Isn’t it true that chronic health disease is increasing and stress related illness is rife? So much more than 40 years ago and yet we have state of the art medicine! This is partly due to the non-absorption of nutrients from vitamin and mineral products, and partly to the purity of the products we eat. … Read more
Eating an alkaline diet is essential for good health because it can help to balance the pH level of fluids in the body, including the blood and urine. Viruses, bacteria and fungi cannot survive in an alkaline medium, but because our Western diet makes us so acidic we are very susceptible to the bugs that … Read more
Protandim Nrf1 Synergizer is a break through in nutrigenomics, the effects of food and food constituents on gene expression, and in the fight against aging that uses ingredients to harness the energy of youth in the mitochondria. With age comes wisdom and maturity but you also get all the wrinkles, more aches and pains, and … Read more
What Is Plantar Fasciitis? Plantar Fasciitis is a general term given to pain experienced on the bottom of the foot, often towards the heel. When the plantar fascia, an unyielding ribbon of connective tissue running from the heel to the ball of the foot, is under excessive tension, pain at the insertion point onto the … Read more
Inflammation is a vital part of the body’s immune response, it is the body’s attempt to heal itself after an injury, to defend itself against foreign invaders, such as viruses and bacteria, and to repair damaged tissue. When you injure your body, biochemical processes release proteins called cytokines. These act as emergency signals to bring … Read more
Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance that’s found in all the cells of our body. It has a hormone-like structure that behaves like a fat in that it is insoluble in water and in blood. 80% of cholesterol in your body is produced in the liver in response to inflammation as a result of excess … Read more
Inflammation initially is a good thing. When the body is injured or invaded by pathogens it creates inflammation, it is it’s first line of defence. The pain, swelling and redness are the start of the healing process, and are the signs of the repair mechanism being activated. If your injury was caused by a bus … Read more
Bad Gut Bacteria In a healthy colon, there are billions of beneficial bacteria. Usually they multiply at a fast enough rate to keep up with the numbers that are lost during elimination. They help to keep the proper pH of the colon and therefore prevent any ‘bad’ bacteria from over growing. These ‘friendly’ bacteria are … Read more
Fungal Yeast and mould are fungus, and there are over 200 that may live within the body. Some fungus feed off dead organisms whilst others, the parasitic fungus, feed off live organisms. These pathogenic fungus cause human diseases such as athletes foot, ring worm, dandruff, rosacea, swimmers ear, nail infections and yeast infections. Candida Albicans, … Read more
According to Dr Robert O Young cucumbers are one of the best foods for your overall health and often referred to as a super food because they are alkalising. Our bodies are alkaline by design but our lifestyle and diet create a very acid body which encourage inflammation, bacteria, viruses and fungi. So adding cucumber … Read more