Glue ear is an accumulation of fluid behind the eardrum which is caused through blockage of the Eustachian tube. In children one of the major causes is an Eustachian tube which is not fully matured and short as well as an overload of phlegm, due to diet and often the overuse of antibiotics. Glue ear … Continue reading
Yeast is used in food preparation and is a good source of B vitamins but these can also be obtained from other foods such as meat, fish, whole grains, nuts and dark green leafy vegetables. Live yeast is also used in the preparation of many alcoholic drinks which should therefore be avoided and substituted with … Continue reading
There’s lots of interest and information around at the moment about food and sugar addiction. Many of us can easily say that we have a sweet tooth. Whether it’s chocolate, lollies, cakes, cookies, sugar in our tea of coffee, or soft drink, our world is filled with lots of sugary temptations, hot chips, bread, burgers… … Continue reading
A key contributor to inflammation in our body is the food that we eat. A diet high in processed foods, refined sugar, grains, vegetable oils, trans fats, chemical additives and the like, will lead you down the path to inflammation and ill-health. Replacing processed foods with whole, ideally organic foods is the more scenic, … Continue reading
Disease Prevention: The World Health Organization defines prevention as ‘approaches and activities aimed at reducing the likelihood that a disease or disorder will affect an individual, interrupting or slowing the progress of the disorder or reducing disability’ (WHO 2004). An important part of disease prevention is health promotion. This describes activities which help individuals and … Continue reading
Move and enjoy: Just be active! It doesn’t always have to be planned or gym workouts. Simply sitting less, and getting more physically active throughout the day wherever possible is also essential to reducing one of the major risk factors for metabolic syndrome, obesity. One strategy for sticking with exercise is to make it enjoyable … Continue reading
Not quite the weather for a green smoothie – how about a green soup instead? This is a low carb, nutrient dense green soup, great for everyone. The “magic” ingredient is watercress! Hippocrates used watercress back in 400BC for his hospital, Culpepper in the 1700s believed it could cleanse the blood, and modern science has … Continue reading
Become proactive with your health: Seek information regarding health from a qualified holistic practitioner, to help prevent ill health and support individual health long term. Take charge of your own body and learn from it. Even when you may feel well, it’s important to also track your health and monitor changes over time. This way … Continue reading
by Felicity Eating on the run, and eating poor quality foods that are energy dense and nutrient poor can become a vicious cycle of increasing stress. For me, it seems the more I stress, the more I crave indulgent foods and want to treat myself to yet another sweet or salty snack or both! As … Continue reading
Cells, cells and more cells. 100 000 billion of them in fact. Each one a community of its own. What makes a natural healthy cell? Its environment (internal and external). The environment dictates the way the cell expresses its genetic material in the nucleus via the so called “junk genes” which act as the dials … Continue reading