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Macrobiotics in practice
I have seen many people change their way of living - their dietary practices - to what we call a macrobiotic practice. What strikes us as interesting is that most people are delighted by the sheer simplicity ...read more
Make your own baby food
Parents have been advised to consider making their own baby food after the discovery of a toxin linked to cancer in jars of manufactured food sold all over the world.The alarm was raised yest...read more
Nutritients in the vegan diet
The key to a nutritionally sound vegan diet is variety. A healthy and varied vegan diet includes fruits, vegetables, plenty of leafy greens, whole grain products, nuts, seeds, and legumes. Protein It is ver...read more
Nutrition and diabetes
Nutrition is essential Aggressive management of your blood sugar (glucose) is essential to prevent further complications of the disease such as blindness, amputations and kidney disease. While diabet...read more
Nutrition during pregnancy
During pregnancy, most women need to eat more healthy food to help the baby grow. After the first 3 months, a pregnant woman must take in more calories than usual to reach the recommended amo...read more
Nutrition for everyone: healthy weight
Whether you want to lose weight or maintain a healthy weight, it’s important to understand the connection between the energy your body takes in (through the foods you eat and the beverages you drink) and the energy your...read more
Nutrition myths
Don’t always believe what you hear- especially when it comes to your health. Here’s some nutrition myths we were taught to follow, and according to the experts, we shouldn’t have listened to...read more
nutritional deficiencies in coeliac disease
The malabsorption that occurs in coeliac disease can lead to multiple nutritional deficiencies. The most common nutritional problems in people with coeliac disease include deficiencies of ess...read more
Nutritional therapy treats the body as a whole
Allergies Allergies should be viewed as symptoms of the whole body picture. Why are you disposed to getting allergies in the first place, rather than what are you allergic to? This is a very important question, because if yo...read more
Omega 3: facts and sources
How is Omega 3 good for your heart? Research suggests that omega 3 oils can help to decrease the risk of arrhythmias (disturbances in the heart rhythm), reduce blood cholesterol levels, decrease the risk of ...read more
Omega-3 polyunsaturates and the cardiovascular system
The cardiovascular system is the network of tubes which circulates blood around the body. The movement is created by the heart, acting as a pump. Blood is pumped into the arteries for delivery to the cells wh...read more
Organic food: not all that
American agribusiness is producing more food than ever before, but the evidence is building that the vitamins and minerals in that food are declining. For example, take the two eggs shown at right. The one wi...read more
Overconsumption has a history
The damaging pattern of the western diet is embedded in social and industrial development. Since the turn of the century greater wealth has led to increased consumption of processed, high-sugar and high-fat f...read more
Perspectives on Down's syndrome
Down syndrome was first described in 1800 by John Langdon Down. In 1959, genetic analysis allowed Dr. Jerome Lejeune to determine the cause of Down syndrome. People have 2 copies of each of 23 chromosomes. In...read more
Popeye and Olive were right
Solving crossword puzzles and sudokus may help to keep the brain alive, but they are not the whole answer. So, what will protect the brain from ageing? You have to eat the right foods. We’ve all been to...read more
Possible causes for depression
“Food is the most important influence in determining the organisation of the brain and the behaviour that the brain organisation dictates” J.Z. Young Possible causes PSYCHOLOGI...read more
Pregnant vegans in need of nutritients
Protein You will probably get lots of questions about whether or not you are getting enough protein. Current recommendations for protein in pregnancy call for 25 grams more of protein per day in the second a...read more
Preventing stretch marks during pregnancy
Nobody wants to develop stretch marks, but when you’re pregnant you know that, along with nausea, fatigue, backaches and frequent urination, stretch marks are another distinct, unpleasant possibility. I...read more
Proteins in the vegan diet
Some Americans are obsessed with protein. Vegans are bombarded with questions about where they get their protein. Athletes used to eat thick steaks before competition because they thought it ...read more
Radiance from within
Most people want to have radiant, healthy-looking skin as they know this is an important factor in looking good. While they may take to time to moisturise and protect their skin externally, e...read more
Raising health children
There is nothing that gives a parent more pleasure than seeing their children grow up healthy and happy. Over the past twenty years, I have had the good fortune to observe many children. The ones I am most fa...read more
Seafood: not all the same
Types of Seafood The foods we derive from the aquatic environment fall broadly into two major categories, fish and shellfish. The marine mammals, such as whales, dolphins, seals and porpoise...read more
Special diets versus healthy eating
Which approach is best for weight management and health maintenance? I have put together this article to outline some of the advantages and disadvantages of both specialist diets and healthy eating. I must e...read more
Stress management
What is stress? Stress is the “wear and tear” our bodies experience as we adjust to a changing environment; it has physical and emotional effects on us and can create positive or negative feeling...read more
Take control of varicose veins
If you have achy, tired legs or swollen ankles these could be an early warning sign of varicose veins.A healthy blood supply delivers oxygen, glucose and nutrients around the...read more
