Category Archives: Nutrition Articles

It’s easy to ignore stress, accept it as normal or not even be aware of it.  Yet of all the factors that impact health, it’s one of the most significant.… Read more »

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 World… Read more »

Help for the Menopause – Soya is it Good or Bad? In Japan, menopausal hot flushes are so rare that there is no traditional word in the Japanese language to describe… Read more »

  SOUR FACTS ABOUT SUGAR! “Pure, white and deadly” is the title of a 1970s’s book, not much noticed at the time, about the negative effects of sugar on our health.… 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 such… 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 »

   What are essential fats? 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… 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 »