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Energy Boosters – What is energy? Where do we find it and how do we make it?

Energy Boosters – What is energy? Where do we find it and how do we make it?

The following is an article written by Jill Thomas and was orginally published in Wellbeing Magazine – Issue 104.

energy_booster.jpgEnergy is a very straight forward equation really. Quite simple to make in fact. Food acts as fuel and is transformed to cellular energy through a series of chemical reactions that are dependant on key vitamins and minerals. Cellular energy, otherwise known as adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is constantly being formed and expended and we must produce 32 units of it in every cell in our body, every minute of the day. It is in the mitochondria, the engine room of each cell,  that these crucial energy units are manufactured.

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Lignans – The New Phytonutrient

Lignans – The New Phytonutrient

The following is an article written by Jill Thomas and was orginally published in Nature & Health Magazine.

beans.jpgStudies have confirmed that lignans and lignan-rich foods may have the capacity to:
*beneficially modify oestrogen and testosterone
*reduce hot flushes, sleep disturbances and other menopausal symptoms
*prevent heart disease
*benefit the immune system
*lower the risk of gastrointestinal cancers
*reduce constipation
*benefit bone health
*modify hormone-dependant acne

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Peptic Matters

Peptic Matters

chamomile.jpgI remember many years ago  in my early naturopathic student days, one of my first ever patients, treated at the college’s student clinic, presented with the classic signs of peptic ulcer-experiencing a burning, gnawing pain in the stomach, commencing shortly after eating. Relieved to have made such a quick diagnosis, I immediately recommended that this poor patient drink a strong cup of Chamomile tea daily and roll around the floor immediately afterwards..needless to say, this patient did not return for a follow-up consultation!

While, as we shall see shortly, this rolling herbal tea method certainly would have helped, there are some far more effective and less physically demanding treatments for this painful condition of the upper gastrointestinal tract!

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