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What is your Magnesium status? Magnesium is essential for metabolism at a cellular level therefore the higher your cell metabolism, the more your body will require magnesium (1).  It is also needed for energy production and is […]

Could you be suffering from Adrenal Fatigue? Are you tired, worn-out and feel exhausted no mater what you do?  Adrenal fatigue is very common and growing all the time with our modern lifestyle.  Here are some of […]

The Wonders of Coconut This week I thought I would write on ‘the wonders of the coconut’ because it is so versatile and it products are very nutritional alternatives to cow’s milk products. Coconut milk and water […]

News for Coeliac Disease Dr Bob Anderson, head of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research recruited more than 200 coeliac disease patients over nine years. The patients ate gluten products and six days later, […]

Pomegranate for Heart Health A recent study has shown that drinking pomegranate juice daily for a week helps lower blood pressure. Researchers from Queen Margaret’s University Edinburgh took 20 participants- 10 of them drank 500ml pomegranate juice […]

Zinc stops colds A recent study published by the Cochrane Library has shown that zinc significantly reduces the duration and severity of common cold symptoms. Since 1984, studies investigating the effects of zinc on common cold symptoms […]

Thyroxine and Fractures A study in the British Medical Journal has shown that the elderly may be taking excessive amounts of thyroxine for hypothyroidism which is increasing their risk of osteoporosis, leading to an increase risk of […]

Thyroxine and Fractures A study in the British Medical Journal has shown that the elderly may be taking excessive amounts of thyroxine for hypothyroidism which is increasing their risk of osteoporosis, leading to an increase risk of […]

Leafy Green Vegetables and Diabetes The prevalence of diabetes is currently estimated to be about 6.4% worldwide, and in the past two decades alone there has been a dramatic increase in the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. […]

Omega-6 and Heart The results of a meta-analysis published in the British Journal of Nutrition revealed that diets high in omega-6 fatty acids could actually increase the risk of heart disease. This study also suggests that women […]