Natural Health Blog

Feb 1, Smoking Kills

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:05:02 GMT

Look up ‘smoking causes’ on your search engine. Suggestions that come up include ‘smoking causes cancer’, ‘smoking causes lung cancer’, ‘smoking causes heart disease’, ‘smoking causes asthma’, and ‘smoking causes impotence’. Smoking is a known or probable cause of approximately 25 different diseases, and aggravates many others. Cigarette smoke contains about 4,000 different chemicals that can damage cells and body systems. These include at least 80 carcinogens, the addictive nicotine and hundreds of other poisons such as cyanide, carbon monoxide and ammonia. I remember my mother telling me she smoked a few times ‘just to be sociable’. That was decades ago. Now, most people would consider smoking anti-social. The message is slowly spreading that smoking is unhealthy. As well, the bans on smoking in public places and the changing laws about tobacco advertising mean that smoking is slowly losing popularity in western countries. But it’s still on the rise in the developing world. Let’s hope they see sense about smoking soon. Globally, smoking-related diseases kill one in ten adults. According to WHO figures, smoking is responsible for approximately five million deaths worldwide every year. Every eight seconds someone dies from tobacco use. Cigarettes cause one in five American deaths. Smoking isn’t often mentioned in websites on natural health – by the time you’ve got as far as reading about natural health, hopefully you’ve put smoking behind you, if you ever had the habit. If you do smoke at all, please, please take steps to give it up before it’s too late. Protect yourself, and your children, from other people’s smoke.

Jan 27, Basic Food Groups Part 2 What To Eat To Stay Healthy

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:03:57 GMT

What are the Basic food groups? How much of each should you eat?

Jan 26, Growing Older, Not Growing Old

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:28:41 GMT

“Its just part of growing old. You’ve got to expect it as you get older.” I get tired of hearing people say this. You’ve all heard it, from older relations, friends, perhaps you’ve said it yourself - “You slow down as you age.” “It’s middle age spread” It’s not true. You don’t slow down as you get older – you get older when you slow down. Think of young children, constantly active (unless they’re allowed to glue themselves to a screen constantly) – they never walk if they can run, never go sedately around something if they can climb over. If they do sit still for a short time, they balance it by being extra active afterwards - think of a school playground when the kids come out to play. Even (most) teenagers move about a lot. They might play a sport, they run to get places, they dance, So what happens to adults? Once you let yourself slow down, become less active, the rot sets in. You become unfit, then it’s harder to exercise, and you get even less fit. Past retirement, many people become even less active and their muscles start to atrophy from lack of use – that’s how old people become frail. Add to the lack of exercise many years of poor diet, and it’s not surprising that people slow down as they get older, get stiff joints, dodgy hearts, thicker waistlines, and poor memories. You don’t have to go that way. Just keep moving and eat well. Regular intense exercise will keep your muscles firm and strong, including your heart muscle. Eating only healthy food means you won’t have the build up of toxins that leads to arthritis and other problems of ‘age’. Take supplements to make sure you’re getting enough of all the essential nutrients. Keep your mind active – your brain benefits from keeping fit too. You don’t have to let yourself get old as you get older. Every birthday you get a year older – aim to be a year fitter and healthier too.

Jan 24, A Winter Salad With A Kick To Warm You Up On Cold Days

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:11:21 GMT

This winter salad has a kick to it that will warm you up on these cold winter days, and give you a healthy dose of vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients.

Jan 22, Foods That Cause Acid Reflux – Secrets To Avoiding Heartburn

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:37:44 GMT

What are the foods that cause acid reflux? Avoid acid reflux by cutting back on these foods, and find one simple remedy cures and prevents heartburn.

Jan 20, Breast Implant Scare

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:43:17 GMT

You must have seen in the news about the breast implant scare – thousands of breast implants have been found to contain non-medical grade silicone. These have a greater risk of rupturing than implants made of medical grade silicone. The French company that made them, Poly Implant Prothese (PIP), has now gone out of business, but more than 300 000 of these risky implants have been sold in 65 countries around the world. One woman whose implants have ruptured is pregnant, and faces the dilemma – should she have the implants removed, exposing her baby to the anaesthetics and other drugs she’d have to have for the operation, or leave the ruptured implants in for now and risk possible harm to the baby from the gel leaking into her body? How many more women are in this situation? Why do women do these things to themselves anyway? The news reports say these faulty implants have a greater risk of rupturing – implying that there’s some risk even with the ‘good’ implants. Why would any one have bits of plastic that might start leaking at any time, put into their body? Fashion dictates that women must be super slim, and yet still have big breasts. Why can’t we each be happy with who we are, how we are? If we all looked the same, that would be boring. It’s the great variety of shapes, sizes and colors that makes us all beautiful. Anyone who’s reasonably fit and healthy is a pleasure to look at, and attractiveness is a matter of character more than looks. A pleasant nature, a friendly smile, do more than artificially changing the shape God gave you.

Jan 7, You Are What You Eat.

