Organic opportunity
The average non-organic piece of fruit or vegetable can contain over 20 pesticides. Add to these pesticides, toxic chemicals, preservatives, additives, hormones and antibiotics, and we
have a rather frightful mess.
More on migraines
Over the past 12 months or so, I have discussed in a number of my newsletters the use of magnesium, Coenzyme Q10 and vitamin B2 for the treatment of headache and migraine.
Continue Reading →Calcium and heart health
Authors of a recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition have challenged prior research that claimed calcium supplementation may have “the unintended negative consequence of increasing cardiovascular disease risk”.
Continue Reading →Antioxidants and bones
A prospective analysis of 1000 post-menopausal women has revealed that antioxidant supplementation could be as critical to bone health as calcium and vitamin D.
Continue Reading →To do list!
Let’s not start the New Year with a “wish list”.
Let’s begin instead with an “action plan”… a “to do list”!
Wishing is simply not enough. No more “I wish I could lose weight”, “I wish I had more energy”, “I wish I could stop eating chocolate”…that’s just dillydallying.
Retox mindfully
After completing your detox, try not to immediately reintroduce coffee, alcohol, processed foods, meat etc. Consider having less, permanently.
Continue Reading →Green glow detox juice (without progoitrins!)
This is an excellent juice to consume while gently detoxing.
Replete with live enzymes, high in magnesium, a mild diuretic and of course, delicious.
Spring challenge winner
Thank you to all who sent in their personal goals for the spring challenge. You are a resourceful, inspiring lot! And I must say it was extremely difficult to choose a winner. You all deserve an elephant stamp for effort! Well done.
Continue Reading →Kale’s quandary!
Now, I know a lot of you are very sensibly onto the green smoothie trail at present. Well done, all those lovely fresh green enzymes being zapped and consumed. However, do bear in mind that too much raw kale can interfere with thyroid production.
Continue Reading →Acne analysis
The influence of diet on the induction and aggravation of acne has been a matter of intense debate over the past few years. The pioneering observation by L. Cordain et al (Am J Clin Nutr) demonstrated that acne is a disease of Western civilization and is absent in populations consuming Palaeolithic diets without refined sugars, grains and dairy products. Based on this research published in 2005 we now know that a diet devoid of grains and dairy, dramatically improves acne.
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