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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Calcium Deficiency Do you have three serves of dairy (or dairy-free equivalent) every single day? Calcium deficiency is quite common and is a serious issue with potential long reaching health [...]

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, [...]

Aspartame (NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, additive 951)   Many researchers, scientists and doctors agree that there are a huge number of people from all over the world suffering from the side [...]

Australia's Health Report Card The Bad News According to a report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian waist lines have ballooned out over the last ten years. [...]