Healthy Lifestyle
The Essential Minerals of Life, Are you getting enough?
IMAGE: The mineral Sagenite Agate; a variety of agate that takes a crystallised needle form. A diet rich in minerals is essential for a strong body and good vitality. Here are 5 favourites that are important for good health. Magnesium is an indispensable natural mineral involved in over 300 biochemical reactions in the body. This is huge! It is used…
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For the Love of Chilli
For over 9 thousand years’ human beings have been enjoying the benefits of the chilli plant. Being officially domesticated in Mexico over 6 thousand years ago it has long been enjoyed as both a flavour enhancer in cooking as well as medicine for many ailments. The medicinal component of chilli is Capsaicin. This compound is well known for its anti-nociception abilities…
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Cooking With Gluten Free Flours : Part 1
There are many advantages to using gluten free flours and this is because they are generally made from seeds that are high in nutrients and low in acidity, making them easy to digest. Millet, believed to have originated in tropical west Africa, has long been a highly valued and sacred crop in China. With its mild flavour, millet makes very…
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Stress, Anxiety and the Wholefood Diet
Around the globe, there is a growing epidemic of mood disorders with anxiety at the core. Anxiety is a broad term used to describe a range of symptoms that varies for different individuals. Commonly experienced symptoms include excessive worry, trouble relaxing, irritability, problematic sleep, difficulty concentrating as well as the resultant muscular tension and hardness. Extreme cases of anxiety can…
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