After that he had to change his breakfasts and instead of a high protein start to the day which kept him going until lunch time he started to have cereals, sometimes porridge but more often a bowl of high sugar cereal, that left his stomach growling with hunger long before lunch!

Now many years later, we find that eggs do not clog up the arteries and a large new meta-analysis finds eating an egg every day does not increase your risk of heart attack or your risk of stroke either! In fact the evidence shows just the opposite!

It turns out that the nutrients in eggs may actually be protective. The study found that eggs not only lower the risk of cardiovascular disease, they also raise good (HDL) cholesterol levels. People who had a higher egg consumption had a 25% lower risk of suffering a stroke.

This data was taken from 8 well documented studies following almost 475,000 people for between 8 and 22 years. The conclusion was that many people eating eggs for breakfast ate processed food with them, such as bacon, ham and sausage and it was the meats that were causing the problem!

We eat a lot of processed meats in this country, and it’s not just the bacon, ham and sausages, but salamis, luncheon meat and corned beef that are all bad for us. They are loaded with sodium, colourings, nitrates, corn syrup and other chemicals that do not do us any good, and it is showing in our health.

• People who regularly eat processed meats are 38% more likely to develop diabetes.
• Consumption of processed meats significantly increases the risk of stroke in men.
• Eating processed meat is associated with a 42% higher risk of coronary heart disease.

A new study discovered that eating processed meat can increase your risk of dying earlier.

This huge study was initiated in 1992 and is the largest research effort on diet and health ever undertaken. In fact, it involves almost a half million people in 10 countries.

This is what the researchers found:

People who ate more than 5.6 ounces of processed meat each day had an increased risk of dying of cardiovascular disease compared to those who ate less than about 0.7 of an ounce daily. They also had a higher risk of dying from cancer or other causes.

In the end, eating processed meat increased the risk of premature death by 44%.

I suggest that an egg for breakfast is a great way to start your day and you could have it with some fresh fish or tomatoes. Try a few green vegetables with it and you will find that you have much more energy during the day and your brain works much better. For lunch have fresh chicken or turkey that you have cooked yourself rather than the processed meats, and make sure you have lots of vegetables too.

After cereal and sandwiches, your blood sugar goes up and your body cries out for insulin, which then has to decide what to do with all the extra sugar that is not needed immediately, so it takes it to your fat cells and stores it as more fat. This brings down your sugar levels, which very quickly makes you crave for more to keep you going, and it becomes a vicious circle.

High glycaemic breakfasts and lunches can cause many more problems, ranging from blood sugar cravings causing you to eat more high glycaemic foods, to insulin resistance to obesity and eventually to type 2 diabetes. Always make sure that you have a little protein at each meal to keep your sugar levels and therefore your energy levels more even.

So don’t think badly of the egg, it is a good source of protein and full of protective nutrients.

Here are five little known warning signals of heart problems, according to Dr Michael Cutler:

1. Bleeding Gums

We often associate bleeding gums with not flossing enough, or more seriously, inflammation of the gums known as gingivitis. This is caused by a long term build up of plaque, a substance made up of food debris and bacteria and totally unrelated to the arterial plaque that is associated with heart disease. However if you have had a consistent problem with bleeding gums it is worth thinking about your heart health.

So why is your gum health related to your heart? Firstly, poor circulation often seen in patients with heart disease could contribute to bleeding gums and gingivitis.

Secondly, research supports the idea that oral bacteria can spread into the blood stream and contribute to arterial plaque.

In one study of 657 people, researchers analysed 4,561 oral plaque samples (an average of seven samples per person) and assessed them for 11 different types of bacteria. They also conducted cardiovascular assessments and testing on the participants.

They found that, overall, higher levels of periodontal bacteria were related to a greater thickness of the inner walls of the carotid artery. In addition, white blood cell values were higher in those who had more bacteria in their systems. They concluded that there is a ‘direct relationship between periodontal microbiology and subclinical atherosclerosis’.

