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Although many patients report benefits, professional bodies and regulators have raised concerns about whether prescribing is outpacing the evidence.

Can medicinal cannabis cure pain, anxiety? Here’s a reality check

August 27, 2025, 03:13 PM - 6 min read

Chronic pain is the most common reason for medicinal cannabis use. But research shows only modest benefits, with limited improvements in pain and physical functioning.

Understanding of one’s health and internal awareness is crucial for regulating health, timely medical intervention and making better decisions.

Want to unlock your eighth sense? Aerobics might be the key!

August 27, 2025, 02:26 PM - 5 min read

The eighth sense, also known as interoceptive awareness, is the ability to perceive what’s happening inside our bodies. The medical community seems increasingly dedicated to find out what this ability means for our health.

Policymakers have proposed bold interventions: warning labels, marketing restrictions, taxes, even outright bans near schools.

Food for thought: Ultra-processed diet to be blamed or not?

August 18, 2025, 02:49 PM - 7 min read

People don’t eat based on food labels alone. They eat based on how a food tastes, how it makes them feel and how it fits with their health, social or emotional goals.

You can also keep an eye out for cosmetic ingredients, which don’t have any nutritional value. These include colours, flavours, emulsifiers, thickeners, sweeteners, bulking agents and gelling agents.

Is it true foods with short ingredient list are healthier?

August 6, 2025, 05:33 PM - 8 min read

Products with just one, two or three items in their ingredient list are generally in a form that closely reflects the food when it was taken from the farm.

Camel milk in Somalia quite a revolution

August 4, 2025, 03:53 PM - 6 min read

Somalia is seeing quiet agricultural revolution centered around camels

All you need to know about inflammageing

July 6, 2025, 02:56 PM - 6 min read

Inflammaging might not be a universal feature of ageing after all. Instead, it could be a byproduct of how we live in modern society.

‘Mind’ diet: Best foods to eat to keep your brain young

July 6, 2025, 02:30 PM - 7 min read

The Mind diet places greater emphasis on consuming more foods that contain nutrients which promote brain health and prevent cognitive decline.

Benefits of Japanese walking

June 8, 2025, 04:51 PM - 4 min read

Japanese walking has been likened to high-intensity interval training or HIIT, and has been referred to as “high-intensity walking”, although it is less taxing than true HIIT and is performed at lower intensities.

Chronic pain: Is medicinal cannabis effective?

May 19, 2025, 01:16 PM - 7 min read

Medicinal cannabis refers to legally prescribed cannabis products. These are either the plant itself, or naturally occurring ingredients extracted from the plant.

Hair loss can be a symptom of androgen excess.

Androgen excess in women, nothing cosmetic

May 18, 2025, 02:33 PM - 6 min read

Androgens are commonly known as “male hormones”, but all women have them too. The problem arises when levels become too high. This excess can wreak havoc across multiple systems in the body, disrupting menstrual cycles, fertility, metabolism and even mental health.

What we can learn from the world’s oldest living woman?

May 17, 2025, 08:05 PM - 6 min read

While it isn’t usually a good idea to take health and longevity advice from supercentenarians (as they’re often the exception rather than the rule), there are some lifestyle pointers that we can take from research on groups of long-lived people that might help us increase our chances of living a longer life.

Here's how to eat healthy without overhauling your diet

April 30, 2025, 12:00 PM - 5 min read

You can meet your nutrient needs by eating a range of foods from the key food groups: vegetables and fruit protein (legumes, beans, tofu, meats, poultry, fish, eggs, nuts, seeds) grains (mostly wholegrain and high-fibre) calcium-rich foods (milk, yoghurt, cheese, non-dairy alternatives).