The Pitfalls of the Dr. Weston A. Price Diet…

by Leisa on February 16, 2009

Following on from the last post that mentions primitive diets and the work of Dr. Weston A. Price, I thought  I would add my two cents worth on the the subject. From Amazon: “For nearly 10 years, Weston Price and his wife traveled around the world in search of the secret to health. Instead of
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Primitive Diets

by Leisa on February 14, 2009

I thought this was a good post from a couple who write regularly about raw food: Primitive Foods: Not Always Ideal? Last night we were over at Justin’s parent’s house, and right before we left we decided to turn on the television for a few minutes. The Travel Channel was on. The show that was
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Reversing Alzheimer’s With Raw Food

by Leisa on February 12, 2009

As a bit of a follow up to my post “A Savage Tale” comes this story of one elderly lady with Alzheimer’s who is having her life transformed by a raw food diet. “Team Nan” in Cadillac, MI, is pulling off the impossible – yanking an 80ish “young” women sentenced for life in an Alzheimer’s
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Genes Don’t Cause Cancer

by Leisa on February 10, 2009

A study completed at the Ioannina School of Medicine in Greece analysed hundreds of other studies that claimed to have “discovered” genes that cause cancer, and it found that out of 240 claimed associations between genes and cancer risk, only two genes actually had any significant correlation at all. Put another way, over 99% of
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Universal Wealth Events

by Leisa on February 8, 2009

This is a call to all local Gold Coast residents who would like to come to a free evening event where I will be speaking on 3rd March! The Event is called “Create Wealth in a Whole New World – Universal Shift Transformational Experience” and I am the guest speaker who will be talking (of course!) about
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Green Smoothie Lesson Hand-Out

by Leisa on February 6, 2009

After making the 18 minute video “The Green Smoothie Lesson” where I put together a Superfood Green Smoothie in my kitchen at home and speak about all the benefits of the smoothie; I have had lots of requests for the recipe and for information about the superfoods I used in it. So what I have
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Want Strong Bones? Eat More Greens!

by Leisa on February 4, 2009

This news piece was featured in the Food Matters Newsletter: A new study funded in part by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) suggests that an alkalising diet may be an important key to reducing bone breakdown, or “turnover,” while aging. The study comes on the heels of several ARS-reported studies suggesting that consuming more-than-recommended amounts
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Dr. Fred Bisci Tour Australia – May 2009

by Leisa on February 2, 2009

Dr. Fred Bisci is a living legend in the natural health world. With a Ph.D in nutritional science, Dr. Bisci has had a thriving practice in New York City for over 40 years, and has achieved his outstanding clinical results by showing people how to experience the healing power and remedial capabilities of the human body. Fred,
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To Be or Not To Be 100% Raw

by Leisa on January 29, 2009

This is a gorgeous article written by Jennie, the owner of Raw Pleasure, and I totally agree with what she has to say in this article: “There are many different ways to eat a raw food diet. There’s low fat, high fruit, low fat low fruit, there’s gourmet, there’s no fruit, there’s vegan and non-vegan,
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A Savage Tale

by Leisa on January 27, 2009

A few nights ago I saw a movie called “The Savages” starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney. It was a good movie, with great acting and a witty, honest and challenging storyline .  It’s description reads – “When an estranged and senile father starts failing, his son and daughter are suddenly burdened with the heavy
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