Category: Lighten Up

Video Feast

Patience, persistence and possibility thinking can deliver outstanding results. This short 5m:49s video is an excellent example of all these three things at work. An african Grey Parrot with over 200 vocalisations prompted by specific words or actions would never have been achieved without those three P’s.

And more in keeping with the theme of [...]

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Posted in Chronic Illness, Lighten Up, Nutritional Value, drug Resistance on Aug 24th, 2009, 11:23 pm     

What Do You Make?

This is a great video that I hope parents with children at school will appreciate. And of course for the teachers.
The difference between an OK teacher and a great one is immense. Can you think back to your time at school and think of one that inspired you?
It’s only now that I really appreciate the [...]

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Posted in Acid-base-balance, Lighten Up on Mar 25th, 2009, 10:44 pm  1 comment   

Vitamin D3 – Deficiency Diagnosis of the Decade!

This Issue:

How Sunscreen could be stealing your health.
Why Vitamin D is critical for Optimal Health.
13 diseases Vitamin D helps to prevent.
If Vitamin D is not a Vitamin – what is it?

The next two articles covering over-supplementation of vitamins E and K have been deferred as the issue of Vitamin D deficiency is so important I’ve [...]

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Are You Over-Supplementing With Vitamins?

With the increase in the accessibility of vitamin, mineral and herbal supplements there is a real possibility of doing more harm than good!

Too Much Choice?

Today, one third of Americans take some form of dietary supplement and with a recent surge in the NZ multivitamin, fish oil and natural remedies sectors in 2007 this number is [...]

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Posted in Do No Harm, Free Radicals, Lighten Up, Nutritional Value, Vitamins on Dec 15th, 2008, 11:11 pm     

What Does Santa Need Most For Christmas?

Just yesterday I heard a prank on a local radio station that brought a smile to my face.
They encouraged parents who were having difficulty with their children to ring in and give the hosts enough background on their child so Santa could give them a mild warning about some recent behaviour. There was a prize [...]

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Posted in Lighten Up on Dec 6th, 2008, 7:37 am