HERBAL MEDICINES PROVEN TO BE EFFECTIVE IN THE TREATMENT OF PCOS

Combined Lifestyle and Herbal Medicine in Overweight Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): A Randomized Controlled Trial Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common, complex reproductive endocrinopathy characterized by menstrual irregularities, hyperandrogenism and polycystic ovaries. Lifestyle modification is a first-line intervention; however, there are barriers to success for this form of self-care, and women often […]

Why Protecting & Encouraging a Healthy Microbiome is So Essential

Why Protecting & Encouraging a Healthy Microbiome is So Essential For every cell in the human body, there are about 10 nonhuman cells. These microbial residents of our gut, skin, eyes and nasal passages collectively are referred to as the “microbiome” — and research of its role in human health has revealed enough surprising discoveries […]

WORLD RENOWNED HEART SURGEON SPEAKS OUT ON WHAT REALLY CAUSES HEART DISEASE

Most of my patients know that I believe chronic, systemic inflammation (CSI) is the root cause of heart disease, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, many forms of cancer, and other serious diseases. That’s why I did post-graduate research in this area as I wanted to know the causes and the most effective diets and herbal and nutraceutical treatments for inflammation, […]

ANTIBIOTICS LINKED TO WEIGHT GAIN

Changes in the gut microbiome from low-dose antibiotics caused mice to gain weight. Similar alterations in humans taking antibiotics, especially children, might be adding to the obesity epidemic Amy Maxmen Nature Magazine 27.8.12   Bacteria living naturally within the gut provide a gateway to flab, according to a few reports this week. These bacteria may […]

DO YOU HAVE FOOD INTOLERANCES?

Do you suffer from fatigue, flatulence, headaches, bloating, excess burping, indigestion, joint pain, sinus congestion, skin rashes, stiffness, constipation or diarrhoea, or are you finding it hard to lose those excess kilos? If you said “Yes” to one or more of these, you may have a food intolerance. WHAT IS A FOOD INTOLERANCE? Food intolerance […]

ARE YOU A FAN OF CHEESE OR RED MEAT?

If you are a client of mine, you would have no doubt had the long (yawn) boring lectures from me at some time about why we shouldn’t eat dairy products and red meat; the problems with the CSIRO diet book; and why it’s a myth that dairy products prevent osteoporosis. Well, it seems I’m not the […]

FAT DADS MEAN FAT KIDS: STUDY

    Young children with fat dads are more likely to become obese as they grow up, scientists have found.   The following is an extract of an article published in the Sydney Morning Herald (14.11.11):   Previous studies have indicated children are at risk of obesity if both parents are overweight or obese. However […]

Sugar-Sweetened Drinks May Pose Heart Risks to Women, Study Suggests

  According to Denise Mann – Health Day reporter from the Health Day News (13.11.11):   “Drinking two or more sugar-sweetened beverages a day may boost a woman’s risk for developing heart disease and diabetes — even if this habit isn’t causing her to pack on extra pounds, a new study says. Sugary sodas and other […]

Could Microbes Be Responsible For Obesity, Auto-Immune Diseases and Allergies?

We all know that a healthy diet maintains our health but, not surprisingly, recent research has also shown that a poor diet can play a major role in determining our gut microflora which may explain the increase in auto-immune diseases, allergies, inflammatory bowel diseases and other digestive problems and possibly even obesity, caused by germs […]

High Oestrogen Levels Can Seriously Affect Our Health

Oestrogen dominance occurs when oestrogen and progesterone are out of balance caused by too much oestrogen and not enough progesterone. This imbalance can be exacerbated by the massive amounts of xenobiotics in the environment as well as other factors. Xenobiotics are created primarily from industrial chemicals, animal growth hormones, plastic products that have entered our […]

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