So it is important to floss your teeth every day and visit your dentist regularly to have your teeth cleaned.

2. Oedema

Sometimes, our bodies retain water, which causes swelling, this is a condition known as oedema. It can happen for a variety of reasons, including allergic reactions, low levels of certain proteins in the body, injuries or infections, a blockage in the lymphatic system, pregnancy and the use of certain medications.

On a more serious level, oedema can also be an indicator of heart disease. When the heart weakens as a result of disease, it pumps blood less efficiently. This causes fluid to build up, especially in the legs and feet, because they are furthest from your heart, and it takes more work to pump the blood there.

3. Shortness of breath

Shortness of breath along with other symptoms could indicate that a heart attack is currently happening, but it could also be a sign of future heart problems, because a weak heart pumps less oxygen through the body resulting in shortness of breath.

Feeling constantly out of breath should not be ignored because of its significance in predicting heart disease risk. In a study of almost 18,000 people, researchers found that the rate of death from cardiac causes was significantly higher in those who complained of shortness of breath than in those people who did not. Among the participants who had no history of heart problems, those with shortness of breath had four times the risk of sudden death from cardiac causes, as compared to patients with no shortness of breath.

4. Sleep Apnoea

Sleep apnoea is a disorder in which a person’s breathing is interrupted whilst sleeping. The interruption is most often caused by an airway blockage, usually where tissues at the back of the throat collapse. People with this condition stop breathing repeatedly throughout the night depriving the brain and the body of oxygen.

If left untreated sleep apnoea can lead to a variety of heart conditions such as high blood pressure and heart attack due to the fact that the reduced oxygen intake leads to less oxygen feeding the heart. Sleep apnoea also increases inflammation in the body, another risk factor for heart conditions.

According to a recent study, a certain group of men with sleep apnoea seem to be at higher risk for heart problems than women. Researchers followed 1,927 men and 2,495 women who were free of heart disease and heart failure at baseline. After almost nine years, they found that sleep apnoea was a significant predictor of heart disease (including heart attack and death) in men ages 40 to 70, but not in women or older men.

5. Erectile Dysfunction

Difficulty maintaining an erection could be a huge wakeup call for many men, and I am not just talking about affecting your sex life. This is the No 1 indicator of artherosclerosis and heart disease and it can predict your risk 2-3 years before! Infact men who have erectile dysfunction (ED) have an 80% higher risk of heart disease.

In the early stages of artherosclerosis smaller arteries, like those to the penis, get blocked with plaque, before the larger arteries like those supplying the heart. This reduces the blood flow making it difficult to get an erection. So don’t put it down to stress or ageing or lack of energy, and it is certainly not ‘all in the mind’!

In a study published in January 2013, researchers followed 95,038 men, 10,159 of whom were treated for, or died of, cardiovascular disease. They found that the risks of cardiovascular disease and death increased steadily with the severity of erectile dysfunction. If the blood has difficulty getting to the groin, what about other places where it is needed like your heart and brain?

So what happens?

The most important substance involved in relaxing and expanding your blood vessels is Nitric Oxide (NO). When there is lots of NO, your blood vessels are wide open and blood flows easily. However research shows that the levels of NO that your body produces reduces with age, and lower levels of NO causes the blood vessels to constrict. It also damages the delicate walls of the arteries allowing plaque to build up, and this in turn narrows the vessels even more.

A good supplement to take is L-Arginine, this amino acid is absolutely necessary to keep your blood vessels and arteries open and functioning properly by increasing your NO levels. Another amino acid has also been found to increase NO levels and that is L-citruline, and can be found in foods such as watermelon, cucumber and other melons.

Other supplements that are good for the heart are fish oils, such as Eskimo 3, CoQ10 especially if you are taking statins because it depletes your levels of this very important substance, and B6,B12 and folic acid especially if your cholesterol levels are high,

So don’t ignore these small signs, get yourself checked out and keep your heart as healthy as you can by taking supplements to help.

