alkaline diets – for and against
There is nothing more stimulating than a bit of heated debate! Forthcoming :-) An overview of the arguments for and against an alkaline diet. It...
05 September, 2013
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Nutrition science
amazing herbs – coriander
How is your cholesterol? Have you thought of adding coriander to your diet? Apparently coriander can act to reduce bad cholesterol or LDL and increase good...
29 August, 2013
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toxic sugar – cravings and candida albicans
There is one more possibility! It is a yeast fungus and it is everywhere. It is called candida albicans. The problem is that if you...
27 August, 2013
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fructose and blood sugar levels
Something jumped out at me from that documentary I was watching last night. Toxic Sugar? in relation to fructose and blood sugar levels. It was the...
26 August, 2013
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the sensory experience of food
What is it that makes the experience of eating so pleasurable? One of the first clues is the release of dopamine in the brain when we...
22 August, 2013
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red, red wine
I am relishing the last weeks of winter. It is delicious to tuck up in the warmth and sip on red wine. It lends a...
12 August, 2013
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hypnic jerk and vitamin B12
I am wondering if those strange nightly disturbances might be vitamin B12 as well as magnesium. Interestingly, it was a search on this site (or to...
22 June, 2013
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what is your favourite colour at the moment?
Kimberly Snyder posted a great image on facebook today. She made this pic with images of fruits and vegetables from five different colours I think....
20 June, 2013
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the power of vitamin C – healing properties
Interestingly many plants and animals make their own Vitamin C. It is just a few animals that cannot synthesise it and need to get it...
13 June, 2013
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