June 2008

When Fat is not Fat…

by Leisa on June 30, 2008

I don’t read major newspapers because I don’t believe in supporting their mainly misinformed views, corporate and political pandering, and negative stories with my dollars. But yesterday I was visiting my family and flicked through one of the Sunday papers they had next to the lounge. As I turned the pages, a health story grabbed
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The Delicious Date

by Leisa on June 27, 2008

Following on from my food related posts “The Amazing Apple”, “The Brilliant Blueberry” and “The Classic Chick-Pea”, comes “The Delicious Date” – one food that is a must in your household pantry. Dates are the fruit from the Date Palm Tree and are cut from the palm and ideally sun-dried.  The palms are found in
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For most of my life I have had a passion for not only physical healing, but for healing on an emotional and spiritual level as well – and that has led me to all sorts of discoveries and insights over the years. One area that I have had enormous trouble with myself though, is learning
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What’s Wrong With What We Eat…

by Leisa on June 22, 2008

Following on from the topic of my last blog post, I found this video of a talk by Mark Bittman, where he explains in a really great way, what is wrong with what we eat. Maybe not what I eat 🙂 or maybe even not what you eat either – but he speaks in a very down to earth
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What is the Answer to this Question?

by Leisa on June 20, 2008

In various situations either in clinical practice or just in my daily interactions with people, I invariably get asked – “What can I do about X condition?”  It might be arthritis, or diabetes or one of any number of chronic health problems. Unfortunately, this is a question that I find really hard to answer, because there
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I am a Natural News Author!

by Leisa on June 18, 2008

I just thought I’d let everyone know that my article on fibromyagia has just been published by Natural News, one of the biggest news and information sites on natural medicine there is! I have been a subscriber to Natural News for years, and I really admire the way Mike Adams has put together a huge
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Digestion Health Service Launched!

by Leisa on June 16, 2008

I am very happy to announce that I have a new testing service available! With my drive to put health knowledge back in the hands of each and every person, I have launched a new site that can help anyone that is suffering from a digestive problem find the answers they need to get well. In the past
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Fraudulent Study Discredits Herbal Remedy

by Leisa on June 13, 2008

Oh this is so typical – why am I not surprised?? Dr. Joseph Biederman, a psychiatrist who seems to have secretly taken $1.6 million dollars in funding from drug companies whilst conducting experiments with psychotropic drugs on children, has been involved in a study to discredit the herb St. John’s Wort. St. John’s is a beautiful
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My Blog Has Moved!

by Leisa on June 11, 2008

If you hadn’t noticed yet – my blog has moved! It has a new name that you might want to bookmark so that you’re not being redirected every time.  The new name is www.EmbracingHealthBlog.com and this change is to streamline my business under my company banner, Embracing Health, as I am about to launch some
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Cell Phones and Popcorn!

by Leisa on June 8, 2008

This is just crazy! Have a look at these amazing videos and you will never again have to wonder about whether there is any dangers with using mobile phones 🙂 http://freepage.twoday.net:80/stories/4969270/ Leisa