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Is your body toxic? – Part 2

The previous blog discussed potential toxins in your day to day environment – mainly in the home.  Where we work often also poses considerable challenges for our body.  Some of the most hazardous professions include: Hairdressers Nail technicians Beauticians Metal trades Timber trades Builders Plasterers Painters Maritime trades Motor vehicle mechanics Spray painters Farmers Greens … Read more

Is your body toxic?

Keeping our bodies clean and free from toxins is essential to health.  However, when discussing toxins, patients often look puzzled and don’t understand where toxins come from.  Take a few minutes to consider the following information.  If you regularly use any of the personal care items or household products, chances are your body is challenged by … Read more

Arsenic, lead and cadmium in our foods

Over the past 15 years, I have noticed a rising incidence of various heavy metals toxicity.  I often get asked where this could possibly come from.  The report by Mike Adams, Natural News, sheds light on this: Arsenic in rice “There is arsenic in rice, and it’s generally higher in brown rice than in white  rice. Consumer  … Read more

Cleaning up the body

Detoxification Support To make the most of the new detoxed you, it is essential to reduce or avoid as many toxins as possible.  This ensures your body stays clean and healthy.  For most people food is the main source of toxicity, followed by lifestyle.  Listed below are some essential and optional steps that you can … Read more

Toxic Cocktails

Chemicals are commonly found in our food, air, pharmaceuticals, vaccines, personal care products and workplaces, giving scope for a vast number of synergistic interactions.  The following are among the best-known: One meal may contain traces of numerous different pesticides, including the synergists piperonyl butoxide and pyrethrins which together result in a heightened insecticidal activity. About … Read more

Where do your fruit & veg come from?

Pesticide exposure limits vary greatly between countries.  Pesticides are widely found in foods and their levels are regulated in many countries under a system of Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs).  In Australia, this is administered by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA), a body that receives all of its funding from industry.  MRLs are … Read more

Cholesterol – hazards of having too low levels

Your body needs cholesterol for the production of cell membranes, hormones, vitamin D and bile acids that help you to digest fat. It’s not hard to see then why too little cholesterol can have such detrimental effects on your body—especially your brain, where it helps your brain form memories and is vital to your neurological … Read more

Foods making us sick

The British Allergy Foundation estimates that about half the Western population suffers from food intolerance.  At least 70% of patients who adhere to a tailored elimination diet experience significant improvements.  This is a very important consideration in light of the fact that many chronic health conditions involve immune responses. What makes identification of intolerances so … Read more

Ooops … we got it wrong!

For about the past 10 years, we have been told by GPs and television marketing that we are not getting enough calcium from our diets and that we need to supplement.  Then the dairy industry decided to fortify milk  with calcium.  Most of the calcium used in over-the-counter supplements and food fortification is in the … Read more

Lovely legs

Cellulite and oedema can ruin the appearance of even the most slender leg.  Quite contrary to common belief, cellulite is not the domain of the overweight or sedentary woman.  Young, slim, athletic women and, more recently, men also suffer the dimpling of cellulite.  While cellulite is mainly the result of accumulated toxins, oedema is a … Read more