Green leafy vegetables

I always recommend to my client to eat green leafy vegetables. There are many reason why, one they contains lots of minerals, especially magnesium with all the benefit that magnesium has. Another one is being leafy there are also part of the leaf that is not absorbed but digested and worked on by the friendly bacteria which in turns make any elimination of toxins and unwated waste more easily. Now one of the new reseach (mentioned by Dr Briffa in his blog) has the benefit of preventing diabetes type 2. Which I am not surprised as magnesium is an important mineral also for the control of insulin but also I suppose the people that eat more leafy vegetables, also tends to eat less sweet, white pasta or bread and usually either cook their own foods or eat as heatlhy as it can be. It does not mean that just eating leafy vegetables will stop the diabetes, again is a lifestyle change rather than just one thing. Such as walking or doing exercise and implement the healthy eating as a regular thing rather than an occasional meal. ....... Enjoy your greens!!!http://www.nutritionhealth.net/

Detox for a week with healthy eating

This can be tried by anyway that would like a bit of challenge and a chance to change their diet. Here is a week of healthy eating to see what difference it makes to your inside and outside.

Every day for – 7am till 9am - Breakfast with 4-5 strawberries, a palm full of blueberries, and blackberries, cherries two tablespoon of mixed nuts or seeds, and live organic yogurt (3 tablespoon).

Mid morning and afternoon snacks 11am and 3-4 pm: 2 nectarines or blueberries and blackberries with 1 pot of yogurt, or one slice of cantaloupe melon with two tablespoon of mixed seeds

Lunch 12pm -2pm: Salad with salmon, tuna, eggs or beans, or chicken with vegetables or a fistful of brown rice with beans, fish or chicken. Alternatively an omelette with mushroom or any other vegetable with salad can be made.

Dinners: 7-9pm – fish, chicken, beans or lean lamb with a lettuce mixed salad (heart of Romaine, rockets, Cos salads, carrots, celery, cucumber with 1 teaspoon of vinegar with one tablespoon of olive oil (cold pressed). Eat the salad before your dinner. With the protein have some leafy vegetables such as kale, pak choi, greens, spinach (slightly cooked)

Drink up to 2 litres of water away from your meals throughout the day. Walk for at least 30 minutes to 1 hour everyday (now that the weather is good, should not be a problem) and most of all enjoy the week.

One coffee or one tea a day only is allowed, no juices only fresh produce, no alcohol.

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Heartburn and GERG

Many people and even some children suffer of heartburn or excess acid. Quite often what food and drink is consumed might make a huge difference and reduce the heartburn or high acidity. Here are some suggestions and facts about heartburn:
Triggers factors


• Heavy meals

• Lying down or bending after a meal

• Eating immediately prior to exercise

• Prior esophageal surgery

• Esophageal stricture (narrowing of the esophagus)

• Cigarette smoking

• Alcohol intake

Sign and symptoms

Heartburn -- a burning sensation under the sternum in the chest -- is the primary symptom of GERD. Heartburn often occurs after a meal and worsens at night, when you are lying flat. It is more likely to occur following a heavy meal, or if you bend, lift, or lie down just after eating.

Other symptoms of GERD include:

• Regurgitation of food

• Belching

• Nausea and vomiting

• Chronic cough, wheezing

• Sore throat, hoarseness or change in voice, difficulty swallowing

• Chest pain

Life style

• Avoid behavior that does not allow food to easily move down into and through the stomach. This includes bending, lying down, or participating in jarring exercises soon after a meal.

• Don't eat heavy meals

• Avoid acidic foods and drinks. These include caffeinated beverages, decaffeinated coffee, and orange juice

• Avoid alcohol, chocolate, spearmint, and peppermint. These can relax the low esophageal sphincter.

• Avoid carbonated beverages

• Avoid eating fatty foods, including full-fat milk, which also may relax the lower esophageal sphincter tone. Avoid fried foods.

• Citrus foods

• Take medication with plenty of water

• Lose weight if you are overweight

• Quit smoking

• Avoid cranberry juice

• Avoid Italian heavy food,

• Avoid Mexican foods

• Avoid Tomatoes

• Processed foods

• Sugar

• Drink a big glass of water when the reflux starts, - Chew well - Eat plenty of raw vegetables - Eat slowly - Do not eat 3 hours before going to bed

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NAET for allergies and intolerances

Naet for allergies and intolerances is a treatments that many people do not much about it. Read more on my website

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Summer healthy desserts

Finally it is summer and as everybody else kids and adults would like something sweet and cold. Well there is a healthy desserts that can be done for both adults and kids. Home made ice lolly. You can buy the ice lolly mould at amazon. Buy the fresh seasonal fruits, such as cherries, berries, water melons, cantaloupe and mix them up in a blender you can add some yogurt or freshly squeezed lemon or orange juice and fill the mould. Put them in a freezer for about 6 hours and you have healthy desserts. You can also just make the smoothies if you do not fancy an ice lolly. But these desserts are very popular with children as they can help making them and they taste good as well as being healthy. .. Enjoy them.....

summer healthy desserts

Child constipation

Many children, amazingly enough, suffer from constipation. Here are some advice on how to solve the problem and make the child intestine work nicely every day.

