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After effects of massage treatments
Illnesses and diseases that have been suppressed with medication or held emotions may surface during treatment. A contra-action is a normal reaction to the treatment especially if the receive...read more
After-effects of TSS
Survivors of Toxic Shock Syndrome may have been hospitalised for weeks and there is usually a long recovery period. They may have suffered: Loss of fingers and toes due to gangrene. Permanent kidney and liver dama...read more
Allergies: the treshold of reactivity
If everybody believes something, it's probably wrong. We call that Conventional Wisdom. In America, conventional wisdom that has mass acceptance is usually contrived: somebody paid for it.Examples:Are toxic synthetic chemicals hiding in your make up?
Most consumers would be surprised to learn that the government does not require health studies or pre-market testing for cosmetics and other personal care products before they are sold. According to the government agency that...read more
Detoxification of body and health
These days we hear a lot about toxins, toxic products and detoxification. We are told that for us to become healthy, it is essential that we detoxify our body. And we are at ...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
Supplement regulation: who's behind it and why should you oppose it?
Let’s make sure that all vitamin and herbal supplements are clinically proven to do what they claim, and that they’re safe, before they reach the consumer. Let’s ensure that...read more
Vitamin E: an introduction
Vitamin E is a the principle membrane-associated antioxidant molecule in mammals. It plays a major role in preventing oxidative damage to membrane lipids by scavenging free radicals. Structu...read more
What is a food allergy?
Even the definition of this word is controversial. Let us start with adverse reactions to food.There are: predictable reactions like toxins (e.g. histamines), pharmacological (e.g. alcohol, caffeine) b...read more
