Bromelain – Benefits And Side Effects

Bromelain is a mixture of enzymes found naturally in the juice and stem of pineapple and was first isolated from the pineapple plant in the late 1800s. It has been widely used as a meat tenderiser in the Caribbean and this is one of the reasons why pineapple is often served with gammon.

Milk Thistle

Milk Thistle is considered by many to be a weed but is actually a flowering herb of the daisy family that has its origins in the Mediterranean region but is now found around the world and especially grows wild in many parts of North America. It has been used as a vegetable and the flower Read More…

Digestive Enzymes

What are Digestive Enzymes? Enzymes are proteins and the catalyst to many changes going on in our body. Digestive enzymes break down our foods into simpler substances that can be more easily absorbed. Nutrients are trapped in the food we eat and our digestive system was designed to set these nutrients free, but not without Read More…

Letter to your local MP

Copy and Paste this letter into Word or download it. [Date] [Name of MP] House of Commons London SW1A 1AA Dear [Salutation] I am a patient at a local complementary health clinic and am very concerned to hear about the threat to our supplements. I have read about the Save-our-Supplements campaign being run by Consumers Read More…

Save Our Supplements Campaign

The Save our Supplements Campaign needs your urgent support to help to keep the pressure on before time runs out! The now imminent threat by the European Union to ban hundreds of higher potency vitamin and mineral supplements could have a devastating effect on our industry, and consequentially the health of our customers. Please write Read More…

EDM 146

Download the Word Doc or copy and paste. 146 FOOD SUPPLEMENTS DIRECTIVE 3:6:10 Kate Hoey Caroline Lucas Robert Halfon John Hemming Mr Mike Weir Jonathan Edwards * 34 That this House notes the setting of maximum permitted levels for vitamins and mineralsin food supplements under the provisions of Article 5 of the Food Supplements Directive Read More…

CHC Briefing Note

1. The Food Supplements Directive The Directive* was finalised and Published in the Official Journal in May 2002. At present it deals with vitamin and mineral supplements (with provision for extension to other categories in the future). The two key areas are: a. It establishes lists of permitted nutrients and nutrient sources. b. It provides Read More…

Goldenseal

Goldenseal, otherwise known as orangeroot and hydrastis canadensis, is a herb in the buttercup family and native to south east Canada and north east United States. It is one of the most popular herbs sold on the American market and has recently gained a reputation as an herbal antibiotic and immune system enhancer. Goldenseal has Read More…

For a Healthy Body, Heal your Gut

Our modern world is not good for our gut. You have heard the expression, ‘you are what you eat’, however more importantly ‘you are what you absorb’. The gut serves as your ‘first responder’ to the junk in your diets. Chemicals, drugs especially non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, and foreign, man-made creations can cause damage to the lining Read More…

The Life-giving B Vitamin

According to Jenny Thompson from HIS research there is, surprisingly, a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) that is showing vitamin B6 as a cancer-fighting vitamin! The JAMA study is a review and meta-analysis of 13 studies. Nine examined B6 intake, and four examined blood levels of PLP, the active Read More…

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