Science now says it's safe to crack your knuckles. That doesn't mean you should
Telegraph View: The boffins have deprived us of an important way to stop the uncouth from disturbing the piece with their joints (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - April 16, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: health is cracking knuckles good should I crack my knuckles joints science Source Type: news

Are we any closer to early detection of prostate cancer?
By 2030, prostate cancer will be the most common type, researchers say. If we're to find a cure, charities need to join forces instead of sneering at each other (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - April 13, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Judith Potts health treatment cancer prostate cancer Source Type: news

Spa Spy: Buchinger Wilhelmi Clinic for Therapeutic Fasting and Integrative Medicine, Überlingen, Germany
Our health sleuth investigates the curative claims of wellbeing retreats worldwide. This week: Spy embarks on a challenging fast at the Buchinger Wilhelmi Clinic in Uberlingen, Germany (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - April 13, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: fasting Spa Spy Buchinger-Wilhelmi Clinic Source Type: news

What To Eat Now: hay fever supplements
As a long time sufferer of hay fever, expert nutritionist Ian Marber shares his annual prescription, and wonders if two new natural remedies might just alleviate symptoms too (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - April 13, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: honey for hayfever how to help hayfever remedies for hayfever hayfever medication hayfever cure can't stop sneezing Source Type: news

How fasting became part of my life - and helped me drop three dress sizes
Inspired by a BBC Horizon documentary on intermittent fasting, Kate Mayger took up the challenge - with spectacular results. (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - April 13, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Dr Michael Mosley Fast Diet fasting 5:2 diet Mimi Spencer Source Type: news

Why fasting is now back in fashion
Devotees of fasting have long claimed it brings physical and spiritual renewal. Now, with the success of the 5:2 diet, its benefits are reaching a wider audience and demand for supervised fasting is growing (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - April 13, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: fasting Dr Herbert Shelton Grayshotts Sarah Jacobs Dame Julian of Norwich 5:2 diet Cherrill Hicks Mahatma Gandhi Tom Greenfield Victorian fasting girls Source Type: news

How to get your best ever body
Five diet and fitness experts on body-weight training, eating organically and 23 other tips to help you reach and maintain a healthy body (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - April 11, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: is fat good for you dieting kayla itsines sugar-free Model Method natural weight loss exercise mindful eating Bodhimaya natural diet hemsley hemsley gluten free natural body weight Source Type: news

Dr Le Fanu's online health clinic, Friday 10th April 2015
Concerned about aches and pains? Worried about a medical condition? You can email your questions confidentially to Dr Le Fanu at drjames@telegraph.co.uk. Answers will be published in the health section of the Telegraph website every Friday. Today - the benefits of rehydration; menopausal migraine; rosehip powder; blood pressure medication and more praise for vitamin D (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - April 10, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gopo migraine menopause rosehip powder Dr James health clinic vitamin D James Le Fanu Source Type: news

Tips and advice for training outdoors during the smog
As parts of the UK face severe air pollution this weekend, we ask the experts on how best to exercise outdoors during the predicted smog (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - April 10, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: marathon training training in the smog is it safe to train in the smog running in the smog marathon smog Source Type: news

Diamonds in the sun
Telegraph View: This little April summer will last at least a day before rain washes the Sahara sands from the air on to our cars and garden furniture (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - April 10, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Spring April Temperatures Hay fever Weather Met office pollution Pollen Mini heatwave Source Type: news

Could drinking pomegranate juice prevent a heart attack?
Scientists say that half a glass pomegranate juce and three dates a day can boost heart health (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - April 8, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: pomegrante health disease heart attacks Source Type: news

Why don't doctors care more about the role of food in treating cancer?
Stories abound of cancer patients who have 'cured' themselves by changing their diet. Isn't it time doctors took them more seriously? (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - April 7, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: cancer treatment Judith Potts 5:2 diet Chinese food Source Type: news

Spa Spy: Cavallo Point Lodge, Sausalito, California
Our sleuth investigates the curative claims of wellbeing retreats worldwide. This week: a luxury spa with panoramic views of the Golden Gate and San Francisco (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - April 6, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Spa Spy Cavallo Point Lodge Golden Gate Bride California San Francisco Source Type: news

E-cigarettes: if they're good enough for Nigel Farage...
Max Pemberton tackles e-cigarettes and the supposed 'dangers of vaping', explains why doctors support David Cameron's plans for a 7-day NHS - and celebrates readers of The Telegraph (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - April 6, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nigel Farage ukip GPs David Cameron paediatrics trainee doctors max pemberton health service mortality rates dermatology NHS 7 day NHS Source Type: news

Louis Theroux: Transgender Kids, review: 'excellent storytelling'
Louis Theroux's subtle film tackled the subject without soapboxing, says Michael Hogan (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - April 5, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: hormone treatment children camille Louis Theroux Transgender kids sex change nicky Sebastian crystal cole Source Type: news