Was Old Is New Again.

In an earlier blog called, “ An Apple A Day,” I mentioned that according to the Medical authorities apples are making a come back as a boon to many of our health problems, with one such report saying, “The Apple Report, a review of scientific research published over the past 10 years has found apples are one of the only foods to reduce the risk of heart disease and certain cancers – two of the biggest causes of death in Australia*.”

It also reported that on average “Australians eat an apple a week but if everyone ate just one more serve of fruit or vegetables every day, more than a $150 million a year would be saved on healthcare costs for cardiovascular disease alone.”

Since then I have received reminders of a couple of other old things making a comeback at the moment in regard to our health and lifestyle.

One wrote: “my Mom used to always say chicken noodle soup is what makes a bug go away... and now they have proof lol. It’s something in the broth, they still don't know what (at least that I know of), that has certain properties that help fight off bugs. Mom knows all, she has to! It’s what Moms do.”

Another wrote, “One would have to agree that everything new is not always as new as it first appears. One other thing that they are touting is that exercise is good for you. Our predecessors already knew this and most of them lived to a good age without the need to rely on lots of medicines to do it. Seriously though we all are guilty of a lack of exercise and it is amazing how good you feel if you are able to do a bit. As we get older we have to moderate what we’re doing to an extent but there are ways and means. The important thing is MODERATION, and if you keep that in mind lots of things make a lot more sense.”

Now these are just a couple of old things now being re-evaluated and appreciated from a scientific angle.

So what is there that was once a regular part of your life that has long since dropped out of your life that you need to re-find and re-apply in your life? Once everyone had pets, then they were found to be disease carriers and discouraged, and now we are again being encouraged to have pets again for their companionship and help in getting exercise and also in building up our disease resistance. According to last night’s TV News, Medical experts now claim that all children should have dogs to play with to build up their immunity to Germs. Recently there has been this push to isolate Kids from all germs but now they are finding that the more children are exposed to minor germs and at a younger age, the better their resistance is later ion childhood to most diseases and particularly one form of Leukaemia. Forgive me for being old and cynical here, but I’m sure I heard that before somewhere? Oh year about 50 years ago from My Mum!

So once again we find that what was once common and accepted and then dismissed by moderninity, is now making a sensible come back!

So again, what is there that was once a part of your life that you should again be making a part of your life again. More Fruit in your diet? (Need to work on that one myself!) More Chicken soup? (Personally I will pass on that one for Pearl Barley Soup thanks!) More Exercise? More ---------? Well I have said enough: Now you can fill out the blanks ----.