Category Archives: Health stuff

AS if we need further encouragement to enjoy a glass of red wine, researchers say resveratrol, a natural compound found in red wine, grapes, blueberries, peanuts and other plants, could protect blood vessels in the eye from being damaged by … Continue reading →

IT started with an SMS from my son, who’d travelled a vast distance past sea and city to find a centre that would accept a booking for his motorcycle-driving test before the turn of the decade. “Failed the eye test,” … Continue reading →

MY friend Alice’s older brother is a general practitioner. He’s also an ultra-distance runner, which requires hours and hours of training. He’s up while it is still pitch dark each morning to pound the pavements and he trains again for … Continue reading →

AS if we need further encouragement to enjoy a glass of red wine, researchers revealed recently that resveratrol, a natural compound found in red wine, grapes, blueberries, peanuts and other plants, could protect blood vessels in the eye from being … Continue reading →