Conservatories
Bring the outside in
We Britons love our gardens – trouble is, we can’t always rely on the weather. Fortunately, there is a solution: simply put a roof on it. In fact, extending your home into...
Gardening
Chelsea Flower Show Guide
It’s going to be a very special show this year: the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, or ‘Chelsea’, as gardeners tend to call it, is celebrating its centenary, with RHS vice...
Globe Trotter
Discover Durham
Writer Bill Bryson described Durham Cathedral as ‘the best cathedral on planet Earth’, and it certainly is a very handsome building indeed. In fact, it sits in a Unesco...
HOME REMEDY: Cholesterol
Statins is the prescription of choice to help with high cholesterol levels, but they can't distinguish between the two types of cholesterol, so they reduce both the plaqueforming LDL cholesterol as well as HDL, which is necessary in many bodily functions. Also, many people report side effects from taking statins.
One suggestion Jill makes is to ensure that your liver is functioning optimally so it can process cholesterol. Bitter foods and ones rich in plant fibres, such as green leafy veg, along with artichoke, coconut, turmeric and milk thistle seeds, are known to help liver function. It is also important to avoid animal fats and processed food.
Contact Jill at www.herbshands-healing.co.uk/
Do not reduce your statins without talking to your doctor.
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Recipes
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Daily tip from the lady archive
"BE careful with your mouth make-up. By careless work you may obliterate well-cut lines, and you will always achieve a badly groomed look if your lipstick is smudged and badly applied."
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