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Up and Kick the Caffeine Habit for Good by Petrene Soames Petrene
Soames, a leading authority on healing and self-awareness, cuts straight
to the chase by pointing out
that many of us are addicted to caffeine, a legal stimulant that actually
plays havoc with our nervous system.
Nutrition
and Age-Related Hearing Loss by Linda Lazarides Age-related
hearing loss is the leading cause of deafness in the world, with 40% of
elderly people affected. Linda Lazarides poses the question: is the loss
of functions an inevitable part of ageing, especially when there is increasing
scientific evidence that the diet has a big part to play?
Low-Carb
Diets by Stephen Byrnes Richard Allen knew something
was very wrong. In the late 1980s, at the age of only 35, the graphic
designer and father of two suffered a heart attack. Thankful that he survived,
Richard followed his doctor’s instructions to the letter to avoid another
heart attack and to avoid making a widow of his wife.
Therapeutic
Properties of BioBran MGN-3 by Andrew Paterson The
author illustrates the immunomodulatory effect (increasing the activity
of the body’s lymphocytes) of BioBran MGN-3, supported by detailed
research evidence relating to its effectiveness in the treatment of cancer
when taken as an adjunct to conventional cancer treatments, i.e. chemotherapy
and radiotherapy.
Dead
Soils/ Dead Foods – Impact Upon Central Nervous System Disorders by
Debbie Stoton It may seem unlikely that Parkinson's disease, depression
or attention deficit disorder could have one common contributing factor,
but poor nutrition is at the root cause of many CNS ailments. The soils
that our food is grown in are severely deficient in important trace elements.
How can we possibly harvest healthy food from sick soil?
Nourishing
Women through Menopause and Beyond - The Wise Woman Way by Susun
S Weed The Wise Woman tradition of healing is not new, and is
based on nourishing and tonifying women through the menopause rather than
aiming to fix them, balance them, affect their hormones or sedate their
symptoms. It views the menopause as a positive rather than a negative
event.
Fat
Loss, NOT Weight Loss - How to Achieve Healthy Weight Control
by Peter Smith and Kelly Ramsey.
This article will attempt to explain why most of what we have believed
in the past about weight loss and dieting is built on false foundations.
Nobody would deny that ‘science’ (knowledge/ learning) is growing all
the time and that what we used to believe turns out not to be true, only
to be replaced by something else that we then believe (know)…and so it
goes on.
Natural
Weight-loss Supplements: Are Safe Alternatives Available? by Mark
Brudnak As the problem of obesity continues to increase in the Western
world, pharmaceutical companies have responded by developing weight-loss
drugs that target certain biochemical pathways involved in the production
of fat. However, many of these drugs have been found to have certain dangerous
side effects, and have since been withdrawn.
European
Directive on Food Supplements - A Disaster for the Health of the Nation?
by Mike Abrahams European legislation overrides domestic UK legislation.
Now that the Food Supplements Directive is becoming law, it will have
to be enforced by the UK. Even if UK legislation continues to permit the
sale of our current range of vitamin and mineral supplements, they will
still be illegal if the Food Supplements Directive says so.
Detoxifying
with the Lemon Diet by Janine Leach The Lemon Diet is one of
the easiest fasts the author has used in her career as a naturopath. It
is a liquid diet regime based on a totally natural drink made from a special
organic tree syrup, mixed with fresh lemon juice, spring water and a pinch
of cayenne pepper.
Glyconutrients
- The Missing Link? by
Peter Smith and Kelly Ramsey The
authors explain that, according to the newly emerging technology of glycobiology
(the study of sugars), it could be glyconutrients (simple sugars), rather
than proteins, that are responsible for cellular communication and cellular
recognition.
Tempeh
- Soy's Super Food by Monique Gilbert Tempeh is a fermented
soybean product, made from cracked, cooked soybeans and inoculated with
healthy bacteria, which give it a chewy, meaty consistency. The author
highlights the reasons why Tempeh is such a super food.
Therapeutic
Properties of Systemic Oral Enzymes: Effective
treatment for sports injuries, arthritis, heart disease and cancer
by Michael Sellar This article illustrates how taking enzymes has
assisted sportsmen both by speeding up recovery following injury and by
reducing the level of pain, inflammation and stiffness.
How
to Increase Your Energy Naturally by Patrick Holford and
Dr Hyla Cass Shocking survey results have revealed that three-quarters
of the city-dwelling population in the UK are suffering from low energy
and waking up tired as a result of a high intake of stimulants such as
tea, coffee, cigarettes and sugary foods.
Macrobiotics
for Optimal Balance by
Vivien Ryder Macrobiotics, meaning great (or long) life, is a diet
that seeks to achieve balance, harmony and healing and is based on the
philosophy that everything is made up of two opposing forces - yin and
yang - in varying degrees, and that these create a natural order to all
things.
Soil
Minerals and Immune System Dysfunction by David E Marsh Citing
research throughout, this article highlights the alarming consequences
of soil mineral depletion as a result of inorganic, high-input/high-output
agriculture, both for the quality of our food and for our general health.
