Milk Thistle Premium is essential for the holidays!

Milk Thistle Premium

Over the festive season, there is often the temptation to over-indulge – perhaps a little too much champagne and Christmas pudding or even just eating out more frequently, especially if you drink alcohol. We underestimate the massive effect this can have on the liver. Milk Thistle Premium offers powerful liver support during this time and […]

Wonderful Vitamin C

Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble vitamin that maintains skin integrity, helps heal wounds and is important in immune functions.

How Vegetable Oils Make you Fat and Sick

The bottom line is that they contain very high levels of unstable, damaged inflammatory omega-6 fats, primarily found in soy, corn, cottonseed, sunflower, safflower, flaxseed, grape seed and canola oil (which also contains rancid omega-3 fats) and are a category of polyunsaturated oils found in seeds and grains.  The seeds are mostly ok, concentrating the oils from […]

Are you getting enough Vitamin D?

Vitamin D has long been recognized as vital to bone health because the body needs the vitamin to absorb calcium. But research has suggested that it may be good for a lot more than just bones. Ample intake of vitamin D may help fend off a wide range of conditions, including colon cancer, diabetes, and […]

Is Xylitol Safe for Humans?

By: Brian Craig, Vice President – Sales & Marketing, Xlear Inc. USA On occasion, there are articles written and posted on free Internet sites that have raised questions about the health benefits and safety of xylitol. Frequently, these articles are written to promote a personal agenda or sell a book, and in many cases are […]

Are you deficient in B Vitamins?

Sadly most of us are, especially if our gut flora are compromised, and this affects every single area of health from digestive problems to anxiety, depression and energy.  Today medications, stress, alcohol, caffeine, sugar and a host of other things deplete the body.  So what’s so important about them anyway? Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) Here’s one […]

Can Sleep Help you Lose Weight?

Say what?  Many of us would sleep for a month if this were true, so let’s look at how this works.  Sleep in fact is even more important than exercise when it comes to weight loss, although we know (a) exercise is very good for us, but (b) we also know it does not cause […]

Coffee Withdrawal

Just the word probably brings on warm, fuzzy feelings of pleasure.  Love it or hate it, coffee is here to stay. For some it will interfere with your sleep quality and for others it will give you that glorious boost to get more done in the morning. But what about if you want to stop […]

Some Special Low Carb Veggies

Pea protein for vegans

Everyone wants a quick list of really low carb veggies – well here it is! Use this list and you won’t even have to think!  These are one cup raw weight, including their skins: Asparagus: 5g carbs, 3g fibre Aubergine: 5g carbs, 3g fibre Broccoli: 6g carbs, 2g fibre Cauliflower: 5g carbs, 3g fibre Celery: […]

Hair Loss Prevention Strategy

Does your hair need help

Is your hair thinning or falling out?  Not funny is it.  Especially when you thought the LCHF lifestyle would be the answer to all your ills.  There’s no magic bullet, we know that – but perhaps try these strategies to see whether it helps.  It will take time, but remember hair does go into a […]

Welcome to my blog!

Ok, so I’ve decided to do a blog, at last. Good food and good health is my passion, so that’s what I hope to share with you. I’m equally keen to tell you about why you need to avoid certain foods and a little about why, but it’s all good news either way. Having spent […]