Archives: 2009   April

What Is A Functional Food ?

The Function of Food
Eating has a common function – to provide fuel for your human engine. To power your muscles, energise your brain and to deliver raw materials for all the manufacturing processes within your body. New cells are being created every second within your body – all without a single conscious thought controlling the [...]

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Posted in Chronic Illness, Do No Harm on Apr 28th, 2009, 3:25 pm  1 comment   

Vaccinate or Wait?

The annual media buzz about flu vaccination has begun as the vaccine companies PR campaigns kick into gear.
There is no doubt that vaccination is effective in minimising disease. But the real question is…
Why do we need  vaccination?
The answer to that question is usually an emphatic – “To increase your protection!” or, “To  boost your immunity!”
What [...]

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Plastic Hormones And The Environment

This piece of art by Chris Jordan depicting the number of plastic drink bottles consumed in the US every 5 minutes seemed like a great introduction to the subject of plastic and its negative impact on your health and the health of the Earth.

For more provocative “Big Pictures” click the image above.

Chris Jordan original 60″x120″
Depicts [...]

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Posted in Chronic Illness, Prevention, Toxicity on Apr 14th, 2009, 2:00 pm  2 comments   

What Does The Number 621 Mean To You?

Warning: This Product Contains Excitotoxins And Is Dangerous To Your Health!
Below are links to five videos that form a series by CBN on a chemical that you most likely eat every day and don’t even know it. In fact it’s probably in a whole bunch of food groups you never expected.
It’s cleared as being safe [...]

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Posted in Aspartame, Do No Harm on Apr 7th, 2009, 3:47 pm  5 comments   

Fungi Can Change The World!

Weather you pronounce these things fun-gee, fun-guy or fun-jee this world leading scientist, whose patented many unique uses of them from termite eradication to petrochemical waste management, and effluent treatment, has a fascinating perspective.
It’s 18 minutes long so grab a coffee and enjoy.

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Posted in Do No Harm on Apr 1st, 2009, 9:58 am     

Edible Trojan Horses

Walking into your local supermarket’s fruit and veg section hardly seems linked with the title of a famous battle strategy! This is not an active war, but a passive one fought without your knowledge.
In the same way your body is defending against thousands of bacteria, fungi and viruses every day, it’s also defending against pollutants [...]

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Posted in Chemical Additives, Chronic Illness, Intestinal Health, Nutritional Value, Toxicity on Apr 1st, 2009, 9:47 am