Well this is completely absurd, salt, in moderation, is good for you, but it has to be the right salt, ‘sea salt’ or Celtic salt. Your body needs sodium in the form of salt to survive, your cells need to be bathed in saltwater. Healthy blood is salty, salt is a component of your blood plasma, lymphatic fluid, extracellular fluid and even amniotic fluid.

Natural salt carries nutrients in and out of your cells, it maintains and regulates blood pressure, it increases the cells in your brain that are responsible for creative thinking and long-term planning, and helps your brain communicate with your muscles.

Salt helps stabilize and regulate your heartbeats, thanks to its magnesium and sodium content, it minimizes the effects of stress by maintaining proper melatonin, serotonin, and tryptamine levels in your brain, and it helps to boost your immune system.

Salt helps remove cellular acidity, especially in the brain and kidneys and is therefore an alkalizer, it is also a buffer for your blood sugar levels. It is important in keeping your metabolism high, it is the production of energy when electron-rich alkaline water transfers from one cell to another, a process that is managed by the salt concentration in the cells. Water always moves from a cell with a lower salt concentration to a cell with a higher salt concentration as the body seeks pH balance.

Salt is taken into your bone matter to help strengthen your bones and because it contains iodine in a natural setting it is absorbed more readily and helps the thyroid and endocrine system.

All these benefits and functions are linked to ‘natural salt’. However when we talk about other common forms of dietary sodium….well that is another story!

Most of the salt that people consume comes from processed foods that contain many artificial ingredients and chemicals that are bad for your health anyway, including potentially dangerous forms of junk sodium.
• Table salt and the salt added to just about every processed food, has itself been overly processed, destroying its electrical potential. It has no electron energy. So whilst you need to cut out all regular added salt from your diet you do need to add ‘good’ salt, electron rich alkaline crystalline salt like Celtic salt or sea salt.
• Sodium benzoate is a widely used preservative which you will find in carbonated drinks, fruit juices and condiments. Research shows that it may promote infections and cancer by shutting off oxygen from cells and it may also increase the risk of Parkinson’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.
• Sodium nitrate is a common ingredient in processed meats. In your body sodium nitrate interacts with some proteins to form compounds that can cause DNA damage. Research links this damage to a higher risk of type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and cancers of the digestive tract. Sodium nitrate can also damage blood vessels increasing the risk of heart disease.
• The worst sodium compound is monosodium glutamate (MSG) which is used as a flavour enhancer and can trigger many minor problems such as heart palpitations, chest pains, headaches, sweating, burning sensations and many more.
MSG can damage cells, and nerve cells in the brain are particularly vulnerable. Like sodium benzoate and sodium nitrate, MSG may play a role in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

So next time you hear about salt causing health problems, replace the word ‘salt’ with ‘junk sodium’. Natural unrefined sea salt is good for you, in moderation, and much the best type of salt to use because it has not gone through the refining and bleaching processes that are toxic, and still contains other naturally occurring trace minerals which the body can absorb.

One of the main causes of low sodium levels is dehydration, and if you do not have enough sodium in your body it leads to mental apathy, loss of appetite, vomiting occasionally, and muscle cramps. Your body ‘retains’ water when it is dehydrated to dilute acids, and when you are retaining water it is a signal that your sodium is being converted into potassium in the body to balance your pH, and you actually need more water and alkaline salts.

Too much tea and coffee can dehydrate you so I recommend that for every cup of tea or coffee that you drink, you also have 2 large glasses of water!

So don’t give salt up completely, just give up the ‘junk sodium’ and use unrefined sea salt in moderation, it tastes better!

The media are predicting that this year’s allergy season will be the worst ever! They said the same for last year! However for the sufferer it doesn’t really matter what they say because whatever it is, it brings misery in the form of runny nose, itchy watery eyes, sneezing, itchy sore throat, coughing, congestion and many more symptoms!

So what causes these symptoms and why?

