Dr Pete's Health Secrets

      Vaginal health is an important aspect of any woman's life. Here are some foods that help keep the vagina healthy. Greek or Organic Unpasteurised Unsweetened Yogurt Eating Greek yogurt daily is great for maintaining vaginal health. It contains live and active cultures ( Lactobacillus bacteria ) that prevent disease-causing organisms from attaching to the vagina. Lactobacillus produces chemicals like lactic acid that inactivate or kill other infection-causing organisms. It also helps maintain healthy pH levels in the body. According to a 2014 study published in the Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics journal, lactobacilli help maintain normal urogenital health and play a key role in preventing bacterial vaginosis, yeast vaginitis, UTIs and sexually transmitted diseases. Eat 1 to 2 cups of probiotic yogurt daily. Other good probiotic foods that you can include in your diet are miso, kimchi, sauerkraut and kefir. Fermented milk- NUNU Unpas...

                These tropical fruits are both delicious and nutritious, they are packed with fiber that sweep away poisons out of the gut. They fight and neutralise those poisonous toxins lurking in your body, threatening to ruin your wellbeing.  In this article I will examine the more tropical fruits that are our favourite and how they immensely benefit your health.  There are so many tropical fruits and vegetables known to promote detoxification and quick recovery from illness or tiredness.  Some of the best ones include: Bananas Bananas help overcome depression due to high levels of tryptophan, which is converted into serotonin — the happy-mood brain neurotransmitter. High potassium content protects against muscle cramps.  High in potassium and low in salt, bananas are officially recognized by the FDA as being able to lower blood pressure and protect against heart attack. Counteract calcium loss during urinat...

  Natural hair colour is as a reslt of melanin produced by melanocytes just under the skin surface. Any condition that reduces the activity of melanicytes will result in greying. In this article I would look at those factors that affect the activity of melanocytes and how they can be reactivated. There are variations of melanin, eumelanin is the most common type that is the reason for your black and brown hair colour. However, pheomelanin, another type of melanin, is the reason for your reddish hues.  Apart from giving the hair, and skin its colour, Melanin also acts as a natural barrier, guarding your hair from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays, UV rays.  It functions by absorbs and dispeerses UV radiation, thereby keeping the radiation from causing damage to your hair’s internal structure. Greying, a loss of the ability to produce adequare melanin, is a natural consequence of ageing that should be accepted with dignity.  However premature greying maybe as a r...