Low Stomach Acid Pharmaceutical companies persuade the public to buy antacids for what their advertising calls ‘an over-acid stomach’, but the symptoms of acid indigestion and heartburn are usually caused by incomplete digestion. This incomplete digestion, as is the case in many people with IBS, is caused by too little or no stomach acid, … Read more
For so long we have been told that salt is bad for us and especially for our heart, and that we should be cutting it out of our diet. More recently there has been a study linking salt with Multiple Sclerosis! Well this is completely absurd, salt, in moderation, is good for you, but it … Read more
Good foods help to fight disease, they are nature’s way of restoring, repairing and rejuvenating, of keeping you alive, and they heal without dangerous side effects. But we have denatured so many of our natural, healthy foods that they are no longer giving us the nutrients that are so important to us. Today food is … Read more
We have all been told, and we know, that eating fibre helps prevent all kinds of problems, but have you heard about IP-6 fibre? Recently research has shown that this dense fibre may be put to use in the fight against breast, prostate and colon cancer. For some time studies have shown that getting enough … Read more
If you want to lose pounds and inches of body fat and keep it off then you have to gain control of your blood sugar. It’s the excess blood sugar that causes the extra fat around your middle and no matter how much exercise and dieting you do unless you control the sugar balance it … Read more
So Christmas is nearly with us and as we get closer it can become more and more stressful. For some reason we all believe that everything has to be perfect. The tree up and decorated, the presents wrapped and under the tree, the decorations up, the Christmas cake and pudding made, the turkey ordered, the … Read more
It is the time when we start thinking about our holidays, and how we will look in that bikini again. With our busy lives we don’t always have time to cook ‘proper’ fresh food for ourselves, but beware, ‘convenience foods’ aren’t really worth it. You’ll pay for it with added inches to your waistline. And … Read more
We know that 44% of the population in the UK take supplements. We know that only 1 person in 100 in the EU and 3 people in 100 in the UK have all the nutrients they need for optimum health. Why is this? One reason is the quality of our food and another reason is … Read more
I see so many people who regularly catch a cold or flu about twice a year. Usually it is when the seasons change or when you are tired and stressed out and your defences are down. It doesn’t have to be. With just a few changes to your diet and lifestyle, you can stop getting … Read more
Diabetes is a disabling and deadly disease that now effects more people than ever. In the UK there are nearly 2.5 million sufferers which is a rise of 167,000 in the last year alone! There are more than half a million people who have the condition, and don’t even know it. Scientists have attributed this … Read more