A recent study by nutrition scientist Dr. Joan Sabate, has found that a Mediterranean diet can cut the risk of heart disease and stroke by up to 30 per cent. The study involved more than 7000 people who were at risk of heart disease, and after nearly five years, the was a clear and constant benefit from the diet that involves a mix of fruit and vegetables, fruit, olive oil, legumes, nuts, fish, with small amounts of dairy and meat. Links from mental health to the diet have also been made, and it has been connected to reducing the risk…
Author: Robert Taylor
More than $710,000 dollars worth of cannabis was seized at a Unanderra home at around 2pm yesterday. After a search of the premises 136 cannabis plants and 3.5 kilograms of cannabis leaf were seized by police. A 26-year-old man was arrested at the scene and is in custody under charges of cultivating a commercial quantity of cannabis plants, supplying a prohibited drug and using electricity without authority. The alleged reportedly almost escaped the police by car but was cornered after reversing into a police vehicle.The accused has been refused bail to appear in court today.