Depriving your body of sleep can lead to some very serious—and surprising—health effects, including widespread pain, which is a primary feature of fibromyalgia. According to recent research from Great Britain, poor or insufficient sleep was actually the strongest predictor for pain in adults over 50. Other predictors for widespread pain included anxiety, poor physical health, … Read more
What is “Anti-aging”? Anti-aging is physiologically, psychologically and emotionally growing younger while reducing the biological signs of aging. It is staying functional at a high level until death occurs without senescence or a significant decline in wellness. Dr Jeff Bland What is Aging? We as a society tend to accept deteriorating health as ‘getting older’ … Read more
Over the past several decades our sugar consumption has increased dramatically. It is not only the white grains that are of concern, but the highly processed sugary syrups that are added to so many foods and beverages. In particular, high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), which forms the base of soft drinks, baby foods and many … Read more
A recent report claimed that the ever increasing incidence of obesity in Australia brings with it increased risk of uterine cancer. In fact obesity increases the risk of pretty much all cancers, but in particular those fuelled by oestrogen. Our fat cells aren’t just globs of fat. They are oestrogen-producing machines. The more fat you have … Read more
“I went on line and researched my symptoms. I found this really good website which explained my disease and recommended all these great products. I got all that needed on line.” Does this sound familiar? Have you been tempted to self-diagnose yourself after reading information, whether it be on the internet, in a magazine or … Read more
Imagine the excitement throughout the scientific community when the human genome was cracked. Scientists believed they had found the answer to everything that makes us human. You can imagine the disappointment when they subsequently realised that our genes only comprise a very tiny component of who we really are. I am very excited to share … Read more
The following is an excerpt from Dr Mercola.com Western medicine is no closer to finding a “cancer cure,” while cancer has grown into a worldwide epidemic of staggering proportions. The statistics speak for themselves: In the early 1900s, one in 20 people developed cancer In the 1940s, one in 16 people developed cancer In the … Read more
Medical research during 1940 documented cancer cells’ preference for sugar. To allow sugar to enter, cells have insulin receptors. Cancer cells have up to 16 times more insulin receptors than healthy cells. However, it took until 1997 for this concept to be incorporated into cancer care in the United States. It is not yet used in … Read more
Stem Cells are defined as: biological cells found in all multicellular organisms, that can divide (through mitosis) and differentiate into diverse specialized cell types and can self-renew to produce more stem cells. In mammals, there are two broad types of stem cells: embryonic stem cells, which are isolated from the inner cell mass of blastocysts, … Read more
Many of us, just like Kris Carr, were raised by busy, working parents who were happy to get ANY food on the table. It was only after being diagnosed with a rare, incurable stage 4 cancer at the age of 31, that Kris realized she was addicted to sugar and had little idea how to … Read more
