This is a fantastic interview with a living legend of natural medicine. If you haven’t heard of Gerson Therapy, I encourage you to have a listen to this great interview from the Food Matters website: We watch a DVD on Gerson Therapy called “Dying To Have Known” at the Embracing Life! Retreats and I have
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Stress is a very common complaint today, with many of us feeling over-worked, under pressure and without enough hours in the day to get everything done. Besides the problems we often associate with stress, such as tension and anxiety, insomnia and headaches – the digestive system is one that is badly affected by stress. Many people
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This article was from dailymail.co.uk, and was written about Britain’s pill-popping habits, but Australia isn’t far behind! “Britain has become a nation of pill-poppers who turn to tablets to cure every ill, official figures show. We each pick up more than 16 prescriptions a year on average, twice as many as 20 years ago, Department of
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Goodness I get cranky when I see articles written by journalists appearing in the mainstream press, who do not have a clue what they are writing about! This is the case in an article I found on dailymail.co.uk “The great detox myth: Millions of women swear by detoxing – but is it just an expensive
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I admire perfectionism, I have a healthy dose of this trait myself – but it is when perfectionist tendencies turn rigid that they become a problem – both for the person with the stratospheric expectations, and for those around them. Perfectionism – the need for things to be 100% perfect all the time, can engender
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This message came through from Loving Earth yesterday – and I’m so pleased they explained about the difference between good quality organic, cold extracted Agave Nectar, and the poor quality processed product: “Recently there has been controversy regarding the use and promotion of agave syrup as a health food. Agave Nectar – The high fructose
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I found this fantastic article from Pam Popper PhD explaining the results of a recent study which found that eating more servings of fruit and vegetables did not significantly reduce cancer risk. As I have mentioned in previous blog posts such as The Double Blind Debacle, studies measuring nutrition are more than often flawed. This
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Browsing through some news sites I found this interesting article about an actress in the UK who suffered from a debilitating thyroid condition: Dailymail.co.uk Sherrie Hewson speaks about living with a thyroid condition and the debilitating fatigue she still suffers from. In my mind if someone is still very fatigued (she puts it down to
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This was an award winning talk by Jamie Oliver and although I don’t necessarily agree with his entire food philosophy, he is doing some great work promoting whole foods and getting people back into the kitchen to prepare their own foods rather than relying on processed and fast food junk. It’s definitely worth watching. Leisa
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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