"If in your head you undertake hatha yoga as a form of exercise or body building, you will end up with just what you reached for ... a more beautiful body. On the other hand, if you undertake hatha yoga as a form of yoga then it will, in a relatively short time, bring about a profound metamorphosis in your body calmness, sensitivity, and lightness ... all of which will facilitate your sadhana. "

Ram Dass

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Are dietary supplements a dangerous waste of money?

9th January 2014

"The truth is rarely pure and never simple" Oscar Wilde Being a doctor, I tend to get occasional health queries from family members. Recently my brother emailed me saying "I have been taking multivitamin supplements for a while (also fish oil). Does the (linked) article mean that I am wasting …

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Recent research: fish and n-3 fatty acids

6th November 2008

Fish, fish oils, and n-3 fatty acids are often in the health news. Here are seven recent papers illustrating the breadth of fish oil relevance. The papers look at treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, the potential of flax as a dietary source of n-3 fatty acids, effects on indicators of cardiovascular …

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