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
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
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
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
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
In clinic when assessing new patients, I always try and guage any toxic exposure. Most of the time, I get a negative response – that is, most people believe they have not been exposed to any toxins. However, on closer examination of where they have lived, worked and even home environments, it soon becomes obvious … Read more
The need to detoxify your body We live in a world surrounded by toxins. Every year about 1000 new chemicals are released on the market, many not fully tested for their effects on the human body. Some are so-called PBTs or Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxins, meaning that they are present in the environment and in our … Read more
Clemens von Pirquet defined allergy in 1906 as: an acquired, specific, altered capacity of the tissues of the body to react to given substances. This means that our body is over-reacting to a substance that is normally safe. So what causes our body to over-react in this way? In order for any allergy to develop, the body’s digestive … Read more
The name should give it away: artificial sweetener. I write a lot about consuming foods in their most natural state. This post has been prompted by the recent increase in television advertising for a certain artificial sweetener – which sounds quite Splendid. The ads explain that the product is derived from sugar but isn’t sugar … Read more
According to researchers at the National Institute of Health in the United States, high blood levels of cadmium in females and high levels of lead in males can delay pregnancy in couples trying to become pregnant. 501 couples from 16 counties were studied from 2005 to 2009. All couples were over 18 and were closely … Read more