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 08:00:35 GMT

It’s become such a cliché that we don’t hear it any more - its just words that wash over us. I would like you to take a moment to really think about what it means. “You are what you eat” means your body today is made of molecules absorbed from the food you ate yesterday, the day before, and the days before that. Your cells are constantly being replaced, living anything from a few days to years. (Brain cells last your whole life – so look after them.) New cells are made from new material, absorbed from the food you eat. So, what are you making your body from? What are you going to eat today that will be part of you for the next few days, months and years? Will you choose good quality, nutrient-rich foods? Or junk food, empty of real nutrients, high in sugar, cheap fats, agrochemical residues and artificial additives? I’m asking you to think carefully about every meal you eat, every snack. Because it will be part of you for a long time. Your body will serve you well for many years if you give it the nourishment it needs, and not fill yourself with junk. Don’t make yourself a trashcan.

Jan 6, Basic Food Groups Which To Eat And Which To Avoid?

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:55:45 GMT

What are the Basic food groups? How much of each should you eat?

Jan 5, Is it ok to drink milk after taking 1tspn of cod liver liver oil is there any side effect

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:20:14 GMT

About kids health - is it ok to give milk to kids after they take cod liver oil? Caroline's Answer: There's no reason why cod liver oil should interact

Dec 27, Dealing With Financial Ill Health

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:25:52 GMT

Today I want to talk about financial health rather than physical health. Not that the two are separate – financial problems can be a major source of stress, and stress makes any health problem worse. Starting your own business can be a satisfying long-term solution to financial stress, and an on-line business is the modern answer for many people. It’s particularly good for busy Moms who want to fit a job around looking after their children. If you Google ‘best way to build an e-business’, the top three results of over 3 billion give you Sitesell.com, Sitesell, or Site Build It (SBI - part of Sitesell). SBI is what I’ve used to build my website – and I don’t think I could have done it any other way. My knowledge of computers is pretty limited. Even now I know very little html (the code used in building websites). But I can do pretty much anything I want with my website, thanks to the tools I’ve got with SBI. All you need to start a successful e-business is a subject you feel passionate about – like me and natural health – and SBI. What’s your subject? What topic gets you really animated? If you can talk to your friends about it, you can ‘talk’ to many more people through the Internet with a website of your own. Once you’ve built your website, there are many ways to monetize, building a steady stream of income – without having to work for someone else, at a job you don’t like. Trying Sitesell is risk-free, as there’s a ninety-day money back guarantee – three months to see if it can work for you.

Dec 21, Energy Drinks Banned At High School

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:22:43 GMT

“Please support your young person by ensuring they do not come to school with an ‘energy drink’. We have noticed that the behaviour of a number of students is changed dramatically after drinking these and as such we have banned them from school.” This was in a newsletter from our local high school. We would all be wise to take notice. Teachers are in a prime position to notice the immediate effects on behaviour of what children eat and drink for lunch. ‘Energy drinks’ have very high levels of caffeine, equivalent to drinking large quantities of strong coffee. They’re also high in sugar, or else have artificial sweeteners. Many state that they are ‘not suitable for children’ on the label – which is certainly an understatement! I would say these drinks aren’t suitable for anyone. If children can’t stay awake at school in the afternoons, perhaps they should turn off their TVs and computers rather earlier in the evenings? Even for adults these energy drinks are very unhealthy. Caffeine is a toxin and very bad for your liver. Sugar we all know is bad, and artificial sweeteners are worse. Do you ever really need resort to caffeine to keep yourself awake? A better answer is surely to get more sleep. A short midday nap is often enough to revive you for the afternoon. Lying with feet up higher than your heart is particularly effective. If you want a quick pick-me-up, a piece of fruit or fresh fruit juice will give you quick energy. Raw vegetable juice is great – rich in easily absorbed nutrients. Peppermint tea is a natural stimulant without side effects. Or perhaps plain water is what you need. A lot of the time, afternoon tiredness is down to dehydration.

Dec 19, Natural Health For a Long Life

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:24:55 GMT

Natural Health Consultant Caroline Osborne provides clear advice to restore your health and well being. Learn how to avoid heart disease, cancer, arthritis,

Dec 19, With The Anti Inflammatory Diet You Can Beat Arthritis

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:39:41 GMT

You can beat rheumatism and arthritis. Many arthritis and rheumatism sufferers have quickly found relief with the anti inflammatory diet. It can even reverse the progress of the disease.

Dec 16, Why The Five Food Groups Are Essential To Great Health

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:21:31 GMT

These five food groups form the basis of healthy eating. Find the right balance for great health.

Dec 16, Increase In Diabetes Is A Serious Problem Worldwide.

