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Social networking with Bio Nutrition No comments yet

The Internet has changed quite radically over the last few years, with advances in technology, greater numbers of users, more commercial outlets and ever changing user needs. This means that ‘Web 2.0′ is a constantly changing mix of user generated content, information sources and shops selling everything from toothpaste to TV’s – and everything in between.

This means it can be difficult to find what you’re looking for in amongst all the things that you’re not looking for; a Google search for health returns around 1.2 billion webpages, so how are you going to find just the page you want? This is where the modern phenomena of social networking really comes into its own; using sites like Twitter, FriendFeed and Facebook you can create networks of friends and online buddies with similar interests and they’ll help you find the stuff you’re really after.

We think it’s a great way to make the Internet come to you, rather than for you to have to go searching, which is why we’ve embraced the social networking aspects of today’s web wholeheartedly. We’re not just a site that wants to provide your nutritional supplement needs; we want to become an indispensable source of news and views on the whole subject of health – including supplements, but also anything that might have a bearing on your day to day health.

You can get involved in many different ways. First of all, you can subscribe to the Bio Blog using your favourite RSS reader; just click the ‘Subscribe’ button at the top of the page. Then, if you’re a Twitter user, you can follow our updates from here, or if you’re a FriendFeed user, our updates on that service are here. Another option is to join our Facebook group, which you’ll find here, or become a fan on our Facebook page which is here.

With all of these ways to interact, we hope that you’ll join us in a growing, evolving dialogue about all things health. There’ll be discussions on the Facebook group, comments on Twitter and FriendFeed and posts on the Bio Blog and we want you to come along and join in.Together, we can make Bio Nutrition not just somewhere to buy supplements, but a whole community of like-minded users working together for the benefit of all.

Sleep it off! No comments yet

This post isn’t as bad as the title might suggest, actually it’s a piece of advice to help prevent you from getting a cold!

A team of researchers from the Carnegie Mellon University found that people who slept for seven hours or less trebled their risk of catching a cold compared to those who had eight or more hours of sleep. I know, ‘the chance would be a fine thing’, I hear you say! But it does show how important proper rest and relaxation are for continued good health.

The likelihood of cold also seemed to be directly proportional to the lack of sleep!

The researchers believe that lack of sleep has a big effect on our body’s immune system and therefore decrease our ability to fight infection, showing just how closely related they are.

I do realise that getting over eight hours sleep a night is in most peoples wildest dreams, but I think this is where a good all-round antioxidant supplement comes in to help keep the immune system in tip-top condition.

Grape News! No comments yet

Both the BBC and The Independent have reported on this story, but I thought it was worth mentioning here just in case people missed it!

Scientists at the University of Kentucky found that exposure to grape extract caused leukaemia cells to commit suicide. Within 24 hours, 76% of the leukaemia cells exposed died through a process called apoptosis, leaving healthy cells unharmed!

The researchers believe that the discovery could lead to promising new treatments, but warned it was still early days and much more research would be necessary.

Grape extract contains a number of antioxidants including resveratrol, which is known to have anti-cancer properties, as well as having a positive effect on the heart. The other constituents of grape extract have also been shown to have positive effects on skin, bowel, lung and stomach health.

So keep an eye on the Bio Blog as more information becomes available on the health benefits of this and many other natural products and supplements.

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