People who are susceptible to allergies, when they come into contact with the allergen, such as the pollens, cats, dogs etc, those allergens get absorbed into the blood. The white blood cells then produce billions of antibodies, IgE, that travel through the blood stream until they combine with Mast cells that contain histamine and other chemicals that are involved with the inflammatory process.

The IgE antibodies cause the membranes of the Mast cells to release their stores of histamine into the blood that in turn causes the allergic reactions. The Mast cells produce 2 other chemicals, leucotriences and prostaglandins both of which may cause airway constriction and asthma which are very common in allergic reactions.

However it is not just hayfever that relates to allergies, almost all chronic inflammatory conditions have allergic hypersensitivity as their root cause and an allergy also underlies auto-immune problems. Something goes wrong and healthy tissue gets targeted by immune cells so that the body is turning on itself producing an autoimmune response. So whether it is Crohn’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis or lupus, they all have a hypersensitivity immune reaction leading to inflammation.

Inflammation is involved in almost all diseases, from heart disease, to diabetes, to obesity, skin problems, joint pain, lung disorders, liver and intestinal problems. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) one of the most important risk factors is an unhealthy diet, and the authors of The China Study concluded that 97% of all chronic illness is attributed to an unhealthy lifestyle!

A huge part of your immune system lies within your gut and that is why your intestinal health is so important. It doesn’t take alot to disrupt the gut immune system and the most common things that do are:

• Antibiotics – they promote an overgrowth of resistant bacteria, fungus and parasites
• Medications especially anti inflammatory drugs, corticosteroids, and anti-acids as they hamper the healing process.
• Alcohol and caffeine – are strong gut irritants that wear down the mucosa
• Chemicals and preservatives
• Digestive enzyme deficiency and low stomach acid
• High sugar and processed foods devoid of fibre.

Other possible immune triggers of chronic disease are stress, chronic low grade infections, viruses, fungi and parasites.

So allergies are one of the main causes of inflammation behind chronic disease and hayfever, and therefore correcting the cause of the inflammation is the way to go to help.

The first thing that I suggest, is to look at your food sensitivities, whether you are suffering from hayfever or any other inflammatory disease, and remove from your diet those foods that you are sensitive to, to stop them causing problems. You can then take supplements to help the gut permeability and absorption, improve the gut flora and aid digestion.

For hayfever symptoms most people will turn to conventional treatments to relieve their symptoms such as taking anti-histamines and steroids. They certainly do suppress the reactions but they all come with side effects that range from mild to potentially harmful, and are not good. The most common side effect with antihistamines is extreme tiredness which makes driving or using any machinery very dangerous, they can also make you dizzy and some even overstimulate. The good news is that there are natural
alternatives that can help:

• Quercetin – is a member of the bioflavonoid family and is found naturally in the skins of fruit especially grapes, apples, berries, onions and tea. It prevents mast cells from producing histamine and other chemicals from causing allergic reactions and it also has anti inflammatory, anti cancer and heart protecting qualities.
Although quercetin is found in many foods, for therapeutic doses it is necessary to take it in a supplement form. Quercetin is not very easily absorbed so taking it with a digestive enzyme such as bromelain will help its absorption. Bromelain also has an anti inflammatory effect that works synergistically with Quercetin.

• Vitamin C is a strong antioxidant that helps to support the immune system.

• Homeopathy can be very helpful in relieving hayfever symptoms and you can either use the single dose remedies in a 30 potency for grass, tree or mixed pollens or specific drops that are bespoke to you, using the Miller Technique. With the Miller Technique I start with a ‘mother tincture’ which is diluted by 1 in 10 and then that one is diluted by 1 in 10 and so on. I use this method to desensitise to many airborne allergens and I test them to find out the exact potency that will help your symptoms.

Other homeopathic remedies for hayfever include:

Allium Cepa 6 which is good for bouts of sneezing, burning watery nasal discharge, sore nostrils, watery, itchy eyes and a tickling cough.

Sabadilla 6 which is good for bouts of sneezing, profuse watery nasal discharge, numbness and itching of the throat, and sinus pains.