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:12:38 GMT

The incidence of diabetes is increasing at a scary rate. A study published in the Lancet says the number of adults with diabetes in the world has more than doubled since 1980. Majid Ezzati, of Imperial College London, said: "Diabetes is becoming more common almost everywhere in the world. The study, which was carried out in conjunction with the World Health Organization, found that the diabetes rate had either risen or stayed the same in almost every country, with the US having the highest rate in Western countries. Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the USA. Diabetes is a disease involving poor blood sugar control. It can lead to serious complications, including kidney damage, heart disease, strokes, blindness and amputations. Type 1 Diabetes is seen as an autoimmune disease, where the body’s own immune system destroys the pancreatic cells that produce insulin. Type 2 diabetes is associated with diet and lifestyle, where one’s cells become insulin resistant due to years of poor diet with too much sugar and refined starches. Diabetes is usually seen as a permanent condition that needs to be managed through diet and medication. Diabetes sufferers expect a lifetime routine of daily injections of insulin and blood tests several times a day. But it doesn’t have to be this way.
Doctors have known for some time that drastic weight loss can reverse the condition in some cases of type 2 diabetes. Professor Edwin Gale, a diabetes expert from the University of Bristol, said, “We have known that starvation is a good cure for diabetes. If we introduced rationing tomorrow, then we could get rid of diabetes”. A study by researchers at Newcastle University this year confirmed this. The study was published in the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), Diabetologia. Eleven people went on an extremely low calorie diet – only 600 calories a day – for 8 weeks. After just one week their blood-sugar levels had returned to normal, and 7 of them were still clear of diabetes 3 months later. It’s great that the medical establishment is willing to do a study that shows that people can be cured without drugs but this is what natural health practitioners do all the time. Health clinics around the world regularly help people completely reverse their diabetes through a diet of organic raw vegetables, vegetable juice and fruit. This diet is not only low in calories - it is also very high in vitamins, minerals and enzymes. It gives you all your body needs to get on with the natural job of healing. People who follow this diet find that it’s not only diabetes that gets better - all their health problems clear up, and they feel much happier and more optimistic about life. One clinic has made a documentary about this approach to healing diabetes. Watch the inspiring trailer. Here’s the link to their website if you want to follow this up.

Dec 8, Natural Health Store Buy Books On Natural Health And Equip

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:46:46 GMT

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Dec 1, Numbness

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:43:57 GMT

My hands and arms get numb at night time. Caroline's Answer: It’s hard to say what could be causing your numbness, as there are several things that it

Nov 30, Probiotic supplements – what are they and why do I need them?

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:22:51 GMT

Probiotic supplements have been popular for decades as an essential part of a healthy diet. They aid a healthy digestion and a strong immune system.

Nov 28, High Blood Pressure Remedy In Three Steps, Without Side Effects.

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:07:06 GMT

High blood pressure remedy without the side effects. With these three steps for lowering blood pressure naturally the only side effect is improved health.

Nov 26, The Most Important Supplements

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 12:36:10 GMT

Vitamin D is one of the most important supplements. It has long been known for its role in absorbing calcium - essential for keeping bones and teeth strong. Children not getting enough vitamin D develop rickets, the bones are so weak that they grow crooked under the weight of the body - children with severe rickets become bowlegged. While you can get a certain amount of vitamin D from food sources such as fatty fish, the natural source of vitamin D is sunshine - the action of UVB rays from the sun on skin converts cholesterol in the skin to vitamin D3. The trouble is, nowadays people don’t get much exposure to the sun. The scare stories about skin cancer mean that many people cover themselves in suncreen before going outside, or avoid going out altogether. ‘Humans spend less time in the sun today than at any point in human history – which is why more than 1 billion people worldwide are vitamin D deficient.’ sunshinevitamin.org The fact is, that while severe sunburn can cause cancer, vitamin D protects against cancer. 6000 people a year die of skin cancer in America – but 207 000 die of vitamin D deficiency related conditions, including many other forms of cancer. It seems this vital substance is responsible for far more than just keeping bones and teeth strong. According to the Vitamin D Council, there have been thousands of studies from the last ten years that showed higher doses of vitamin D helps: heart health, brain health, breast health, prostate health, pancreatic health, muscle health, nerve health, eye health, immune health, colon health, liver health, mood health, skin health, and especially fetal health. The NIH (National Institutes of Health) says that “a growing body of research suggests that vitamin D might play some role in the prevention and treatment of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, hypertension, glucose intolerance, multiple sclerosis, and other medical conditions.” http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/vitamind So vitamin D is the new must have vitamin for staying healthy. We all need more of it. But how much do we need? And is it enough to just go out in the sun for 20 minutes a day? It seems not. According to vitamin D experts, if you have low levels of vitamin D you may need massive doses to build up your reserves. While governments are changing their very conservative recommendations from around 200 IU to 600 IU a day, most experts say that this is nowhere near enough. John Jacob Cannell MD, Executive Director of the Vitamin D Council says – “My advice, especially for pregnant women: continue taking 5,000 IU/day until your 25(OH)D is between 50–80 ng/mL”. (25(OH)D is the test used to establish how much vitamin D you have in your blood.) Other experts suggest even higher doses. Some take 10 000 IU to 20 000 IU a day with no side effects other than improved health and resistance to illness.

