Health Tips

Aussies Hit By Obesity Epidemic

by Leisa on March 12, 2009

From ninemsn:  “Australians may pride themselves on their sporting prowess, but moves to supersize toilets, coffins and ambulances are signs the country is grappling with record levels of obesity. “Australia has an illusion of being a nation of sportsmen and women,” said Deakin University obesity expert Boyd Swinburn. “But our engagement in sport is usually
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K is for Kale

by Leisa on March 10, 2009

Continuing on with my “alphabet of healthy foods” which I haven’t posted for a while, next in the series is K for Kale. Kale is a green leafy plant belonging to the Brassica family, which also includes cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts and collard greens.   This is a family of vegetables that should be rotated through the
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Trusting Your Own Body

by Leisa on February 24, 2009

It has been a great start to the week of detoxing and education about raw food and health at this latest retreat – and one point that everyone is learning really well – is that we CAN trust our own bodies. We are taught so thoroughly to not trust the messages our body gives us.  If we
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The Pitfalls of the Dr. Weston A. Price Diet…

by Leisa on February 16, 2009

Following on from the last post that mentions primitive diets and the work of Dr. Weston A. Price, I thought  I would add my two cents worth on the the subject. From Amazon: “For nearly 10 years, Weston Price and his wife traveled around the world in search of the secret to health. Instead of
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Finding Your Exercise Passion…

by Leisa on January 23, 2009

Exercise is one of those things we know we should make time for – and we know we feel better when we do it regularly – but it often gets left out of our busy schedules. I’ve always been a big fan of exercise – I love how energetic I feel when I exercise, I
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When it comes to health there is always a new superstar food, supplement, herb or drink that is touted to cure cancer, reverse aging, prevent heart disease and pay off your mortgage (OK, I made that last one up – but hang on – some of those MLM companies DO claim that!!). I always keep
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Raw For 30 Days DVD Viewing in Bryon Bay

by Leisa on December 18, 2008

As a follow up to my post about Diabetes a few days ago, I found a blog by Ian Blair Hamilton of Ion Life in Byron Bay, who screened “Raw For 30 Days – Reversing Diabetes” locally. In his blog post, he writes “Now you’d think that a movie about curing diabetes naturally would bring diabetics,
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J is for Juicing!

by Leisa on December 16, 2008

I love juicing. It is such a boost for the body, drinking those concentrated nutrients and pure water to nourish our cells without our body having to do very much digestive work at all. The best juices are green, with only small amounts of sugary or sweet vegetables or fruits such as carrot, beetroot or apple.
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Simple Salads

by Leisa on December 9, 2008

Just another thought on food that came to me today when I made a salad for lunch – that we often try to complicate things to the point of it all being too hard, so we give up. I know I’ve done that many a time. I think about making a salad and it seems tiresome
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Cheesecake Treat

by Leisa on December 4, 2008

Being mainly raw doesn’t mean being deprived, and there is no reason why tasty treats need to be taken out of the diet- especially when you can create fantastic raw replacements. Of course with any balanced and healthy diet it is not wise to overdo any one type of food, and a nice mix between
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