vitamins
Do you bite your nails?
You may be deficient in minerals What are minerals? Yes, nail biting often begins with boredom or impatience or fidgeting. If you are among the millions who regularly bite their nails, you've probably said to yourself "I wish I could stop biting my ...read more
Do you have shaking hands?
If you do, you could be deficient in MAGNESIUM and VITAMIN B1 Early symptoms of magnesium deficiency can include fatigue, anorexia, irritability, insomnia, and muscle tremors or twitching.People only slightly deficient in magnesium become irritable, high-str...read more
Do you have white spots or marks on your nails?
You may have a deficiency in ZINC What is Zinc? The signs and symptoms of zinc deficiency include anorexia, growth retardation, delayed sexual maturation, hypogonadism and hypospermia, alopecia, immune disorders, dermatitis, night blindness, impaired taste (hypogeusia), an...read more
Do's and dont's of preganancy in allergy prone mothers
Pregnant mothers should: Not smoke cigarettes and avoid passive smoking. Avoid excessive alcohol intake. Avoid allergy provoking foods such as peanuts, nuts, sesame, eggs and fish. Avoid excessive exposure to pets such as cats, dogs, horses and house-...read more
Essential fatty acids
The main components of all fats are the fatty acids which might be saturated, monounsaturated or polyunsaturated. Fats containing a high proportion of saturated fatty acids are solid at room temperature. The...read more
Facts about Vitamin C and vitamin supplements
Vitamin C's most important study was in the Canadian Medical Association Journal of Sept. 23 1972. During 102 days (3.4 months) in winter, 407 about 25 year old Canadians took 1 g/day + 3 g/day during the first 3 days of any illness. An identical group on ta...read more
Fighting free radicals
Help protect the body against damage from ‘free radicals’ – the unstable molecules that can lead to degenerative diseases and premature ageing.Continuing research has confirmed that many of the twentieth century’s mos...read more
Fluoride
What is fluoride? Fluoride plays a role in the development and health of bones and teeth. What fluoride does for you Fluoride hardens your bones and tooth enamel. Fluoride is absorbed into a child’s teeth as they form. How much fluoride you need No RDA is currentl...read more
Folic acid
What is folic acid? Folate, one of the B-group vitamins, is also called folic acid. It plays a crucial role in early foetal nervous system development, red blood cell maturation, as well as helping break down proteins...read more
Foods that boost your mood
Eating a diet that is healthy and varied is no doubt the best way to help you boost your mood through food. To help achieve a healthy diet, make sure you include foods from each of these groups: Carbohydrates Eating carbohydrate foods with a lower ...read more
Get to the "joint" of arthritis pain!!
What is joint pain? Joint pain is any pain that occurs in and/or around a joint – the place where two bones meet. In the UK the most common cause is arthritis. According to the Arthritis Research Campaign some 8.9 million British peo...read more
Have you become sensitive to bright lights?
You may have a deficiency in Vitamin B2 What is Vitamin B2? Vitamin B2, or Riboflavin, is necessary for healthy skin and eyes. It is vital for converting proteins, fats and carbohydrates into energy. Vitamin B2 is also necessary for red blood cell formation, antibo...read more
Healthy choices on a vegan diet
Decades of experience, culminating in more than a million vegans today, have shown that appropriate vegan diets support good health at all stages of life and reduce the risk of heart disease. This has been confirmed by independent scientific...read more
Healthy choices on raw vegan diets
A raw food vegan diet may be defined in various ways, but usually entails at least 80% by weight being raw plants. Many people report feeling healthier and more energetic on adopting such diets, but there are too few long-te...read more
Healthy eating for pregnancy
Including the right things in your diet when you are pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant is extremely important. Knowing what to eat and drink and what to avoid goes a long way to ensuring the health of both you and your baby. Folic acid Whether y...read more
How a veggie diet can protect your heart
Heart Pumping Of all the complex jobs our bodies have to perform it sounds such a simple task to ask of our hearts - just sit there and pump. Yes that really is it - the heart just sits around day in and day out pushing the blood around the body, thereby supplying individua...read more
How essential are trace elements in our diet?
Inorganic, organic, chelated, elemental, ionic, colloidal, essential, trace - all these claims! What do we really need? Credentials in nutrition apparently mean very little when it comes to minerals. Much of what is written about minerals is speculative, mar...read more
Iron
What iron does for you Two thirds of your body’s iron is found in haemoglobin, the red pigment of red blood cells that transports oxygen in your bloodstream to all the cells of the body. The rest is stored in your liv...read more
Is your child disruptive or aggressive?
They may have a deficiency of zinc or vitamin B. Children and adolescents with behavioural disorders and aggressive behaviour are frequently malnourished. Those with certain nutritional deficiencies, such as those for zinc, iron, B vitamins and protein exhi...read more
Key nutrients
Protein What children primarily require is sufficient food energy i.e. calories rather than protein per se. With adequate calories an individual will be in positive nitrogen balance and will thrive on a diet in which protein is available from a mix of plant...read more
Key points for feeding vegan children
Infants need plenty of energy. Home-prepared cereals should be made as a thick porridge and not as a thin gruel. Add a little vegetable oil to the cooked grains to increase their calorie content, and improve palatability by making them less glutinous as they cool. ...read more
Look after your supplements and your supplements will look after you...
Product labels can tell you which nutrients and active ingredients are included, and the amount of nutrients per daily intake. The label also provides details of contraindications (or when the product should not be taken) and storage. It is important to take notice of these ...read more
Magnesium
What is magnesium? Magnesium is a mineral stored in your body tissues. It plays a role in more than 300 enzyme reactions within your body. What magnesium does for you Magnesium is a versatile mineral, which is vital for the growth and mai...read more
My achievable detox plan
An internal ‘spring clean’ does help towards optimal health by allowing your body to rest and find equilibrium – the best way to do this is by following my Detox Plan which is achievable and doesn’t mean you have to drastically change...read more
Non dairy milks
The last carton of cow's milk has just gone into the bin. That packet of cheese and creamy yoghurt is completely finished. You're steadfastly refusing to buy anymore dairy products. So, what do you do now?Don't panic because you will be absolutely amazed to ...read more