Nov 25, What Are The Two Most Important Supplements To Take?

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 11:29:26 GMT

I’ve always said that vitamin C is the most important supplement to take. According to the Guinness Book Of Records, gum diseases are the most common diseases in the world today. They say, “Across the planet, few people manage to escape” the symptoms gum disease. Any doctor could tell you that inflamed gums is one of the first signs of scurvy – that is, vitamin C deficiency. The connection between vitamin C deficiency and heart disease is less well known, though there have been studies showing this almost since vitamin C was discovered. The latest is a recent study published in the American Heart Journal. (Pfister R, Sharp SJ, Luben R, Wareham NJ, Khaw KT. (2011) Plasma vitamin C predicts incident heart failure in men and women in European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition-Norfolk prospective study. Am Heart J. 162:246-253.) This study shows that risk of heart failure decreases with increasing blood levels of vitamin C. To put numbers on it, death from heart failure is reduced by 9% for every 20 micromole/liter (μmol/L) increase in vitamin C in the blood. According to health researcher and journalist Phillip Day , this means that by everyone taking only 500mg a day of vitamin C, over 200 000 lives could be saved every year in America alone. Higher doses would prevent even more deaths from heart disease. If gum disease is the commonest disease, and heart disease one of the biggest causes of death in the world, it’s clear that almost every one would benefit from vitamin C supplements. It makes sense to take at least 1000mg a day. Higher doses will increase the benefits. You can safely take 10 to 15 grams a day. In cases of severe illness, therapeutic intravenous doses of up to 200 grams a day are used with great success in health centers around the world. Tomorrow, the second of the two vital nutritional supplements.

Nov 20, The End Of An Era – No More Antibiotics?

Sun, 20 Nov 2011 15:13:18 GMT

The End Of An Era – No More Antibiotics? There’s no doubt that antibiotics have saved lives, but it might not be long before they become completely useless - more and more strains of bacteria are becoming resistant to them. The director general of the World Health Organisation, Dr Margaret Chan, said: "The world is heading towards a post-antibiotic era in which many common infections will no longer have a cure and, once again, kill unabated." The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control estimated, in 2009, that each year 25,000 Europeans die as a direct consequence of a drug-resistant infection. The many outbreaks of MRSA in hospitals are just one example of this. While overuse of antibiotics in the past has sped up the process of bacteria developing resistance to them, it would have happened anyway – bacteria are pretty good at adapting. The thing is, is it such a disaster that antibiotics might soon be finished? Yes, they have saved lives, but those lives could have been saved by a number of natural herbs, spices and vitamins that help your body’s immune system fight off not just bacteria, but viruses and fungi as well. The following are all powerful against all forms of unhealthy bacteria, viruses and fungus, while being completely harmless to good bacteria. Several of them are also powerful antioxidants.

Vitamin C
Wormwood
Allicin (garlic extract)
Echinacea
Turmeric
Coconut oil
Most essential oils

All these are easy, even pleasant to use. In most cases the main ‘side effect’ is improved immune function and over-all health! In contrast, antibiotics have caused at least as much harm as good over the years. The problem is that antibiotics kill all bacteria indiscriminately – the good as well as the harmful ones. There are 400 – 800 species of microorganisms in your digestive tract – or there should be, as most of these are beneficial. After a course of antibiotics your digestive tract is wiped clean of all bacteria. With care you can re-establish the probiotics necessary for normal digestion, but it’s more likely that you’ll end up with a yeast overgrowth. This leads to all sorts of health problems, including poor absorption of nutrients and development of food allergies. So is it such frightening news that antibiotics may soon be obsolete, or will it lead to better health for many?

Nov 15, Magnetic Therapy For Injuries

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:19:53 GMT

I mentioned some time ago that I was going to try French green clay on my knee, where an old injury has been bothering me. I did try it for a few days. I can’t say that I noticed much difference, but then I probably didn’t keep going long enough. Using the clay was a bit messy and awkward. I spread the wet clay on my knee, put a piece of gauze over it and covered the whole area with a plastic bag, tied on with a bandage wrapped round and round. Altogether a lot of hassle. I’m sure the healing clays are very good, but I like remedies that are simple and easy to use. What I’ve found that seems to be really helping, and is incredibly easy to use, is magnets. I had some tiny magnets on self-adhesive patches, and tried one on my knee. The patch lasted several days – even through the shower – and my knee definitely felt better. The first patch eventually lost it’s stickiness and I’ve now put two on, one each side of my knee. It’s certainly much less messy than the clay. Magnets have been used in healing for thousands of years, but only recently have scientists worked that they work by stimulating the blood circulation in the area affected by the magnetic field. If you want to try healing magnets for an injury, there are several suppliers on-line. Many stock magnetic bracelets and other forms of magnet for wearing on particular joints or for sleeping on. I’ve found one that stocks small stick-on magnets - Magnetic Therapy Sales Specialists, Inc.. Go to M. Mag Dots 2500 Gauss Adhesives Kit in their nav bar for the small stick-on magnets.

