Now when we think of the chick pea, we don’t automatically think “yum, I’ve just got to have some of those!” But the humble chick pea is so full of goodness that we just can’t overlook it. In many traditional cultures the chick pea is a staple of the diet, being ground into flour to produce the
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If only most doctors could find a higher calling than the pseudo-science that passes for medicine these days – then the world would be a MUCH better place. I thought this was a great story and it just shows that a good hard look at your life can be very beneficial – and we don’t
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What a lovely reminder to let go of our worries and rest in nature… The Peace of Wild Things When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be, I go and lie down where
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This looks like it will be a great movie! I can’t wait until it comes out and I’m sure it will be one to add to my DVD collection on health topics. You can view the trailer of the movie here WELCOME TO FOOD MATTERS Food Matters is a documentary film informing you on the best
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Could it happen here? “A new law being pushed in Canada by Big Pharma seeks to outlaw up to 60 percent of natural health products currently sold in Canada, even while criminalizing parents who give herbs or supplements to their children. The law, known as C-51, was introduced by the Canadian Minister of Health on
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When I was younger I always got caught up in thinking that everyone else was better than I was and knew more than I did, and in my own mind I elevated many people onto a pedestal. I learned very painfully over the years, that very few people are who they appear to be, or
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We don’t often hear a lot in the media about the deliberate attempts to discredit the natural medicine industry, but the anti-vitamin lobby is working hard to cause doubt in the mind of consumers. Whenever a study comes out that shows vitamins in a negative light – it is trumpeted across the media as a
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Blueberries are one fruit that can often be found in my fridge whenever they are in season – they are tiny little round balls of goodness and like all berries, are very high in antioxidants. My almost-4-year-old nephew Jack is also a big fan, and can sit down to a tub at a time of
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This is an wonderful quote that I picked up from the Raw Power website www.rawpower.com.au “An individual who eats the typical foods found in so-called “civilized society” who then changes to a raw-plant-food diet can discover energy they have never known. Eating a balanced mix of raw plant foods restores the body on a molecular level, building
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In exploring food as medicine, one food that you just can’t overlook is the humble apple. There is a lot of truth in the old adage “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” One of my first introductions into the healing benefits of the apple, was after reading a book called “The Biogenic Diet”
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