Choxi Chocolate bar with extra antioxidants; Lightbox for Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD);

What's new 11 Nov 2007 - Dr Chris reviews the latest health products and gadgets.

Choxi Chocolate bar with extra antioxidants
This new treat is claimed by its makers to "provide all the antioxidants you need for a whole day. Weight for weight, it naturally contains more flavanol antioxidants than any other food, so it really is a positive indulgence."

Antioxidants are thought to be important to help our bodies fight so-called "free radicals" which are toxins that can cause cancer and other health problems. Although there is no government approved Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) for antioxidants,

Two squares contain the same amount of antioxidants as two bowls of blueberries, more than 1lb (0.46kg) of Brussels sprouts or 3 large oranges.

You can get more information, including lists of stockists, at their web site here http://www.choxiplus.com/

Light treatment for cold sores
The Bio-Stick is a light treatment for cold sores. It is also said to work for mouth and gum sores. The manufacturer claims that the treatment can reduce the average life of a cold sore from around 10 days to as little as 5.

It comes with a full money back guarantee and costs around £35.

You can get more information here : Bio-Stick cold sore treatment

Litebook Elite for SAD
The lack of sunlight at this time of the year is thought to affect people’s moods and energy levels. It is claimed that by exposing yourself to light from a product such as the Litebook Elite you can counteract these effects.

Litebook uses a new kind of light source - white light emitting diodes. These tiny lights produce a specific combination of wavelengths identical to the peak wavelengths of the sun- which are the wavelengths that our bodies respond to for health and wellbeing.

More information is available here Litebook Elite from Electronic Healing

Tooth Cell Bank
Parents are being offered the chance to store stem cells from their children's milk teeth as an "insurance policy" against diseases.

They can pay to store the cells in Britain's first tooth cell bank until such time as they can be used to treat illnesses ranging from Alzheimer's to cancer. Parents who sign up for the scheme, which carries a registration fee of £950 plus an annual £90 "service charge", are sent a collection kit made up of a small container and cooling packs.

When a tooth falls out, they put it in the container in milk, call a number and it is then couriered to BioEden's labs in Cheshire.

There, the stem cells are extracted and then frozen until they are needed to treat a disease the child might develop in later life. Half of each tooth cell sample is kept in Cheshire, while the other half is stored at a secret location in the UK, to ensure there is a backup sample available in case the first is ever accidentally destroyed.

They are licensed by the Human Tissue Authority- The HTA regulates the removal, storage, use and disposal of human bodies, organs and tissue from the living and deceased.

You can get more information at BioEden web site.


This content was created on Wed 21 November 2007

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