Nov 7, What Happens When You Put The Wrong Fuel In Your Car?

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 23:19:42 GMT

My husband made a bad mistake with the car today – he filled up with ordinary gas (petrol) instead of diesel. (To be fair, we’ve had the car a long time without him making that mistake.) Of course the car soon lost power and stalled. Husband realised his mistake and the car spent the rest of the day at the mechanic’s having it’s engine cleaned. The mechanical view of anatomy is outdated, but some analogies still hold. Our bodies are designed to run on certain ‘fuels’. What happens when we put the wrong fuel in our bodies? We may not notice anything wrong at first – we can cope with a poor diet for a time – but eventually things start to go wrong, and it could take much more than a day at the ‘mechanic’s’ to put it right again. Avoid illness by learning what ‘fuel’ your body wants and giving it only that. You need clean water and oxygen. You need complex carbohydrates for energy. You need a selection of vitamins, minerals, and essential oils to keep everything running smoothly. You need a certain amount of protein for ongoing repairs (and growth for children). You need fibre to keep your digestion working properly. Most of these are found in vegetables. Fruits, nuts, seeds, whole grains and animal proteins supply some nutrients too. Some people manage very well without any animal protein, others don’t. Many are better off without grains. Sugar, refined white flour, processed foods and artificial additives don’t give us any useful nutrients. They’re hard work for our bodies to deal with. If eating these ‘foods’ is a substitute for eating real, nutrient rich food, then we’re really in trouble. Most of the illnesses that plague modern society are caused by years of giving our bodies the wrong ‘fuel’. No amount of drugs or surgery will fix that. To get well again, you have to stop filling your body with rubbish and give it what it really needs. If you always eat just what your body needs, there’s no reason why you should ever get ill.

Nov 3, Gluten In Cosmetics

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:28:35 GMT

A new study suggests by researchers at George Washington University(1) suggests that people with celiac disease may unknowingly be exposed to gluten in lip, facial or body products. Researcher Dr. Pia Prakash said in a college news release, "This study revealed that information about the ingredients, including the potential gluten content, in cosmetics is not readily available." It seems that larger companies are particularly guilty of not disclosing potentially dangerous ingredients, while some smaller companies specifically produce gluten free products. It may not seem very important what goes into cosmetics, but anything you put on your skin will be absorbed into your blood stream, reaching your internal organs in only 20 minutes. For people with celiac disease, this means that their symptoms can be aggravated and they won’t know why. This is what happened to one woman in particular, who found that her symptoms improved when she stopped using certain cosmetics. This is partly what sparked off the recent research. As the study points out, most companies don’t reveal all the ingredients. If you think you have had a reaction to any cosmetics or personal care products – stop using the ones you suspect. Write to the manufacturers and ask them for a full list of ingredients. Remember there are companies producing cosmetics that are gluten free and really contain only natural ingredients. Celiac disease is becoming increasingly common, affecting nearly 1 in 100 people. Many people suffer the symptoms for years before being diagnosed. Once diagnosed it’s a matter of keeping to a gluten free diet and one shouldn’t have any more trouble – provided you aren’t accidentally exposed to gluten in cosmetics! (1)American College of Gastroenterology, news release, Oct. 28, 2011

Nov 3, Celiac.

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:51:56 GMT

Please tell me the natural cure to treat the celiac. Caroline’s Answer: Treatment of Celiac disease is one of the few things that alternative therapists

Nov 3, Echinaforce, Vitamine C,

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:18:44 GMT

Use Echinaforce by putting about 25 drops in a glass of luke warm water, 3 times a day and it will relieve the cold. It could also prevent getting a cold.

Oct 29, Sore Throat

Sat, 29 Oct 2011 23:07:08 GMT

Help! I’ve got laryngitis. What can I do? My throat is so sore… Caroline’s answer: The simplest remedy for laryngitis is to gargle with salt water. That

