Top 10 Food Additives to Avoid
Read this from Dr Mercola’s site – 10 food additives to avoid=> http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/12/17/top-10-food-additives-to-avoid.aspx
Winter season supplements part 2
Vitamin C Vitamin C has anti-microbial and viracidal effects and has been shown to increase natural killer cell (immune cell) function by up to 200-400%.Take 1-4 gram of vitamin C a day. Glutamine Glutamine is the amino acid of the immune system and it is well known that blood levels of glutamine drop with infections. … Read more
Toxicity testing part 1
DNA adducts test A new blood test offered by a company based in Devon, called Acumen, measures what chemicals are stuck on your DNA (it’s called a DNA Adducts test) and costs just £95. A whole host of chemicals are able to stick to your DNA which changes the DNA’s structure and cause faulty DNA … Read more
Winter season supplements part 1
Vitamin D If you live north of 40-degree latitude (i.e. anywhere in the UK) the suns ultraviolet light is not strong enough to synthesise vitamin D in the skin during the winter. As people tend to get more colds and flu in the winter months there may be a correlation with vitamin D deficiency. The … Read more
8 Skin Moisturizer Ingredients You’d Best Avoid
Read this from Dr Mercola => http://www.mercolahealthyskin.com
What do you think of soy?
Read this from the Western A Price Foundation published on Dr Mercola’s website… http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/12/04/soy-dangers-summarized.aspx
You go to the gym, but you’re still fat, here’s what you need to do…
1. You need to train at least 3-4 times a week. Sorry, but training once a week will do very little for you, twice a week is better and you will get some results but from working with athletes and regular gym goers over the last few years i can tell you that you will … Read more
Helping a couple have a successful pregnancy – case study part 3
Another month later, on our second consultation, PT reported feeling much better and that many of her problems had cleared up. She reported her IBS had gone, and she had no cramps or diarrhoea. She also had lost about half a stone, dropped a dress size and her energy levels were much better. She reported … Read more
Helping a couple have a successful pregnancy – case study part 2
I suggested going wheat and dairy free and that PT swapped the oatibix and yoghurt at breakfast for eggs, homemade muesli and soymilk, fish, nuts and berries. These types of breakfasts have a good serving of protein and healthy fats that will help stabilise blood sugar but also provide essential nutrients such as antioxidants, vitamins … Read more
High protein low carb diets rule….
This is from Dr Briffa’s blog today http://www.drbriffa.com/2010/11/26/higher-protein-lower-carbohydrate-diets-win-in-the-war-on-weight/
Helping a couple have a successful pregnancy – case study part 1
PT, a 34 year old sales director, decided to consult with me following 14 miscarriages and poor outcomes with IVF over the past 7 years. PT and her husband MT did have a son in 2003, born prematurely who sadly passed away at 24 weeks. PT was also diagnosed with PCOS for which she was … Read more