Arundo 6 which is good for itchy eyes, itchy roof of mouth and back of the throat, itching deep in the ears and itchy nostrils.

Euphrasia 6 which helps sneezing, watery nose, red eyes, burning tears, and general headaches. Euphrasia drops are also excellent for sore eyes.

Nasal flushing with a saline solution can effectively manage hayfever symptoms. You can buy Neti Pots in chemists or on Amazon that are especially designed for that purpose.

So don’t immediately stretch for the antihistamines and steroids when your hayfever symptoms arrive. Have a food sensitivity test, and try the more natural remedies first.

I used to have very bad hayfever, but once I took milk and dairy products out of my diet my hayfever improved dramatically. Now I can use the natural remedies to keep the last few symptoms at bay!

The GP does some blood tests, they are all normal so he wants to give you anti-depressants and will probably put it down to stress but never mentions that your adrenal gland could be causing your symptoms.

Stress may well be the trigger but the result is adrenal fatigue and the good thing is that you can have them checked out. There is a simple saliva test that you can do to find out exactly what your stress hormones are doing during the day and whether they are struggling to cope with your lifestyle.

The typical symptoms of adrenal fatigue are constant tiredness, brain fog, headaches allergies, depression, food cravings, lethargy and difficulty bouncing back from stress.

Your adrenal glands are triangular glands that sit right on top of kidneys. They are very important glands and produce more than 50 different hormones many of which are essential for energy and stamina, a sharp mind, a healthy immune system and a healthy libido.

Their main function however, is to help your body deal with stress.

In the old days, when our ancestors came face to face with a cave bear, their bodies went into the ‘fight or flight’ mode. A flood of hormones were released which triggered them to either attack the bear or run away. These encounters did not last long, and the flow of hormones soon shut off, so that 2 hours later everything was back to normal and they felt wonderful!

Nowadays, with the pace of life so much faster it comes with a huge price tag – stress. When your body faces any stress your defences still automatically kick into the ‘fight or flight’ reaction. The adrenals respond by pumping out 3 hormones, adrenaline, cortisol and DHEA. Your heart rate and blood pressure increase, your digestion slows and your body gets ready to face a potential challenge. This helps you stay focused, and alert so that you can handle the situation. Once the stress has gone however, your adrenaline levels drop quickly back to normal and the other stress hormones refuel your body and bring it back to balance.

This process is fine if the stress is short-lived, such as taking a test or giving a speech. However the main problem is modern life, it is devastating to your adrenal health. Today you are faced with stress 24/7. The demands of your job and family pull you in a million different directions. You worry about your children, maybe struggle to make ends meet, and are anxious about the future, Simple things like traffic jams, long checkout queues and difficult commutes all affect your adrenal glands.

Add to that all the environmental toxins, processed foods, infections, pain, insomnia, allergies, it is really not surprising your adrenals are crying out for help.

The more stress you experience the harder your adrenals have to work to protect you.

How do your adrenals cope month after month year after year? Well, they don’t always, they run out of juice and then you are running on empty.

When your adrenals stop working the first thing you notice is that your symptoms start to intensify. You can’t sleep so well at night, you become forgetful and feel irritable and depressed for no known reason.

Other signs that you may have are headaches especially in the afternoon, increased blood sugar, weight gain and slow recovery from colds or flu. More than anything adrenal failure makes you feel exhausted. You feel completely drained, usually at about 2-3 in the afternoon. You are too tired to do anything.

So many people tell me that they need a coffee to give them a boost especially in the morning to wake them up, and then later in the day an energy drink or more coffee keeps them awake! The scale of the problem is huge, and 80% of us experience adrenal fatigue at some point in our lives!

The good thing is that it is not permanent and can be restored in a few months. You need to nourish and strengthen the adrenals and allow them to rest and rebuild.

So how do you do that?