Oct 29, Color Coded Milk Bottle Tops

Sat, 29 Oct 2011 22:04:37 GMT

In most countries milk is coded by the color of the bottle top. I remember as a child in London, England having ‘gold top’ which was unhomogenised milk, with the thick yellow cream at the top. Then there was ‘green top’ which was unpasteurised. Nowadays it’s hard to get hold of the unpasteurised (raw) milk. With the modern obsession with germs it’s not considered safe to eat anything that hasn’t had all the life boiled out of it. In fact raw milk contains enzymes and other agents that inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria. These are destroyed by heat so that pasteurised milk actually goes off more easily than raw milk. Actually, given the way most dairy cows are kept, it probably isn’t safe to drink their milk, raw or not. Bred to produce an unnatural amount of milk, fed on high protein diets and hormones to make them produce even more milk, and given antibiotics routinely in an attempt to keep them from getting too ill, how can they produce anything that’s fit to drink? And then it’s processed to remove what little goodness there might have been in it. Pasteurised milk contains no digestive enzymes, its proteins have been denatured and the calcium has become insoluble – and therefore your body can’t absorb it any more than the calcium in chalk. Homogenisation denatures it even further - breaking up the fat globules till they’re so fine they can’t separate out of the milk. These tiny particles of fat have been linked to high cholesterol levels in those who drink homogenised milk. It’s not surprising that there are growing numbers of people with milk allergies. By contrast, raw milk from grass-fed cows is a natural food, rich in protein, absorbable calcium, vitamins and digestive enzymes. With modern, hygienic milking and bottling methods it’s highly unlikely to have any nasty germs in it. Join the growing number of people who are turning to the benefits of raw milk. If you have any doubts about drinking raw milk think of Britain’s Royal family – they have always had raw milk from their own herds, and look how long the Queen Mother lived – 101. The Queen herself is 85 and Prince Phillip is 90 - they’re both still going strong.

Oct 28, Acid Or Alkali? Why Body PH Is So Important

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:43:42 GMT

I can't say it too often - keeping your body pH right is probably the most important factor in staying healthy. If you have the right level of alkalinity, no bacteria, no virus, no fungus and no cancer cell can survive in your body.

Oct 27, Are You Poisoning Yourself?

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 22:46:51 GMT

There are 2 sides to staying healthy – there’s doing all the right things, like eating right and exercising - and there’s avoiding the bad things. One of the things you might be doing that harms your health is putting toxins on your skin. These poisons are absorbed into your body as surely as anything you eat. I’m thinking particularly of underarm deodorants at the moment. It seems like everyone from teens up is using deodorants constantly – you’re considered unhygienic if you don’t. At the same time the incidence of breast cancer, in men as well as women, is on the rise. It’s no coincidence. These deodorants are applied to a part of your body where there is a high concentration of lymph nodes, closely connected to the lymph nodes in your breasts (men also have lymph nodes in the breast area). We all like to smell fresh, but there are healthier ways than resorting to these questionable products. The first step is to understand that fresh sweat doesn’t smell. It’s the action of bacteria on the sweat that causes the smell. So to avoid being unsociably smelly, you can simply wash the sweat off while it’s fresh. If it’s not possible to have a wash soon enough, there are several natural ways to prevent growth of bacteria.

Bicarb of soda is too alkaline for bacteria to thrive. Make a paste of bicarb of soda (baking soda) with a little water and rub into your armpits.
Coconut oil is effective against bacteria. Simply rub a little into your armpits after a wash and you’ll smell fresh all day – though slightly coconutty. You only need a tiny bit – a little goes a long way with coconut oil.
For a different ‘perfume’ you could use lemon juice . The citric acid in it is anti-bacterial. After washing, rub a little fresh lemon juice into your armpit to stay sweet smelling.

Remember, there’s no need to poison yourself in order to smell nice.

Oct 24, Is Your Body Falling Apart?

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:55:30 GMT

Do you ever feel that you are falling apart? Aches and pains, flu’s and colds, teeth problems, bleeding or receding gums, … The feeling of ‘falling apart’ could be quite literally true - Connective tissue forms a large proportion of your body. Bone is a type of connective tissue, as are cartilage, ligaments, tendons, skin and blood vessels – even blood itself, and connective tissue surrounds many organs. Connective tissue is what holds you together, giving your body shape and structure. As well, it has a role to play in delivering nutrients to body cells. So you can see how important connective tissue is. Vitamin C is vital to the production of connective tissue. Without sufficient vitamin C you would, quite literally, start to fall apart. All your connective tissue would weaken over time. Where a person gets no vitamin C at all - as in the past for case for sailors at sea for months at a time – the result is scurvy. The symptoms are feeling tired and weak all the time, feeling irritable and depressed, pain in legs and arms, bruising easily, swollen gums which bleed easily, loose teeth, shortness of breath, slow healing of wounds, internal bleeding causing severe pain in joints and blurred vision. Nowadays outright scurvy is rarely seen, but shortage of vitamin C is all too common. Very few people get anywhere near enough vitamin C for optimum health. Government recommendations vary, but are around 50-100 mg/day. This is barely enough to prevent full-blown scurvy. You need a hundred times that much. For real health, you need to measure vitamin C intake in grams, not milligrams. Consider that amongst the great apes living in their natural environment, it’s normal for them to eat every day the equivalent, weight for weight, of a grown man having 11 grams of vitamin C. It just doesn’t make sense to think that we could be healthy on a tiny fraction of that. Most people could do with taking 6-10 grams a day – in the case of severe illness nutritionists often prescribe dosages of 100-200 grams (not milligrams) I can’t overstate the importance of vitamin C. If you’re going to take only one supplement, make it high dose vitamin C. High dose vitamin C reduces the chances of heart disease and cancer, as well as colds and flu’s – and it may be just what you need to clear up that feeling of ‘falling apart’.

