An apple a day . . . maybe

 Eating an apple a day could help cut your risk of heart disease as effectively as taking a statin, the Daily Mail reported last week.

Indeed, if everyone in the UK over 50 who is not taking statins followed Grandma’s advice, it could prevent 8,500 deaths a year, suggested a report published in the British Medical Journal.

 But many other researchers are not convinced this is realistic.

To read more on this - follow the link: 
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2528604/Scientists-say-apple-day-just-good-So-statins-oversold.html

Euan Ferguson, The Guardian - tells a story of the importance of friends and family

 An amazing story by The Guardian reporter Euan Ferguson . . . you just never know.

Follow the link for an amazing read:


http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/dec/01/euan-ferguson-i-have-had-a-stroke?post_id=1650378137_10200607300938882#_=_