The terms ‘antioxidant’ and ‘free radical’ are used prolifically with reference to supplements, health foods and fresh produce, but how many people actually know what they mean? By definition, the prefix ‘anti’ indicates that antioxidants work in opposition to the effects of oxidation. And by-products of this oxidation process are commonly known as free radicals. [...]
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Nutraceuticals – Foodstufs that provide health benefits
Back in 400 B.C. when the ‘Father of Medicine’, Hippocrates, came up with the iconic phrase “Let food be your medicine and medicine be your food”, he could never have imagined that the synergy of food and medicine would evolve into a multi-billion dollar global market by the 21st century. As the worldwide trend for [...]
Tissue Salts
What are tissue salts? There are many ways to treat and support the body in its fight against illness and disease. One of the most subtle and yet effective forms of medical therapy is called “Biochemics” Is has been discovered that the health of an organism on a cellular level may be influenced by the [...]
Biochemic Tissue Salts – Cellular Nutrition
The human body is an extraordinarily complex organism comprising about 10-trillion cells. These are the smallest known units of life and the basic building blocks of all living organisms. From dermal to epithelial, approximately 210 various types of cells make up all the different parts of the body. Cells can be likened to factories within [...]
Herbs-Nature Medicine
Herbalism is probably the oldest, most tried and tested form of medicine in the world. The use of plants for medicinal purposes is an integral element of all cultures and has played a significant role in healing since prehistoric times. Also known as phytomedicine or botanical medicine, herbalism refers to the use of a plant’s [...]
Probiotics – for life
Bacteria! The word usually conjures up unwelcome images of invasive, pathogenic germs intent on wreaking havoc with one’s health. But not all bacteria are bad. Many of these microorganisms are in fact crucial to health, existing in a symbiotic and mutually beneficial relationship with the human body as host. ‘Friendly’ or ‘beneficial’ bacteria – and [...]
Have you found your balance?
Do you sometimes feel as if you’re precariously poised on a tightrope high above a raging river – on the verge of losing your balance and being swept away helplessly? Many a person who embarks on studies while working has found themselves in this position at some point after the initial excitement has worn off [...]
ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS – THE GOOD FATS
Fats get a lot of bad publicity. While some are potentially detrimental to health, there are others without which the human body cannot survive. As with vitamins, minerals and amino acids, essential fatty acids help to form our basic physiological structure. Fats – also known as lipids – are the richest dietary source of energy [...]
Amino Acids
Amino acids are the structural units from which proteins are made. Commonly referred to as the building blocks of protein, amino acids make up 75 percent of the human body and are essential for almost every physiological function. Muscles, ligaments, tendons, organs, glands, nails, hair, body fluids, hormones and genes are all comprised of protein. [...]
Natural treatment for stress
Stress can affect anyone and everyone at some point of time in their life. Stress is believed to trigger 70% of visits to doctors and 85% of serious illnesses.