Oct 13, Ease The Pain Of Shingles With These Natural Remedies And Recover Sooner

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:22:32 GMT

Shingles causes a lot of pain and itching, sometimes for many weeks, even months. Ease the symptoms and shorten the attack with these natural treatments.

Oct 13, Benign Meningioma

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:22:31 GMT

Do you know of any natural cures for Benign Meningiomas?I am 53 years old and had a symptom of headache & giddiness, since past one and half months or

Oct 11, Morning Sickness? Feeling Miserable? These Simple Cures Can Help.

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:43:54 GMT

Don’t let morning sickness spoil what should be a special time. These simple, natural cures bring rapid relief if you suffer nausea in pregnancy, without harming baby.

Sep 23, Potato Chips

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:22:35 GMT

In stores everywhere there are innumerable potato chips available. Please tell us which the healthiest potato chips... And if none of them are healthy

Sep 22, Itching Feels Like Parasites Crawling All Over Me.

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:36:06 GMT

I believe I have some type of parasites in my whole body. I can feel them crawling on my skin in my eyes and ears. I don’t know what to do. I went to the

Sep 22, Candida Cure - Cure Systemic Candida In A Month By Avoiding These Four Types Of

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:47:48 GMT

The candida cure - find out what to eat and what not to eat to beat that fungus and get your health back.

Sep 19, A Sweet Solution To High Sugar Content In Marmalade!

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 21:21:55 GMT

I used to love marmalade on toast each morning. But the high sugar content (67%) made me realise how unhealthy marmalades and jams are. Well I believe

Sep 19, Raw Garlic

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:19:58 GMT

Chew and swallow 5 cubes of raw garlic per day. It smells bad but it works a lot. Caroline's Answer: I expect this would work, not just for colds, but

Sep 11, “If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good things of the land.”

Sun, 11 Sep 2011 14:06:52 GMT

This was the daily Bible quote (Isaiah 1:19) in my local paper recently. Reading it, I realized that there are two possible interpretations. The first is probably the usual interpretation – if you are obedient to God’s Law you will always have enough food (and whatever else you need). Or does it mean that to be obedient you should eat the ‘good things of the land’ – the fruits, vegetables and grains that grow in field and garden, and possibly the meat, milk and eggs of animals and birds of the land. As opposed to the processed, synthetic ‘foods’ mass-produced in factories, which fill most of the supermarket shelves. We are each free to interpret the Bible as we choose. For me this quote is a reminder that God has given us all the food, and medicine, we need to be healthy. There is no need for any artificial additives, processed food or GMOs. What do you think?

Jul 18, Natural Help For Healing Injuries

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 10:00:26 GMT

I don’t believe in growing old, but the trouble is, no matter how healthily you eat and how fit you keep yourself, you gradually accumulate injuries over the years. Broken bones usually heal in about 6 weeks; injuries to ligaments and tendons can take a lot longer. The real problem is that you think it’s all healed up, then you put a bit too much strain on the injured part and suddenly it’s hurting again. I have a knee injury that plays up from time to time – I can’t even remember how I injured it in the first place. Sometimes you need a bit of extra help to heal an injury really well. Most people know about arnica and comfrey for helping healing of breaks and bruises. Not so many know about the green clay found in the south of France. It’s commonly used for drawing out toxins, for instance in healing boils and abscesses and in facial masks to improve the complexion. It’s also affective in promoting rapid healing of injuries. A woman I met recently had a bad break to her ankle. The doctors told her it would be in plaster for 6 months. She is a great believer in the healing power of green clay, so she used it on her ankle day and night - within a few weeks it was completely healed, fit and strong again! I think I’ll try the green clay on my knee. I’ll let you know how I get on – watch this space!

Jun 30, questions about polyps

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:09:10 GMT

Hello, I found your site and was wondering if your liver flush recipe helps out with gall bladder polyps? thank you Caroline’s Answer: A regular liver

Jun 24, “Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread”

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 12:50:57 GMT

Bread has been the staple food for generations. But just how good a food is it? A hundred years ago the English newspaper, the Daily Mail, ran a campaign to improve the quality of bread. At the time, bread made up 40% of a poor person’s diet. What sort of bread was it? - White bread, most of the goodness stripped from it, bleached with chlorine and with added Alum to make it look even whiter. It had too much salt, cheap, unhealthy fat and was ‘often adulterated with ground bones or lime powder’. It’s no wonder that illness and disease were so widespread – many people suffered ‘wasting diseases’ due to vitamin deficiency. In 1911 Lord Northcliffe, the founder and owner of the Daily Mail started his campaign for a ‘standard bread’, a wholemeal loaf that was good, nourishing food. Once the royal family started using wholemeal bread, it was quickly accepted by everyone. So now everyone eats healthy, wholemeal bread? No - white bread is still with us, and it’s worse than ever. White flour still has up to 90% of the nutrients removed, and the list of additives in bread is longer than ever – excessive salt, sugar, hydrogenated and fractionated fats, soya flour, preservatives, enzymes and various chemicals designed to make the bread fluffier, stretchier and softer, so it appears to be fresher. Several of these ingredients have been linked with eczema, asthma, gut diseases and behavioural problems in children (and adults?). White bread makes up 50% or more of the daily diet for many people. It’s hardly surprising that poor health is now normal. On the other hand, for those who care about their health, or just like real bread, there are a growing number of artisan bakers, making good bread the traditional way. Of course this is more expensive than the stuff that passes for bread in the supermarkets. Or make your own. That way you know exactly what’s in it. If you haven’t got a lot of time a bread machine is a great investment. We’ve had one for years, and it’s worth its weight in gold. It takes five minutes to load and set the machine. Using the timer means we have a fresh loaf of organic bread when we get up in the morning. Read more about the Daily Mail bread campaign.

