Antioxidants are a generic term that describes the mopping up of free radicals (the bad guys) in your body – by increasing oxygenation. Modern food far from existing in its original state, the stress of living in today’s world, strenuous exercise, sun exposure, pollution, chemicals used to grow our food and make our cosmetics, computers, […]
Red Meat It’s looking likely that the association between eating meat (lamb, beef, veal, pork) and cancer may be in part due to our own individual microbiome. This means that a person with a less than healthy gut flora may be at an increased risk of cancer if he or she consumes high amounts of […]
Bone Broth Bone broth is really just stock that’s been cooked for a long time. We now know that slow-cooked bones are a great source of collagen (as is slippery elm) for beautiful skin, hair, nails and teeth, and guard against a leaky gut by sealing up the holes causing the ‘leak’. People also report […]
Our wheat has been fortified with folic acid – the synthetic form of folate (vitamin B9) since the 1990’s. It’s also added to many other foods like breads, cereals, and some packaged foods. If you’re wondering why you can eat wheat in Europe – or wheat products imported from Europe – without experiencing the same […]
Chicken Red meat has traditionally been Australia’s favourite meat, but we’re now eating half as much lamb as we were in the 1980s and two-thirds the amount of beef, twice as much pork, and nearly 2.5 times as much chicken. Worldwide consumption of chicken was 13.2 kg per person in 2014; pork was 12.6 kg, […]
Salicylates In the 1960s, rheumatologists noticed that some children taking arthritis medication were behaving strangely. One professor reported a patient who attacked him with a knife while ‘under the influence of salicylates’. Then in the 1970s, an American paediatrician noticed that it wasn’t just the salicylate in the meds causing the problem, but also by […]
Pork What’s more important when you’re looking for safe and ethical pork products? That they’re allowed to free-range, they’re nitrate and growth hormone free, or certified organic? And while many of us are aware of these health concerns, and the cancerous issues recently raised by eating preserved and cured meats, let’s not forget about the […]
Most supplements available in Australia today are made up of synthetic ingredients artificially created in a laboratory, and use only the isolated vitamin, and often in high doses. It looks good on the label but often our bodies can’t use these high doses so will often excrete them.
Sadly today’s farmed salmon is one of the most toxic foods in the world. The only safe salmon to eat is Wild Alaskan Salmon, as it’s not allowed to be farmed. Look for it in your heath food store, in a BPA-free tin or a glass jar. In Australia the only fresh salmon available to […]
Many people think that only women suffer from an iron deficiency, and usually only after menstruation, and that the only symptom of a deficiency is fatigue. It’s a big one but not the only one. Iron is important for so many other reasons – liver detox, Oestrogen Dominance, proper digestion, immunity, growth and mental stability. […]