Living
Foods – The Optimum in Natural Nutrition by Elaine Bruce
Living Foods is a phrase increasingly used in therapeutic circles as well
as by nutrition conscious people, to indicate the use of plant foods to
obtain a superior level of natural nutrients.
Phytoestrogens
Re-Examined by Kate Neil, RN, RM. Phytoestrogens are plant
compounds that are able to mimic the action of steroidal oestrogen in
the body, the dominant form in the human diet being flavonoids, which
can be divided into seven types.
The
Role of Essential Fatty Acids in Breast Cancer Prevention by Stephen
Byrnes ND, RNCP In today’s nutritional
world, fat has become a dirty word. Women in particular are encouraged
to eat a low-fat diet to help prevent breast cancer, as well as other
ailments, including other cancers.
Essential
Fatty Acids – in the Evolution of the Brain by David Marsh
Charles Darwin believed there were two great controlling forces behind
evolution: one was natural selection, the other the ‘conditions of existence’.
He saw natural selection as dependent on the conditions, so he considered
the conditions as the most important of the two controlling forces
Micro-element
Therapy and Mineral Imbalances – A Practitioner’s Case Studies by
Maya Kraus As a therapist, I have used Micro-element Therapy (MET)
for some 12 years and never cease to be amazed at its effect. This paper
aims to give an outline of how it works in practice for myself and other
therapists, as well as its development.
Natural
Approaches for an Overactive Thyroid: A Personal Story by
Kath Clements How one woman overcame this condition using nutrition,
herb and lifestyle changes.
Which
Food is Best? by Stephen
Byrnes ND, RNCP. One of the most
frequent questions I am asked as a naturopathic doctor and nutritionist
is, “What is the best diet?
Vitamin
C: The Master Nutrient – book by Sandra Goodman, Ph.D.
(out of print). Vitamin C has substance to offer to both the health professional
and the lay person. Both need to understand the broad base of vitamin
C activity and be updated on the new re-search presented. This is must
reading as no health professional is fully informed without the knowledge
of vitamin C presented here.
Germanium
– The Health and Life Enhancer
book by Sandra Goodman, Ph.D (out of print). This book summarizes
for the general reader the therapeutic properties of organic Germanium,
a health enhancing trace element.
Budwig
Flax Oil Diet by Chris Turner Science has proven that fats
play an important role in the functioning of the entire body. To function
efficiently, cells require true polyunsaturated, live electron-rich lipids,
present in abundance in raw flaxseed oil.
Diabetes
Mellitus by June Butlin This article explores the causes and
symptoms of diabetes, and gives nutritional, lifestyle and therapeutic
advice to help treat the condition.
Food
and Mood – A
complementary treatment for mental health problems
by Amanda Geary The
current approach to mental health problems continues to favour the use
of drug therapy and/or psychotherapy, yet more than 30 years of research1
provides convincing evidence for making a third option available to patients.
Natural
Approaches to Gallstones
by Janet Bevan
Four
Christmases ago as I was drinking a glass of cream liqueur, I experienced
a violent burning pain in my right side. It was bad enough to leave me
doubled up on the sofa.
Clinical
Properties of Deer Velvet
by James M Suttie,
Ph.D. and Stephen Harris, Ph.D. Deer
velvet has been known to be beneficial for health for more than 2000 years.
Silk scrolls found in a Chinese tomb in 168BC clearly documented deer
velvet as a part of the Chinese medical pharmacopoeia.
Fish
Oil and Health
by Professor
Tom Saldeen, MD, Ph.D. is
Professor and Chairman at the Department of Forensic Medicine at the Medical
facility of Uppsala, Sweden and one of the world’s leading experts
on the health benefits of fish oils.
Water
by Timothy Freer – who has researched nutritional products,
water purification methods and tools for energy health for the last seven
years.
Essential
Fatty Acids, Diet and Developmental Disorders by David Taylor
It has been estimated that between 5 and 10 percent of the population
have behavioural difficulties,1 with many youngsters so diagnosed displaying
delayed language development, poor social skills and a lack of co-ordination.
The
Importance of Nutrition in Sports by Bernard Beverley
...the further up the ladder of exertion you go, it’s often good
practice to help your body to function at a more optimum level by using
a few natural food supplements.
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Juicing
for Optimal Health by Kerry Doyle Much to the amazement
of friends, Terry went on to lose nearly 30 pounds in six months –
seemingly effortlessly and without going on a diet or giving up the things
he enjoyed.
The Juicer's
Guide by Kerry Doyle A 27 point 'How To' guide for
juicing for health
The Importance
of Minerals to Health by David E Marsh At a time
when we have just begun to get our minds around the 43 or so “essential
nutrients”, we are now informed there may be some 40 more: many of
which, unless we were familiar with the list of the so called ‘periodic
elements’, we barely knew existed.
Nutrition
and Herbal Medicine to Survive Long-Haul Flights by Stephen
Terrass Whether for business or holidays, we can either experience
long-haul travel as an exciting adventure, or as a price we pay for our
sins.
Bee Products,
Properties and Applications by Prof Avshalom Mizrahi
One of the most applicable groups of natural products, used by human beings
from ancient times, are bee products.
