Program
18, February 6,
2001
Vertigo
We've
all experienced a bit of dizziness. But vertigo is more thanthat.
It's a dizziness that can become a disability. It's likeriding
a rollercoaster, 24 hours a day.
Vertigo
affects about 30% ofCanadians,
most of them over the age of 65. Some cases are mild,some
cases can be treated....but for others, it's a life-changing
disability.
Functional
Foods
Alot
of foods are inherently good for you. We call that nutrition.
And
adding vitamin and mineral supplements to food is a common
practise.
But
there's a new type of food on the market that adds
herbal
medicine to snackfoods, like chips and fruit drinks. Some of
these
products claim to boost your libido or your immune system, but
do
they work? And are there any risks to using them?
An
interview with
Alison Stephen, professor of nutrition at the University of
Saskatchewan
and an international authority in human clinical nutrition.