Jun 20, Tonsillectomy help? (might be infected w. picture)

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 22:00:07 GMT

I only smoked pot once, and ate solid food when im supposed to AFTER the weekend... I kinda taste blood at times but it never shows... plus is that hole

Jun 7, Aim For A Body PH Between 7.4 and 7.5 For Optimum Natural Health.

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 15:15:23 GMT

Your body pH could be the most important factor for your health. Find out how to alkalize your blood and avoid illness.

May 29, Ezekiel Bread and Flax Seeds

Sun, 29 May 2011 21:40:50 GMT

Hello!! What a wonderful site, thank you so very much. I have a quick question. Is live sprouted Ezekiel bread and ground flaxseeds a no - no while on

May 12, ACE Heart Health

Thu, 12 May 2011 12:28:18 GMT

Keeping your heart healthy is as easy as ACE – vitamins A, C and E that is. Studies have shown that supplementing with vitamin C alone reduces the risk of heart disease by 50%. Taking vitamins A and E each reduce the risk by about a third. If you take all three of these essential nutrients you can reduce the risk to practically nil. So how much do you need? Vitamin C: Take 2 to 6 grams a day of this most important of all nutrients. You can actually take a lot more without harm - vitamin C is the least toxic substance known to medicine, but for most people this is enough. It is nearly impossible to get this much from your food, as fruits and vegetables don’t store vitamin C very well either. From the moment of picking, the quantity of vitamin C begins to decrease. You’ll know if you’re having too much as you’ll get diarrhoea, which will stop as soon as you reduce the dose of vitamin C (The amount just below the amount that gives you diarrhoea is the bowel tolerance amount, and is sometimes used by nutritionists as a natural indicator of the best dose for each person) Vitamin E: A good maintenance dose is 400 IU a day, but with an existing heart condition it may be better to take as much as 800 to 1000 IU. More than this is not a good idea. Like other fat-soluble vitamins, excess vitamin E is stored in your body and too much is harmful. Vitamin A: Vitamin A has two main forms. Retinal is the form found in animal foods, particularly liver. Carotenes are found in certain vegetables and are converted to retinal as needed. For retinal supplementation, take between 1000 and 3000mcg. This is another fat-soluble vitamin; so don’t take more than this. Multi-vitamin supplements have some vitamin A either as retinal or carotene. Good food sources include carrots, watercress, cabbage, squash, sweet potatoes, pumpkin and broccoli. Eating plenty of these every day will also give you lots of other vitamins, minerals and dietary fibre. For heart health, supplement with vitamins C and E, maybe a multi-vitamin as well, and eat lots of carotene rich vegetables. Don’t forget the importance of exercise in keeping your heart fit.

Apr 29, Artificial Colors and Flavors

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 08:55:09 GMT

My family is currently living in Germany and I am trying to avoid artificial additives such as dyes & flavors. Unfortunately, my German isn't the greatest.

Apr 16, Simple Ways To Reduce Hot Flashes

Sat, 16 Apr 2011 06:06:59 GMT

(Hot flashes, hot flushes, night sweats.) I’ve been doing some personal research on hot flashes in the last couple of years, and I’ve found two things that make a big difference. (1) The more I work up a sweat from exercise, the less I sweat from hot flashes. This applies both to how much and how often. (2) Any sort of stress increases hot flashes (hot flushes). This includes physical, mental or emotional stress. Dehydration causes stress to your body, so that staying hydrated helps reduce physical stress. Sometimes you can cut short a hot flash if you have a drink of cold water as soon as you feel it coming on. Hot flashes generally start with a feeling of heat in your head, which then spreads downwards. Exercise helps partly because it reduces stress. Vigorous exercise uses up adrenaline, the stress hormone, and produces endorphins, the ‘feel good’ hormones. What you eat has a big influence on hot flashes. Certain foods are known to trigger hot flashes, in particular hot spices, caffeine, alcohol and sugar – all things that put stress on your body. On the other hand, foods rich in alkalising minerals help to reduce hot flashes. This includes most vegetables. Celery is particularly rich in minerals, as are sea vegetables (edible seaweeds). Make sure you are getting enough vitamins as hot flashes deplete several of the most important ones – including vitamins C, B and E.