Dr Sandra Cabot's Health Tips TIP ONE Have your own doctor Have a yearly check up with your own doctor to detect diseases in their early stages. Let your doctor [...]

Dr Sandra Cabot's Health Tips TIP TWO Nurture your Immune System - it is your greatest health asset What does it do? Your immune system protects you against: Inflammation Cancer [...]

HEALTH TIP 4 Sleep is your safety valve Get adequate amounts of good quality sleep by retiring before 10.30pm. The best time for sleep to restore your body is between [...]

Foods to fight wrinkles We all know that sun damage is the biggest contributor to fine lines and wrinkles on our face, but did you know there are foods that [...]

The belief that eating fat makes you fat is too simplistic and not entirely accurate. It is true that fat is high in calories and, if you eat a great [...]

Don't be fooled by food labels The labels on a lot of foods in the supermarket are very deceiving, and help to maintain a lot of misconceptions the public have [...]

Could using artificial sweeteners be contributing to your weight control problems? A recent study by the Faculty of Medicine of the Federal University do Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, [...]

Case study: Bladder infections Dear Dr Cabot I have been experiencing frequent bouts of bladder infections which require antibiotics. I am finding that the antibiotics are causing thrush and giving [...]

What causes breast cancer? The Risk Factors There are several well established risk factors for breast cancer. A risk factor is something that increases your chances of developing a condition; [...]

Breast Self Examination For women of all ages, the breast self-exam is a useful tool that is easily learned. Something to remember is that you know more about how your [...]