Body acidity, alkalizing and alfalfa juice
Did you know that your body can be too acidic, that is to say your blood pH is too low. Acidity is one of the most common causes of inflammation, especially arthritic conditions. It is quite easy to over-acidify your body with a normal diet and the effects on your health can be debilitating. To put it simply, when your blood pH starts to drop you need to raise it which is done through ALKALIZING. Read more on How to fight inflammation (II)…
Filed under General Health on Jul 20th, 2011. Comment. 
Collagen, glycosaminoglycans and good old fashion soup stocks
Do you suffer from particularly bad arthritis? Achy joints can be bad enough without the addition of inflammation and infection, yet how is it possible to prevent arthritis or even cure it? When the cartilage between our bones deteriorates we are left with awfully painful aches at our joints as bone grinds against bone. What our body needs is collagen to rebuild that much needed cartilage between our bones. Read more on How to fight inflammation…
Filed under Uncategorized on Jul 19th, 2011. Comment.
The significance of electrical charge
In my previous post after talking about an effective way to get rid of dust mites I mentioned air purifiers as one of the main solutions. Yet how do they work? I don’t want to delve too deeply into the science of it but it is effectively based on a few naturally occurrences. That is a thunderstorm and the ozone in the stratosphere many miles above our heads. Read more on Indoor Air Pollution (II)…
Filed under General Health on Jul 16th, 2011. Comment.
The Dust Mite Army
The house dust mite is an invisible enemy polluting the air inside your office or home. You may have heard of dust mites before and how there are tens-upon-thousands of them living in your house as you read this, reproducing, eating and excreting. Yet quite a lot of us just disregard them even though they can be very damaging to our health and we know that but because you cannot see them then you don’t treat them as a serious threat to your health. But what if I said you could see them? Try getting a sheet of jet black fabric or a piece of paper of the same colour and dust your pillow or sofa cushion over it. In normal light you should be able to see tiny white specs and if you focus hard enough you can actually see them scurry about. Not a pleasant experience yet a necessary one and one that will immediately make you want to scrub down every corner of your home, right? Read more on Indoor Air Pollution…
Filed under General Health, Skin Care on Jul 15th, 2011. Comment.
Unsaturated fats and how they are divided
How do saturated and unsaturated fats differ? We’ve already talked about fat at a molecular level and how they contain fatty acid chains. In these chains there is a certain amount of space for hydrogen atoms, one of the three building blocks of a fat, and if all of these spots are taken up then the fat is considered fully saturated and thus deemed a saturated fat. But what if all the spots aren’t taken up? Well if there are hydrogen atoms missing from the chain then the fat isn’t fully saturated. The oxygen in the chains use this extra left over bond to make double bonds with one another and it is these double bonds that make an unsaturated fat. Read more on Fats & Oils (III)…
Filed under General Health, Heart & Circulation on Jul 14th, 2011. Comment.
The words behind E numbers: Colorants
Additives have been used for many centuries in human history, whether it be pickling vegetables or salting meat or even seal wine with sulphur dioxide. It is only in the last fifty years or so that additives has become a dirty word. This is due mainly to the advancement of food science and the many man-made creations that may improve the quality of our food yet may not have a great effect on our health. With the introduction of the ‘E’ prefix in front of codes to help us identify what exactly is in our food back in 1986 there have been many natural and man-made introductions to the world of additives. Because there are hundreds of these E numbers it is best just to indentify the most common ones and to explore what effects they may have on your health. Read more on E Numbers…
Filed under General Health on Jul 14th, 2011. Comment.
Looking at Saturated Fats
Fats are energy providers. While a bee exists to make honey or a heart exists to beat, a fat exists to provide the body with energy, which is does through providing a large amount of calories, something that we have already covered. So choosing what fats are good and bad from how much calories they contain would be a bit silly as they all provide the same amount. I suppose one thing that would concern many is one of the main problems associated with eating fats, especially saturated fats, and the number one killer in the western world at the moment; heart disease. The scientific evidence that links saturated fats and heart disease is quite damning yet there are saturated fats that can actually reduce the chance of heart disease. Read more on Fats and Oils II…
Filed under General Health, Stomach/Digestion Health on Jul 5th, 2011. Comment.
A little bit about fats
Fats, a very broad subject, yet a very important one when it comes to health, and while exercise is very important to keep fit and healthy you also need to keep a close eye on what you are putting into your body. When you think of it this way all the chemicals in your body have to come from somewhere and this somewhere primarily comes from the food you eat so making sure you are getting the right foods is essential. Fibre from vegetables is important for your digestive system yet fats, whether you like it or not, will play a major role in whether you can keep your body fit and healthy. That is not to say that you should avoid them entirely…
Filed under General Health, Stomach/Digestion Health, Uncategorized on Jul 5th, 2011. Comment.
Here is some really useful information on Bicarbonate of soda (also known as baking soda or sodium bicarbonate) and what it can do for your health.
Filed under General Health on Jan 6th, 2011. Comment.
GETTING OFF TO A SIMPLE START ON YOUR REBOUNDER – Here are a few simple exercises.
1. Basic Bounce and/or therapeutic rock
The correct posture for rebounding is with the feet about hip-width apart, knees solft, and as relaxed as possible all over. Read more on Rebounding – Bounce The Fat OFF!…
Filed under General Health on Oct 21st, 2010. Comment.
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