Please! Stop using seed oils
Let me start this discussion of with some common sense. Humans have not consumes seed oils in large quantities for most of our existence. Seed oils is a modern addition to the human diet. It is astounding that ancient fats and oils such as butter, ghee, lard and tallow are blamed for heart disease, which […]
About Omega 3 oils
Question: What’s all the fuss about Omega 3 fish oils? What do they do for my body? Answer: Omega 3 fish oils are a substance that can be found in the bodies of fish. However, eating fresh fish is no longer recommended. The mercury levels that are prevalent in almost all fresh fish these days […]
A Healthy Guide to Good Nutrition
Whether you are at your ideal weight or trying to lose weight, is it true that simply burning more calories than you consume is the whole picture? The answer, I suggest, is NO! Overall body health improvement as well as weight gain or loss must be factored into the equation or you could be heading […]
The power of Activated Charcoal… the secret is out…
Possible uses of activated charcoal Authorities have only approved activated charcoal for the emergency treatment of overdoses or poisonings. But due to its powerful toxin-clearing properties, some advocates have proposed activated charcoal as a treatment for an ever-growing list of conditions. There is not sufficiently conclusive, large-scale research to establish what the benefits are of […]
7 Reasons To Use coconut oil in place of seed oils
It is a common misconception that coconut oil is bad for you. People all over the world are experiencing the healthy benefits of using coconut oil. It is actually one of the healthiest oils you can consume. Here are the top seven reasons why you should use coconut oil as an alternative to other common […]
Why should you grow your own organic vegetable garden?
During the last decades there has been a change towards mechanization and homogenization of farming, which uses pesticides, additives, herbicides, synthetic fertilizers and mass-production techniques. All this is clearly affecting mankind’s health, and new diseases are spreading rapidly amongst humans and animals (bird’s flu being the most recent one). The World Health Organization produces reports […]
Strange Causes of the Obesity Epidemic Needs Investigation
It’s well accepted that reduced physical activity and fast food are linked to obesity. But the evidence that these are the main causes of obesity is largely circumstantial. To stimulate debate, experts suggest 10 other possible causes of obesity, outlined in the International Journal of Obesity. Sleep debt. Getting too little sleep can increase body […]
Try These 10 Small Steps To Improve Your Health
Many of us make health-related resolutions, such as to lose weight, stop smoking or join the neighborhood health club. While it is common to set high goals, experts say that setting smaller goals could do more for our health. “Small steps are achievable and are easier to fit into your daily routine,” says James O. […]
Adverse effects of long term opioid use
OPIOIDS NOT PROVEN TO HELP CHRONIC PAIN Evidence indicates that opioids are less effective for persistent pain than acute pain. Opioids may provide up to 30% reduction in persistent pain and are only helpful for opioid sensitive (nociceptive) pain and only some neuropathic pain states. None of the studies reviewed for opioid use in chronic […]
10 Ways To Get More Antioxidants Into Your Diet
It’s no secret that antioxidants are incredibly beneficial to good health. It’s believed the antioxidants in food can help prevent cancer, reverse or slow aging, enhance your immune system, increase your energy and improve heart and other organ health. There are 10 steps to getting more antioxidants into your diet. 1. Breakfast Breakfast doesn’t have […]
Break the chains of stress with your diet
Eat Your Stress Goodbye - Stress Reducing Diet When you’re stressed out, the foods that you’re turning to are most likely going to be traditional ‘comfort’ foods – think big meals, take-out, fatty junk foods, sweet foods, and alcohol. Let’s face it – we’ve all found some comfort in a tasty meal and a bottle […]
Does Medicinal Cannabis Help For Cancer?
I understand that most of the medical community does not endorse the use of cannabis products for the treatment of cancer. There are many reasons for this but the most prominent is the fact that THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol) is still illegal in many places in the world. Marijuana is still seen as a social drug and […]
Why Dieting Does Not Work
What is a diet? In nutrition science, we refer to diet as the sum of the nutrition value from food a person consumes. In general terms when people speak of a 'diet' they are referring to a time frame in which they will change what they eat for health or weight-management reasons. Diets are seen […]
Does CBD oil work for weight loss?
