I really like this quote from one of my favourite books by Charles Eisenstein, The Yoga of Eating: “A discrepancy between what we eat and who we are in the world generates a kind of tension, which is resolved either when the diet moves back in line with the person’s incarnate role, or when the
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I get asked a lot about supplements, which ones are the best, what do I take every day, and how to know which ones you need. I was once a total supplement junkie – I had 40 bottles of different tablets and capsules on my bench top, and every morning I would take handfuls of
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Well, it’s just over a week to go until the inaugural Embracing Life! Six Day Detox, Healing and Renewal Retreat is off and running, and I’m so excited I can hardly sleep!! It has been a really interesting journey to get to this point, and I am so grateful for the wonderful people who have put
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A lot of health conscious people shun salt, and many people with high blood pressure also take most of the salt out of their diet in an effort to bring their blood pressure down. But salt has unjustly been given a bad name. I have read studies that have come to new conclusions about the
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Isn’t this the silliest thing you’ve ever heard? Researchers have found that components in certain fruits such as grapefruit, apples and oranges, can inhibit the uptake of certain drugs through the intestine. “The concern is loss of benefit of medications essential for the treatment of serious medical conditions” it has been stated. Granted, that may very
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I personally haven’t done a great deal of research on the dangers of mobile phones, but I am quite aware that there are potential problems, so I try not to use mine unless I have to. On Dr. Mercola’s site, www.mercola.com he had a good article on those dangers, and a video from an Australian
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Even though Ginger is not a food, but is classed as a herb, it has such phenomenal healing properties that I had to include it on my list of favourites! Ginger is a common addition to many fresh raw juice recipes, bringing with it an element of heat and improving digestive power. Ginger is a tonic
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I thought it was incredibly sad when I read that Christina Applegate had undergone a double mastectomy for breast cancer. I thought the days of this barbaric treatment were over – seeing as studies have shown that it is no more effective than a simple lumpectomy anyway – if you choose to go the surgery path
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Ann Wigmore was a pioneer of the raw and living foods movement, and helped thousands of people regain their health with the Hippocrates Health Institute program which she founded. I was rereading one of her books today “Be Your Own Doctor. A positive guide to natural living” and I came across these gems of wisdom: “Disease stems from
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Mary Shomon is a fantastic patient advocate for people with thyroid disorders, educating untold numbers of people through her books and her comprehensive website http://thyroid.about.com Like myself and many others, Mary suffered from a thyroid condition that was incorrectly treated, and this led her on a journey to recover her health by finding out more about her
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