Gut Matters
Has there ever been a more confusing time to make dietary choices, with new and conflicting advice issued on an almost daily basis. Should we become paleo or vegan? Or perhaps we should do the 5:2, intermittent fasting, or time…
Green Smoothies
A study at Lund University in Sweden has shown that a drink containing spinach extract suppressed food cravings for sweets and unhealthy foods and also promoted weight loss in participants. Substances in spinach called thylakoids induced satiety hormones enabling better…
Bulletproof Coffee
The idea of bulletproof coffee came into being from a traveller experiencing the rejuvenating effect of yak butter tea in Tibet. In our quest to get more healthy fats into our diets, we could try bulletproof coffee. Devotees have their…
New Study Finds Significant Differences between Organic and Non-Organic Food
An important new study conducted by the University of Newcastle has shown that organic crops – e.g. fruit, vegetables, and cereals, and the foods made from them – contain significantly higher levels of antioxidants than conventionally grown equivalent crops. A…
Detox Summit
I have been busy this week with the Detox Summit, hosted by the Institute of Functional Medicine. Thirty world experts from medicine and scientific research are presenting studies on the influence of environmental toxins on chronic disease. It's sobering to…
Barbecue Summer
Whether or not the met office promises us a barbecue summer, many of us use these months to enjoy grilled meat. If you have heard of hazards associated with grilling meat at high temperatures, you might have come across Advanced…
Winter season
The winter season has arrived and with it the usual seasonal viruses. Remember to have at hand the combination of guna medicines for flu/colds. Guna flu has been renamed Guna complex n.1, registered with the MHRA and is now available…