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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Nutrition science
book review – the Acid Alkaline Balance Diet
Written by Felicia Drury Kliment, from New York, this book promises to be an excellent read: 'An innovative program that detoxifies your body's acidic waste...
06 June, 2013
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genetically modified organisms in the wild
[caption id="attachment_2441" align="alignright" width="164"] Top: Lesser cornstalk borer larvae extensively damaged the leaves of this unprotected peanut plant. (Image Number K8664-2)-Photo by Herb Pilcher.Bottom: After...
30 May, 2013
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would you like some enzymes with that?
Enzymes are really interesting. What are they? To my knowledge enzymes are things that help reactions in the body along. Remember in chemistry when you...
16 May, 2013
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happy friday – on the subject of complete proteins
I am not convinced, by this idea that you could nourish yourself without any form of dense complete protein such as fish or eggs in...
10 May, 2013
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vestibular system and balance
A friend of mine asked me to do some research into an ailment that is bothering him. He describes it as a cross between being...
29 April, 2013
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have you ever eaten tasteless produce?
I wanted to a bit more research into pesticide and insecticide use in modern agriculture. The first pesticide that was developed was DDT in 1939....
25 April, 2013
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nutrition for the brain – part one
In the quest to find out why it is that my concentration is so bad at the moment, and why on earth, do I feel...
22 April, 2013
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paleo vs plant based diets
This is a pretty controversial topic. There are a great number of people who swear by a paleo diet, which is basically just BodyTrim or...
18 March, 2013
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