Certain nutrients are vital for the good health of the adrenals, such as:

Pantothenic acid – B5, this is known as the anti stress hormone. People with adrenal fatigue are deficient in this vitamin which helps to increase the stress hormones such as cortisol and progesterone. It helps boost dopamine levels in the brain which is the feel good hormone that improves your state of mind. It increases cellular energy production so helps your heart and brain get the fuel they need to do their job every day and keep you energised.

B vitamins, especially B6 plus magnesium, zinc and chromium are critical for optimal blood sugar balance. The pancreas and the adrenals work very closely, so balanced sugar levels are crucial for optimal adrenal function.

Vitamin C is found in very high concentrations in adrenal tissues and so helps to support optimal adrenal health.

Chamomile, lime blossom, hops and passion flower have a long history of use for their soothing properties so will help to calm you down.

5-HTP is the essential nutritional precursor for the neurotransmitter, serotonin, the hormone that contributes to your well being and happiness.

According to Dr Frank Shallenberger MD Licorice root can help the health of the adrenals. It helps to slow down the body’s breakdown of cortisol giving your adrenals extra support. It also balances the levels of aldosterone an adrenal hormone that keeps your blood pressure, fluid levels, and electrolytes in balance. An imbalance can cause muscle aches and numbness in your hands and feet. When aldesterone is low your blood pressure plummets leading to palpitations, dizziness when you stand up and overall fatigue.

Glandular therapy goes back to the ancient Greeks to help jump start the function and health of certain body organs. The adrenal glandulars contain trace amounts of the same hormones that human adrenals contain, plus trace minerals proteins and vitamins. It is a good idea to take adrenal cortex extract to restore your adrenals to optimal health.

It is important to help your adrenals cope with everyday stresses so you must eat a healthy diet with no sugar or stimulants, get enough sleep, reduce any pain you may have, and do some exercise.

There are adaptogens, these are herbs or compounds that have a normalising effect. They help your body to cope with the everyday stresses and function according to what your body requires at the time.

1. Cordyceps – this increases energy, stamina, and physical performance. It increases ATP the molecule that stores energy in your body and improves the way that your body uses oxygen. It can help to increase oxygen absorption by 40%
Cordyceps strengthens the immune system by .increasing the amount of the body’s natural killer cells.

2. Siberian ginseng – this protects against stress by helping your adrenal glands produce stress hormones more effectively. There is a slower more efficient release which inturn will increase alertness, improves immunity and athletic performance.

3. Ashwaganda is an East Indian herb that helps to ease tension and fatigue, increase concentration and boost overall indurance by increasing DHEA, the feel good hormone. This hormone makes you sleep better, gives you a feeling of wellbeing, decreases blood sugar and cortisol.

Over worked adrenals can affect liver function as well and what with constant exposure to heavy metals, pesticides, food chemicals, and air pollution, it means that your liver and adrenals are constantly fighting off toxins. So taking a good liver supplement is a useful tool.

Adrenal fatigue can be the root cause of fatigue, memory loss, weight gain and blood sugar problems, so don’t let them bring you down, make sure you give them all the nutrients and help that they need.

Today food is the cause of the vast majority of our health problems. Our bodies are deteriorating with the help of processed foods, sugar and chemicals, and we do not have the nutrients required to fight disease, and keep ourselves at optimum health.

However food is also the solution!

In some countries there are some diseases that simply do not exist, for instance East Indians rarely get Alzheimer’s and the Japanese have lower rates of heart disease. So what makes the difference? Well, one reason is their diet!

Heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, asthma, arthritis and allergies are all linked to our diets, and could be prevented by eating the right foods.

Dr Victor Marchione, MD, The Food Doctor, is using ‘fighting foods’ or ‘functional foods’ to help heal certain health problems. They help to relieve pain, reduce blood pressure and lower cholesterol, and they can also help in making you feel happier, relaxed and energised.

Medical researchers have found literally thousands of healing nutrients in foods, and clinical research studies at leading universities have documented the healing results. Case histories have shown that foods can heal the body and perform specific medicinal effects. Dr Marchione, MD believes that the root cause of many chronic diseases may actually be deficiencies of nutrients, and especially phytonutrients, the miracle healers found in plants.

