General Nutrition
Stress Less This Year
The festive season is over and many of us now face the challenging prospect of returning to the stress of daily work life. New research by The Australia Institute shows that stress is becoming an ‘epidemic’ national health issue. Stress damages many of your body’s systems, including immune and inflammatory response. Is your health being…
Read MoreTackling the Cholesterol Myth
Eggs are often maligned due to cholesterol levels, but is cholesterol really the issue we’ve been made to believe it is? In this article, we will take a look at one of modern medicine’s most sacred cows. We will dismantle the myth that cholesterol causes heart disease. Part of what we’re going to cover is…
Read MoreWhy Can I Have Cheese, Yoghurt & Butter But Not Milk?
Cow’s milk has a long history as part of the standard western diet, and other than meat is often the major dietary source of protein. Milk, for many, is also the major dietary source of calcium, which presents many problems of it’s own, resulting from the low availability of the calcium in milk. While the…
Read MoreNatural Alternatives for High Blood Pressure
Do you have friends or relatives with high blood pressure or taking blood pressure medication? Statistics show that approximately 32% of men and 27% of women have high blood pressure or on medication. This is an exceptionally high number of Australian’s affected by something that is predominantly a lifestyle condition. If you are healthy your…
Read MoreEasy Tips for Turning Off the Stress Switch
Did you know that stress is one of the common, biggest, risk factors behind many of today’s chronic diseases? Constant, high levels of stress, and a badly functioning stress response, have been implicated with: Diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and insulin resistance. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia. Cancer. Cardiovascular disease and heart disease. To live a long,…
Read MoreStop Counting Sheep, 5 Nutritional Strategies to Support Sleep
A lot of us tend to take a good night sleep for granted. We have no problems with drifting off as soon as our head touches the pillow. Did you know that this is not the case for many people? In fact, some studies have suggested that insomnia could affect as much as 58% of…
Read MoreEasy Steps to Healthy Eating
You’ve probably heard the saying “you are what you eat?” While this is true, a better way of saying it is “you are what you consistently eat”. It is the things we do, or don’t do, consistently rather than those things we do every now and then, or for a short time, that makes the…
Read MoreFive Foods You Should Not Put in Your Mouth
Did you know that every day you may be consuming foods that are doing incredible harm to your body? These aren’t poisonous foods, or even illegal foods, they are worse than that! They are foods that have become such major ingredients that most processed, supermarket or pre-packed food contains many of these deadly ingredients. In…
Read MoreTop Five Phytonutrients for Your Health
You’ve probably heard the saying “variety is the spice of life”? Often when starting a new diet, or lifestyle, it can be all too easy to think about the foods you’re not going to eat and forget about how many different foods you can eat. This leads to the same foods becoming weekly staples and…
Read More3 Herbs to Enhance Your Mood Naturally
Do you know a misery merchant? The sort of person that no matter what happens, is always feeling down, unhappy or blue? While it is natural to have days when you’re feeling a little out of sorts, regular problems with mood can really make life, well miserable… pardon the pun! Mood disorders are a common…
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