is that innocent - and many would say satisfying - can of coke to our health?

Homeopathy is one of the most widely used forms of medicine in the world today. Read more about this natural alternative to conventional medicine!

"If statins work, in preventing heart disease they do so by reducing inflammation, not because they lower cholesterol." Here is an alternative approach to using statins according to the Price-Pottenger foundation.

How many of you consider the importance of sleep in relation to fat-loss, injury prevention and recovery, lack of focus, and overall health and vitality? According to a study published in the Lancet Medical Journal chronic sleep deprivation may speed the onset or increase the severity of age-related conditions such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, and memory loss. Read more about it!

Saw palmetto, an essential active ingredient in Provillus, is one of the few natural substances that have been approved by the FDA for use in hair loss programs. When you use our hair loss supplements, the saw palmetto will lower DHT levels by blocking receptor sites on cell membranes. As DHT levels subside, hair loss will subside as well.