Ten tips to lose weight
Weight loss is an excellent resolution in spite of how difficult it may seem. Although there are many diets and fads that come and go, even a 10-pound weight loss can improve your health and your risk for dis...read more
The basics of good nutrition
Your body is a biochemical organism. The chemicals you add into this system dictate how efficient it functions. Or in other words: You are what you eat!Your food intake helps dictate yourThe brain and ageing
No organ is more critical than our brain, which means the wear and tear of ageing will show up first in thought function; we begin to get slower in our movement and manners, easily muddled, more forgetful and...read more
The declining quality of our diets
Eating a balanced and healthy diet seems to be getting more difficult in the 21st Century. Your body needs lots of ‘bang’ for its nutritional ‘bucks’ and this means eating the best qua...read more
The foods you eat determine your health
Somewhere caught up in your busy lifestyle, between your Palm Pilot or Blackberry, day planner, lap top, the kids sports, piano lessons, traffic, and household duties, being healthy got deleted from your agen...read more
The importance of a healthy diet for ms patients
The importance of a healthy diet cannot be overemphasized, especially in people dealing with a chronic, energy-taxing, debilitating disease. People with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) are faced with...read more
The importance of combining nutrition and exercise for weight management
There are a number of key elements to achieving weight management goals. The major two are correct nutrition and relevant exercise. Weight loss is achieved by consuming fewer calories than your body uses and ...read more
The key to preventing osteoporosis
ARE YOU AT RISK? All men and women have some risk of developing osteoporosis as they get older. However, the following situations increase the risk. If you: have a small bone structureread moreThe mighty blueberry
Health benefits of blueberries One of nature's most amazing and powerful anti-oxidants, blueberries offer a variety of health benefits, from to lowering cholesterol to building up urinary tract health, impr...read more
The nutritional role of fats, oils and the polyunsaturates
Polyunsaturates form a component part of the fats and oils in our food. Such fats and oils are a combination of substances called fatty acids and glycerol (also called glycerineread moreThe recovery route
The route to recovery of an illness of this kind can only be described as performing an uphill obstacle course. Do not be disheartened by this though, as it is worth it. All involved will turn out better people in the end....read more
Tips for people with diabetics
Summer barbecues, picnics and family reunions can stir up thoughts of good, down home cooking. If you have diabetes, these events can pose special challenges. How can you stay healthy and still enjoy those tr...read more
Tips to get more fiber in your diet
Recent studies found that a healthy diet containing enough fiber can reduce the risk for developing cancer with 40%. So what is fiber? What are the best sources of fiber? Basically, the term ...read more
Tough love tips if you have 10 pounds to lose
Is it true…there's no gain without pain? The article here explains how small steps can make a big difference. My sales manager used to tell me "You must learn to walk before you can run." At first I was offen...read more
Understanding depression
Depression is a disturbance in mood characterised by varying degrees of sadness, disappointment, loneliness, hopelessness, self-doubt and guilt. Most people tend to feel depressed at one time or another, but...read more
Use kinesiology to test your muscles
Food, as we know, can be positively good for us (called Biogenic), it can be problematic (Biocidic), or it can be neutral (Biostatic). Some indications are c...read more
Vegans: one step further
What is a vegan? Vegetarians do not eat meat, fish, or poultry. Vegans, in addition to being vegetarian, do not use other animal products and by-products such as eggs, dairy products, honey,...read more
Vegetarian cheese?
Update on Vegetarian Cheeses Our last survey of cheese manufacturers in Ireland took place about 4 years ago – here in this article, we present a newly updated list of vegetarian cheeses available to t...read more
Vegetarian foods
Common vegetarian foods: macaroni and cheese, spaghetti, cheese pizza, eggplant parmesan, vegetable soup, pancakes, oatmeal, grilled cheese, bean tacos and burritos, vegetable lo mein, French toast, French fr...read more
Vegetarians and vegans need protein too !
Vegetarians Plant protein can meet requirements when a variety of plant foods is consumed and energy needs are met. In more restrictive diets, where variety and energy intake is limited, greater atten...read more
Vegetarians: who are they and what do they eat
What is a vegetarian? Vegetarians do not eat meat, fish, and poultry. Vegans are vegetarians who abstain from eating or using all animal products, including milk, cheese, other dairy items, ...read more
Watch out for dietary supplements
A lucrative industry It seems as if everyone knows at least one person who uses dietary supplements or herbal remedies religiously. Did you know that Americans spend over billion on dietary supplements rang...read more
Water: a necessity, a controversy
Why is water important? Water is heavily involved in every major bodily function including, but certainly not limited to temperature control, digestion, and waste and toxin removal. Water lossread moreWhat are you eating?
High fattening foods (even only once a day) can destroy any weight loss that may have occurred during your low fat eating. Fast foods, fried foods, foods and sodas high in sugar are detrimental to weight loss...read more
What do you know about vitamins and minerals?
Vitamins A sensible, varied vegetarian diet will provide all the necessary vitamins and minerals, as you will see from the following table. Vitamin A Most red, green and yellow fruit and <...read more
