Category Archives: Nutrition Articles

  WHAT IS OSTEOPENIA? Osteopenia means your bones are less dense than they should be which makes them weaker. If untreated, osteopenia can eventually turn into osteoporosis.  According to the… Read more »

Help for the Menopause – 8 Ways to Thrive Health guru, Leslie Kenton called the menopause a “passage to power”. I like that description because it suggests a positive time… Read more »

  THE LESS THAN SWEET TRUTH ABOUT SUGAR! A recent Canadian study has found that sugar can cause reactions similar to those to cocaine. This will not come as a… Read more »

VITAMIN E ARE YOU DEFICIENT? Whilst overt vitamin E deficiency is considered to be relatively rare in humans, it is highly questionable as to whether we are obtaining enough in… Read more »

According to the World Health Organisation, 350 million people suffer from depression and it is the leading cause of disability worldwide. Being depressed in addition to having a physical illness… Read more »

The secret ingredients of fruit and vegetables We all know that fruit and vegetables are good for us but it is only relatively recently that scientists have discovered specific plant… Read more »

Wheat – stuff of life or pain in the gut? If you are a typical shopper, your weekly supermarket trolley is likely to be packed with foods made from wheat… Read more »

It is now well accepted that nitrites found in processed meats such as sausages, bacon, ham, smoked meats, salami, prosciutto etc., have carcinogenic effects on the body. Sodium nitrate is… Read more »

Weight loss still tends to be associated with going low or no fat and this misguided notion can cause unpleasant health problems such as low mood, poor memory, dry skin… Read more »

Modern medicine is based on the theory that germs cause illness. But there are a significant number of experts, scientists amongst them, who believe that germs are not the primary… Read more »