posted by Liz 19 May 2007
by Paul Michael BA BSc MNIMH & Liz Bygrave
Look in the average kitchen cupboard and you will find a treasure chest of natural cures for common ailments, from cardamom for the caffeine jitters to rosemary for hair growth…
posted 2 April 2007 (from Issue 3 (2004) of The Good Health Guide newsletter)
by Liz Bygrave
Lack of periods can be connected with inadequate protein and essential fatty acid intake (see article ‘Some Fats Are Essential’ on this site). If essential fatty acids are deficient in the diet, the body can’t make the hormones needed to ensure periods are regular.
With thanks to Ella Owen, local nutritional therapist and kinesiologist, for the information provided in this article. Ella can be contacted on 020 8444 4350 or look at her website - www.ellaowen.co.uk.
posted 2 April 2007 (from Issue 3 (2004) of The Good Health Guide newsletter)
by Liz Bygrave
Although it gives a short term energy boost, sugar is not, alas, a comforting remedy for all ills, but a very unhealthy ‘food’ to put in our bodies. It is implicated in many women’s health issues.
posted 20 February 2007
by Dr Seema Datta
Long winter months of overconsumption, lack of exercise, lack of sun and lack of fresh air impact the body and create certain imbalances, causing the body to accumulate ama. This ama needs to be digested before the next season starts. This will prepare your body to face the changes in the surrounding environment and the season.
by Kate Wood of Raw Living and Raw Magic in Brighton.
Raw foods have a long and venerable history, dating right back to Biblical times. In The Essene Gospel of Peace, a reputedly overlooked book of the Bible, Jesus advocates eating raw foods.
by organic caterer Sonya Meagor
When I cook for family and friends I always check where my produce comes from, and avoid completely anything that has been intensively farmed, or has been flown halfway across the world to get to me. This philosophy is exactly the same when I source my produce for a client of Eco-Cuisine. Coming originally from Cornwall, I still retain strong links to the county and source most of my meat and fish from there - the meat coming from a National Trust farm near Fowey and the fish coming mostly from Newlyn or St Mawes.
By Liz Bygrave of Healthy Sweet Treats
Ordinary chocolate has its share of antioxidants but can hardly be classed as a super food. However, raw chocolate, also known as ‘cacao’, is one of the most antioxidant rich foods on the planet, providing almost four times as many antioxidants as normal chocolate. And it tastes just as good!
By Liz Bygrave (with nutritional advice from Ella Owen)
After years in the wilderness, unloved and unwanted, fats are fashionable again. And with good reason. While there’s no doubt that in large quantities some fats are bad for us (though Atkins aficiionados might disagree with this!), others known as ‘essential fatty acids’ are, as the name suggests, essential for good health. And, what’s more, most of us don’t get nearly enough of them in our diets.
By Randhiraj Bilan, a natural health therapist based in Alexandra Palace.
For many years coconut oil has had a bad press because of its high fat content. Yet it has been used for cooking, frying and baking for thousands of years in tropical countries. Here in the West we are at last beginning to understand why it has withstood the test of time in these regions.
After chopping garlic, leave it for 15 minutes before cooking with it. This allows the health protective mechanisms in the garlic to develop, a process which is halted by cooking.