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  A cataract is a clouding of the lens in the eye. Vision becomes blurred because the cataract interferes with sight, like a veil in front of the eye. Many individuals over 60 have cataracts and most of these can be treated successfully. The risk for cataracts increases as we age, but the average age for

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Gardening & Horticulture

Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) is a wonderfully versatile annual herb from the pea family (Fabaceae). It is native to Southern Europe, the Middle East and Western Asia. It was first mentioned in the Egyptian Medical Ebers Papyrus in 1500BCE as a medical herb and to embalm the dead. The fenugreek plant is quite hardy and reaches

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Gardening & Horticulture

In the UK, we are all appreciating the beautiful Autumn colours of our trees. From rich reds to rusty browns and burnished golds, we cannot help but feel serene, peaceful and tranquil in a grove of trees. Trees provide us with so many other benefits that perhaps we take for granted. These include the following:

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Once a rarely heard of condition, diabetes has become almost synonymous with the draw backs of our modern, sedentary life styles.  As a result it is increasingly common for companies to have diabetics in their staff or amongst their customers.  This is especially important for businesses such as restaurants and hotels that may be hosting

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In the UK this weekend it’s mother’s day this Sunday, yet another yearly opportunity on the calendar for card manufacturers, chocolate makers and flower sellers to make a quick buck selling tokens of affection to individuals who have left it far, far too late to get anything nice.   It’s also technically the day when people

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News from ADL

The Academy for Distance Learning is pleased to announce our new partnership with ACCPH.  Standing for the Accredited Counsellors, Coaches, Psychotherapists and Hypnotherapists the ACCPH is an independent professional body and register for counselling professionals in the those fields.  Uniquely the ACCPH as a body serves the needs of professionals who have earned their qualifications through

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There was huge news in the medical world this week when a major new advance in the search for a cure for cancer has been discovered.  Though the results have yet to be formally published they formed the basis for an exciting discussion at a recent conference by the American Association for the Advancement of

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Environmental and Animals Blog

Dogs need exercise.  Unlike cats who will conveniently not do very much most of the day, even the smallest dog is a bundle of energy just waiting to explode on an unguarded slipper. People who have, or are thinking of getting a dog usually look at the obligatory daily walk as a good thing.  A

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The Paleo or Paleolithic diet is a low carbohydrate diet that tries to advocate eating as our ancestors did back when humans were hunter gatherers.  Back in those far off days if you couldn’t catch it, or at least find it growing wild then you didn’t eat and thus wouldn’t survive.  The idea is that

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In their ongoing effort to expose the truth that everything on the planet is trying to kill us, Scientists have recently announced research that Bacon, much loved breakfast food and national reserve currency of Denmark, may be as dangerous as cigarettes as a cause for cancer. As little as 50 g, or the two regular

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ADL Success Stories – Dairy Cattle Farming with Annabella Baker

Education opens doors to success windows of opportunity and in at least one case, gates to new possibilities. Such is the case with ADL success story Annabella Baker.  Originally from Italy, but now living in the UK, Annabella faced a tragedy all too familiar to many when she lost her airline job during the Covid

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Horticulture – Learn the Basics: Three Problems for New Gardeners

Gardens are hard work.  Behind every immaculate lawn and carefully tended flowerbed is a never-ending struggle between nature and gardener. Of course simply leaving the garden to its own devices isn’t really an option; Untended, plants will grow freely for the whole of spring and summer and even into autumn. Worse yet, an uncared for

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Henry Hoover’s Broken Plug

Some stories of educational achievement soar into the heavens.  Of individuals who through hard work and toil overcame the challenges in their life to achieve. Certainly, at ADL we’ve seen and helped many individuals achieve their dreams through completing a course which helped them get a place at university or begin a new career. This,

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King Charles and the Grey Goo

If you’ve been in the UK over the past weekend you might have noticed you had a day off on Monday (or looked on enviously as other people had a day off).  The coronation of a new monarch in Charles the Third means a new era. One that the Monarch is especially keen does not

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Could You Be a Personal Trainer?

If you’re looking for a side business or career that combines a love for fitness and a mentoring role. personal training might be for you Personal training is at it’s heart all about being able to help people live healthier, happier lives.  By combining physical exercise with essential lifestyle changes like diet they help their

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