The cause of weight gain In most of the cases when a person is overweight, it is a struggle with metabolism. Insulin is a vital part of the metabolism. Without it, your body would cease to function. Insulin is a natural hormone produced by your pancreas that controls how your body uses and stores blood […]
How old is your food?
This might seem like a strange question, but when I looked into this for the first time, I was dumbfounded by the answer. I knew what we called fresh food was not really all that fresh, but the actual age of our food is just ridiculous. What I found just as surprising was how this […]
Muscle mass – the predictor of health and longevity
I doubt there is one person on the planet that has not heard from someone that they should exercise because it is good for you. If you have not heard this yet, then you have now. However there has not been a lot of information on the healing benefits of exercise, or the role that […]
Diet to cure disease
The Dietary guidelines organisations are only now starting to look at nutrition as a health intervention. This is largely due to the incredible patient results that went on specific diets to help with their health problems. When patients with Type 2 diabetes, IBS, Gerd, Anxiety, depression, chronic joint pain, chronic headaches, brain fog, chronic fatigue […]
Journey to health – Its a marathon not a sprint
There are so many supplements, and healing aids and special vegetable drinks, and powders out there that all promise health and well being that it is overwhelming to even try finding the best products for you. The problem I have with these problems is that they promise something that is ultimately not going to help […]
Pain relief for menstrual cramps
Premenstrual syndrome or as it is more affectionately known PMS, affects 3 in 4 menstruating woman. Symptoms can range from mood swings, irritability, depression, headaches, acne flares,joint and muscle pain and abdominal cramps. Most woman experience milder symptoms, however, when PMS is so bad that it disrupts a person’s life to the point where you […]
Sitting is wrecking your health
You have heard your doctor say you should do some exercise, that is is good for you. You've heard all the fitness and health coaches pushing you to add some exercise routines to your life. For decades the health benefits of exercise has been pushed by everyone that is trying to live healthy and trying […]
Medicinal Cannabis – The proof
I am so tired of the hearing there is no proof for the healing benefits of medicinal cannabis. Statements like this is utterly false, and shows that there was no desire on the part of the one saying it to just take a little time out of their lives to go and search for the […]
CBD helping with skin disease, acne and itching
The endocannabinoid system works in many regulatory functions of the body both in health and disease. Recent studies have intriguingly suggested the existence of a functional ECS in the skin contributes to various biological processes In that it seems to control the proper and well-balanced increase in number of cells, development of specialized features, survival,and […]
If you are not well, what are you willing to do to get better?
When your condition is going to lead to your death in a short period of time, then you are more likely to put in all sacrifices to save your life. On the other hand when you have a health condition that is chronic but there is no threat in the immediate future like type 2 […]
Find solutions to stop using pharmaceutical drugs
I wish people realised how much control they have over their own health. When a doctor prescribes medicine, it does not mean we are bound by law to use those medicines. I am not saying don't use these medicines, I am saying we can find a way to heal so we don't need to use […]
Problems with our dietary guidelines
Let's look at the key nutritional recommendations from the health organisations 2015-2020 They say we should follow a healthy eating pattern that accounts for all foods and beverages within an appropriate calorie level. Sounds good. This is then the healthy eating pattern : A variety of vegetables from all of the subgroups—dark green, red and […]
Being overweight is tough
There is a solution and it is not dieting! Did You Know? Yo-Yo dieting has been proven to be bad for your health Yo-Yo dieting was shown to cause more weight gain Yo-Yo dieting Strengthens food addictions Dieting in general causes stress and anxiety Don't you think it is time to stop dieting? Don\'t you […]
Why sugar is so bad for our health
That sweet nectar that makes so many dull things taste so good, how can that possibly be bad for you? How dare we even consider asking the question why sugar is bad for you? After all, did the advertisers not teach us that sugar gives us energy? Would they really give us food that is […]
The Food Industry
Are our food producers evil? In 90% of the cases no, however, they are in the industry to make money not to feed the world. They are not about making the best nutrition available to you, rather, they are in the industry to make the best-tasting food for you, to make sure that you will […]