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Hmm, how long do you have to wait for the syrup? because tickly coughs usually go away on their own in a few days. Your family are not the only ones to believe in the effectiveness of turnip, apparently it's a traditional remedy: http://www.henriettes-herb.com/eclectic/kings/arisaema.html used...

Well, we have more than one book, actual evidence and so far we haven't started slaughtering those who don't agree with us. (Though I'm often sorely tempted).

Ah OK, thanks IanD, that's much less technical.

It's not a long term solution, but if you have a Sikh temple nearby, they have a community kitchen (Langar) which is genuinely open to all, where he can get a decent meal each day. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-31557192 Also, 'Dumpster diving' outside supermarkets can be...

Yeah, I'm one of them due to a sometime stomach ulcer. I said 'safer' because it came via a natural remedy, Salysilic Acid, in birch bark, that caused the same gastric problems, but far far worse. Then it was stabilised by a chemist and the side effects reduced.

And they managed to persuade food agencies across the world who did their own independent research? It's a big leap from 'didn't do the initial research properly' to ' and now it's been approved and therefore it's a conspiracy'. I say 'probably' because that's how science works - you can't 100%...

Has anything else changed - are you perhaps eating less or differently now you're not suffering so badly from the side-effects of Metformin?

I can't make head nor tail of that study - it seems that they picked the exposed group from people who had an existing bone disease. There has been some more recent study that shows an odd finding, that adding Sodium Fluoride seems to slightly increase blood sugar, but a high natural rate of...

Aspartame is one of the safest ingredients Aspartame is probably the safest substance added to food ever. It has been tested far more than any other additive and found to be safe over and over and over again, despite possibly the most scare stories about it and perceptions that's it downright...

Who knows why, and at the end of the day, does it matter? - possibly a combination of genetics and lifestyle. A vegetarian diet doesn't necessarily mean a healthy diet despite what most vegetarians think. However it happened - you've just got to get on with coping with it I'm afraid - you'll...

I have a stash of tins of mackerel and sardines in my desk drawer at work for emergency snacking purposes. They're not popular with my colleagues, but I don't really care. Omega 3s, protein, calcium, yum.

I had the same thing, got whiplash banging my head on a doorframe, and then came shoulder pain, upper arm and then elbow - fairly common according to my physio, and easily treated with some exercises and massages.

I heard something similar about prayers curing people - why is it he can only cure things which are internal and hidden - no-ones ever persuaded him to grow an amputated limb back for them.

I decided not to test, but just be fairly sensible and enjoy myself - had a couple of ice-creams, ate a few small but very tasty desserts in restaurants, ate croissants for breakfast every other day and kept very active, cycling all over the place and swimming and surfing. I found myself less...

Well, given that science is the combination of the best methods of finding out the actual truth in nature, what actually are the alternatives - let's not bother with the truth? There are plenty of alternative treatments suggested, and the sensible way is to test if they work, and if you get...

Once again, just because science-based medicine isn't perfect is no reason to throw out the whole idea and pull fanciful ideas out of your bum and use them instead. it's a reason to work harder to make it better.

but did he fix it the Chiropractic way, by realigning your magnetic flow and fixing the chiropractic subluxations, or did he give you physio, massage and exercise? Scans and x-rays won't show subluxations. I'll probably get banned for saying this again, as I have before, but your anecdote is...

I really hope that they revisit that Jamie Owen in a few months if he keeps up the diet. Losing a stone and improving his cholesterol in a month was very impressive. I would like to see more interviews with his GP, she looked, if not convinced, then much less skeptical and willing to learn at...

I go to Subway and have a salad bowl quite often, they're very low carb - I think - at least they don't spike me. Despite having a wealth of nutritional info, they don't list carbs. I can also have couple of pieces of KFC and some sweetcorn which seems fine.

This is especially true in the US, where Doctors are more concerned with charging the patient then here in the UK. I don't see what difference this makes though, Doctors can mistakenly hold beliefs the same as anyone, but at the end of the day, they should as professional scientists, follow...