Foods have different reactions in the body, so just isolating and extracting the nutrients in the food doesn’t always work. Many of our drugs come from plants, but using food as a healer is better than a drug, because a drug may only contain the active ingredient, and may not fully work or will cause side effects, without the other components in the whole food.

Here are 5 great phytonutrients:

1. A phytonutrient that lowers cholesterol, prevents enlarged prostate and balances blood sugar as well as many other benefits.

Pistachio nuts and sunflower seeds contain phytosterols that can block cholesterol from being absorbed into your blood stream.

These phytosterols can also help prevent cancer by deactivating free radicals that damage cells.

2. A phytonutrient that switches on genes that fight cancer.

Flavenoids are natural compounds that have a range of healing effects on your body. They have shown to have 5 times the antioxidant power of vitamin C, and they hunt down and absorb free radicals before they can cause aging and disease.

Scientists have found more than 4,000 different flavenoids and these flavenoids can actually change the way genes are expressed in the body. They cause the body to ‘switch on’ in ways that can fight or prevent cancer. They force the body into making enzymes that destroy the substances that cause mutations and tumours.

The best source of flavenoids are fruit and vegetables, and in general, the stronger the colour of the plant the more flavenoids it produces.

3. A phytonutrient that fights Alzheimer’s disease.

Studies show that memory starts to wane as early as 25, so it is important to keep your brain and nervous system healthy.

Researchers recently have discovered that boysenberries contain natural ingredients that are believed to provide protection against Alzheimer’s disease. These phytonutrients include a powerful memory preserving flavenoid known as anthocyanins.

Boysenberries protect brain cells against a type of stress known to cause Alzheimer’s and so researchers believe that they may prevent or significantly delay the onset. Anthocyanins, also found in other red and purple fruits, preserve neurone function, and they may help brain cells communicate with one another, so preserving your ability to learn and remember.

4. A phytonutrient that aggressively halts cancer.

A type of powerful nutrient found in vegetables can reduce cancer by 44%, a study at Harvard University found. These nutrients are called glucosinolates and it appears that the real cancer-fighting agent is created when the vegetables are chewed and digested. Glucosinolates are then turned into a far more potent phytonutrient called isothiocyanate which in a study, stopped even the most aggressive form of bladder cancer.

5. A phytonutrient that kills cancer cells.

This is an amazing phytonutrient called sulforaphane, and is one of the main phytonutrients in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables. A new research study has shown how sulforaphane can selectively target and kill cancer cells, but at the same time it leaves healthy cells alone.

So, as I have always advocated, vegetables and fruit are essential for good health. Not only do they contain phytonutrients that will fight cancer, lower cholesterol and prevent Alzheimer’s , but they keep your body alkaline which stops bacteria, viruses and fungi from taking a hold in your body.

Of-course if they are organic as well, it is an added bonus because your body won’t have to fight the chemicals.

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“I have a much more normal lifestyle, with IBS perfectly under control!”

“When I first contacted Alison Wyndham I was in despair at the way that IBS was ruling my life – chronic diahorrea, bloating, stomach cramps and urgency that was difficult to cope with. Having taken her advice and treatment I can honestly say that I don’t have IBS problems – unless I stray from the diet she advised.
I have a much more normal lifestyle, with IBS perfectly under control. One unexpected (for me) bonus of her treatment is that, after many years of IBS, my skin and hair were in poor condition but now they are really healthy – and look it! Thank you, Alison!”
J Graham

“I went to the Wyndham Centre using a voucher that I downloaded from The Best of Hitchin site. I was very concerned as I had had an anaphalaxtic attack and did not know what caused it.

After being tested for numerous intolerances and energy levels Alison recommended that I refraine from eating several food groups and gave me a course of enzymes, vitamins and minerals to help. I have to say I have never felt better and have lost a stone and a half in weight. I am still following up my treatment but can say that the advice I have had to now has been just the very best.”/em>
Patricia M