Noni: Nature’s
Health-Enhancing Fruit by Dr N Solomon Known as Noni
in Hawaii, the plant was brought to Polynesia from the East by migrating
settlers and has been used by the people of Polynesia to treat a wide
variety of health disorders for over 2000 years.
Bio
Resonance: Therapy for Parasites by Rheinhold Will
Parasites are normally overlooked in modern medicine when it comes to
treating acute and chronic disorders.
Hair Mineral
Analysis by Lawrence Wilson, MD What is the best
way to measure minerals in the body? Doctors often use blood tests. However,
blood mineral levels are kept within a very tight range, even in many
illnesses.
The
10-Day Re-Balance Programme by Jon Sandifer The key
to the success of this unique programme is the recovery of our intuition.
Something that we are born with and its quality is largely dependent on
our daily health.
A Healthy
Liver and Weight Loss
by Dr Sandra Cabot, MD. The liver has everything
to do with how we live – that's why it is called the "liver".
The state of your liver will have a huge bearing upon how well you live,
how long you will live and how you will look and feel. (Lots of graphics,
long download.)
Algae: the History
of Life by David Howell,
Could our future well-being be as inextricably dependent
upon a primitive organism as surely as our remotest past has been? All
the evidence suggests that it is.
An Holistic Nutritional Programme for Hepatitis by Dr Sandra Cabot
Hepatitis is a general term used to describe inflammation of the liver.
This means that there are too many inflammatory chemicals being produced
and released in the liver which damages the liver cells (hepatocytes).
Diet
Controversies by Udo Erasmus
Many proposed diets are hyped to be the answer to all
problems. In this extract from the book Fats that Heal, Fats that
Kill, scientist Udo Erasmus
presents a more balanced and analytical argument
Dieting
– A Recipe for Failure
by Peter Cohen Dieting, like conventional
medicine, works on the expectation of failure. Conventional medicine is
designed to deal with ill health and it factors in a high drop out or
death rate.
Dieting
Glut, The by
Jane Dunkeld, Ph.D. Doctors
have known about the risks to health of being overweight for centuries;
Hippocrates (460-377 BC) noted that stout people were more likely to die
suddenly and unexpectedly. People have been trying out different methods
of reducing weight for centuries, too, and this article aims to give an
overview of these.
Eat
Fat This article was extracted from the book Eat Fat
by Richard Klein
Food
Intolerance and Chronic Illnesses - A Patient Study by John
Graham and Mark Varey Intolerance
to food has been implicated in playing a role in a wide spectrum of chronic
illnesses; however, much of the evidence gathered to date has been from
anecdotal clinical case studies, rather than large patient research studies.
Food
toxins, molecular mimicry, leaky gut and the MS connection
by Lynn Toohey PhD and Mark Smith PhD
It has been accepted for a long time that several factors
play a major role in MS. In fact, the multi-factorial involvement has
contributed to the puzzle of determining the etiology of the disease.
How
to Maintain Glucose Levels by
Marilyn Glenville, Ph.D. Almost
all dieters have an underlying blood sugar imbalance. Blood sugar can
be the most important factor in losing and maintaining a healthy weight.
Insulin:
The Hormone That Makes You Fat by Dr Robert C Atkins
I’m going to talk to you about
the hormone whose name you’ve heard many times – insulin.
Hepatitis
C – Clinical background and treatment options by
Matthew Dolan Hepatitis C is serious,
widespread and poorly understood. This article will provide readers with
an understanding of the nature and origins of hepatitis C, the ability
to identify patients and a summary of currently available treatment options.
Kombucha
Tea Therapy by
Alick & Mari Bartholomew Kombucha
has proved itself to be a quite remarkable therapeutic drink, made from
sweetened tea into which a Kombucha culture (a symbiosis of bacteria and
yeasts) is placed.
Neonatal
Sensitisation to Latex by Jennifer Worth Babies
born in delivery rooms of hospitals are exposed to latex through skin
and mucous membrane contact with pre-powdered latex gloves worn by midwives
and doctors, and through the inhalation of latex bound starch powder in
the air of the delivery room.
Nutritional
Approaches to Liver Detoxification by Helen
Kimber The liver is the most hard-working
organ in the human body. It performs many functions that are vital to
life. It plays an important role in digestion (breaking nutrients down)
and assimilation (building up body tissues).
Special
Feature: Weight Loss by
Sandra Goodman Ph.D.
Spirulina:
Health Discoveries from the Source of Life by Robert
Henrikson We’re undergoing a health
revolution. As more people take responsibility for their own health, the
demand for natural foods, herbal medicines and nutraceuticals is growing
dramatically. Among these are the ancient algae spirulina and chlorella.
Treating
Candida with Grapefruit Seed Extract by Allan
Sachs Many holistic physicians, myself
included, consider Candida albicans one of the greatest health challenges
to people of the industrialized nations.
Weight
Loss Through Well-Being by Paul Smith The bare facts about dieting are well known – only
around one in twenty attempts to lose weight will succeed. Yet this doesn't
stop millions of people trying over and again to reach their desired shape
and weight.
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