Not only the credit crunch but the all time low exchange rate has made living in France a great deal more expensive and most of us are looking at our diminishing dollars and pounds and wondering how to make them go further.

Fluoride may now be added to foods manufactured and supplied in Europe.  It’s been classified as a harmless supplement, according to Europe’s highest authority on food standards.

The decision means that food manufacturers can include sodium monofluorophosphate in their products.  This is the common form of fluoride found in toothpaste and mouth washes.

The decision, by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), has angered the consumer pressure group Alliance for Natural Health (ANH).  ANH is asking for an immediate enquiry.

It’s horrifying to read the papers these days.

All sorts of terrible illnesses and conditions seem to be on the increase, despite the best efforts of medical technology.

It makes you wonder about the diets and lifestyle of modern man.  We’ve got old evils like polio and tuberculosis under control in this country… but new ailments are on the rampage.

Especially diabetes.

According to the organisation ‘Diabetes UK’, there are 1.8 million people with it. But there’s a million more who have it… but don’t even know it!  What’s more, it gets more common as you get older. The average age of diagnosis for people with no family history of the illness is 52.

There are two basic types of diabetes…

“Type 1″ develops when the body is unable to produce any insulin. Sufferers need to take insulin to control their blood sugar levels.

“Type 2″ develops when you can’t produce enough insulin, or when the insulin that is produced does not work properly.  This is the diabetes which usually appears in people once they pass 40 years old.

But I’ve got some good news for you. Protection from both kinds of diabetes can come in the form of a vitamin that’s not even a real vitamin!

“Why dead fish are the answer…”