Children can become constipated as a result of holding back stool. They might no want to stop playing to go to the loo. That means that the stool becomes drier and more painful to pass. That will lead to avoid going to the loo because is too painful and etc….

Important points:

1. Make sure that your child drinks up to a litre of water of more per day, throughout the day. Have her/him drink water, herbal tea, very very diluted juices and soups readily available and encourage your child to drink them often.

2. Increase the fiber in their diet: Simply add a piece of fruit such as banana, apple, orange, pear or prune. The whole fruit provide the most fiber. Give your child a fruit half an hour or an hour before the main meals or 1 hour after her meal.

A dry pitted prune soaked overnight in a glass of water contains extra moisture and is easier to digest. Make sure that is soaked in a 1 glass of water and they drink the juice from that as well as the prune. Vegetables and whole grains are also rich sources of fiber. Beans and lentils very good source of fiber, you can mash or blend them. Zucchini and cooked spinach as well as cooked broccoli will help. Green leafy vegetables are full of magnesium and other minerals that will help her constipation. Have them eat one or two of these everyday. Make sure that they eat what vegetables they like as well as the vegetables that are good for her, maybe with an incentive, such as you can have an homemade ice lolly (made from fresh seasonal fruits). Add some Udo’s oil, 1 teaspoon with each meal. That will help soothe their stools as well as providing essential oils for their growth.

3. Serving warm liquids or hot oatmeal every morning acts gently to stimulate the intestinal tract, in addition to being a fiber provider.

4. For an overnight relief of constipation, mix ½ cup of prune juice and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice with 1 cup of spring water. Have your child drink this before bedtime.

5. Give them acidophilus, the recommended dose half an hour before going to bed.

6. If your child’s stool has an exceptionally foul odor, consider giving them chlorophyll supplements. Chlorophyll is high in trace minerals, especially magnesium and has natural antibacterial properties.

7. Simmer a half teaspoon of flax seed in two glasses of water for fifteen minutes. Use the liquid to make the oatmeal in the morning.

8. Massage your child’s lower abdomen for comfort and to help to get things moving.

9. Gently massage your child’s abdomen, following the natural movement of the intestine which is clockwise. Start in the lower right corner, move up towards the ribs, over to the left side and then down toward the pelvis.

10. Make sure that your child runs around for 1 hour everyday, this stimulates the elimination system.

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Resveratrol

I was researching resveratrol and it is amazing how many benefits it has been connected too. It is not only a powerful antioxidant but much more. Resveratrol (RSV) is a phytochemical found in the skin of grapes and particularly the red grapes. A phytochemical is a chemical that may affect the health but it is not considered an essential nutrient. RSV has been shown to positive effect on inflammation, platelet and as it has also been shown to have a phytoestrogen effect, it might help to prevent breast cancer caused by the oestrogen. Phytoestrogens have shown to inhibit cancer formation and growth, reduce cholesterol levels and have some benefits in preventing osteoporosis, especially after menopause. RSV is mainly known as powerful antioxidant which has been shown to help prevent the destruction of the vascular endothelium. RSV is high in red wine and this has been indicated to be the reason for the so called French paradox, where in certain region of France, people drink more red wine and the mortality from coronary heart disease is lower than any other region. RSV has also been shown (in animals studies) to increase aerobic capacity (energy created in the mitrochondria, which is part of our cells that make our energy). RSV induces the genes for oxidative phosphorylation and mitochondrial biogenesis and it has been shown to protect the animal against a diet-induces obesity and insulin resistance. So do we now start drinking a lot more of red wine or should we eat other healthy food which contains this nutrient. Well a glass of red wine a day might help, but more than that it starts to counteract the good effect of the RSV nutrients, so not worth drinking much more because of that. Eating red grapes might be good but too much of eat would give you a running for the toilet and feeling of bloating, therefore moderation on this too. RSV is made synthetically from the Japanese plant knotweed for the supplements production. Well I think drinking a glass of really good red wine few times a week, or everyday with your food, some grapes and maybe adding some supplements if there is a history of heart problems might have a good effect on preventing some of the disorders mentioned above.

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