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Formula Versus Breastmilk Study

by Leisa on January 8, 2010

While on the treadmill at the gym yesterday morning, I saw on the television news program that they were discussing a new study which promoted the fact that formula could improve on breastmilk for babies. My skeptical mind immediately thought “who paid for that study?”, and nothing could be better for a baby than natural
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Personal Training & Food Diaries

by Leisa on January 7, 2010

Like many people, I’ve started off the New Year with a resolve to improve both my health and fitness!  Even for those of us who have a very health lifestyle, there’s often another level of vitality that can be achieved and minor bad habits to overcome… Having had quite severe thyroid problems for many, many
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Goji Berry Lemonade!

by Leisa on January 6, 2010

Summer in Australia means warm weather and a desire for cool drinks which quench the thirst and rehydrate the body.  There are some wonderful superfood drinks and smoothies you can make to give an extra boost of great nutrition with a divine flavour! Try this “Happy Juice” Goji Berry Lemonade on a hot summer’s day
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Swine Flu Vaccine Enquiry

by Leisa on January 5, 2010

The Council of Europe member states will launch an inquiry in January 2010 on the influence of the pharmaceutical companies on the global swine flu campaign, focusing especially on extent of the pharma’s industry’s influence on WHO. The Health Committee of the EU Parliament has unanimously passed a resolution calling for the inquiry. The step
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Dumb and Dumber Awards for 2009

by Leisa on January 3, 2010

(Natural News) Some of the health-related events that took place in 2009 were so stupid they deserve an award. So as a service to our comedy-minded readers, we’ve put together the “Dumb and Dumber and Dumberer” awards covering the dumbest things we’ve seen in the health industry throughout 2009. Let’s begin with the American Cancer Society
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Happy New Year!

by Leisa on January 1, 2010

Happy New Year everyone! Here we are, a new year, a new decade, a new start and William and I just got engaged 🙂 Last year I wrote this post below, and I wanted to reproduce it here because what I’ve written applies so well again.  It has been a great year – the success
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Bonsoy Soy Milk Recall

by Leisa on December 28, 2009

There is just something a tad funny about this recall…  I would love to be able to find out a bit more information about it – so I’m doing some digging and will let you know. The official story is that there is a soy milk product on the market Bonsoy which contains Kombu, a
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Christmas Poem

by Leisa on December 26, 2009

This poem came through from a friend and I thought it was just lovely 🙂 “We have a list of folks we know All written in a book, And every year at Christmas time We go and have a look, And that is when we realize These names are really part, Not of the book
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The Spirituality of Christmas

by Leisa on December 24, 2009

I love Christmas. In my family it was always such a special time of sharing and being together, of giving and recieving and reflecting on everything that is important and that we hold dear.  It was always a magical time, containing uplifiting energy and excitement. Even though I don’t subscribe to any form of organised
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Another Medical Murder?

by Leisa on December 22, 2009

dailymail.co.uk:  “Today, the world lost a little piece of sunshine’: Tributes for Brittany Murphy as coroner rules out drugs death… Large stash of prescription ‘drugs found in house”… What a terribly sad thing it is when someone as young as 32 passes away – and it is even sadder that this may be another death that
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