Nutrition Articles
Alkalising Forming Foods and Acid Forming Foods Chart
Healthy cells require around 80% alkaline foods and 20% acid foods daily (approx. everyone varies slightly). When our cells are out of balance this causes illnesses, both physical and mental. You can test your own ph daily using your saliva on liptnus paper purchased from a chemist. Remember that laughter and joy also alkalise the body, another reason why laughter is the best medicine. When your ph factor is in balance you feel great, look great and can maintain great health.
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Food cravings
When your body craves (insert vice!), this is what your body really wants, and these are the healthy foods that will give you what you need.
This valuable chart is a must have resource for your fridge or pin board. Find out how to manage, and eliminate, your cravings so you're never caught out again!
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Organically Grown - what does it really mean?
The principle of “organic” agriculture is that a healthy plant grows from healthy soil. The plant is therefore more resistant to pest and diseases. There is no need to use synthetic fertilisers or chemical pesticides.
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Why you need to go organic
The facts around the superiority of organic fresh foods are clear. From the use of pesticides to the welfare of animals and sustainability of the environment, the choices to go organic are personal and varied. Here, we look at how eliminating chemicals from our children’s diet plays a significant role in improving their health and wellbeing, and offset conditions such as ADD, ADHD and Autism. Surprised? You will be...
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Official: Organic really is better
The biggest study yet into organic food has found it is more nutritious than ordinary produce and may help lengthen people's lives.
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Sugar
A natural part of life - how much a part of breakfast?
Since the connection between nutrition and behaviour has begun to be unravelled, the pendulum has swung from one side of this debate to the other, and tempers have often been frayed.
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Look beyond the tantrums and bad behaviour - you may find junk food
by Janine Quattromani, a committed mother
My own health deteriorated and after seeing many doctors I eventually turned to a naturopath who helped me realise that Candida was a real health problem for Danielle. Sugar, yeast, dairy products and wheat were contributing to her behavioural problems. I looked back over the previous years and realised that Danielle had a continual craving for sweet things. When sitting in a café she would eat the sugar out of the sachets, she would devour her lollies really quickly and bribe her sisters for their sweets and treats.
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Why genetic engineering won't feed the world's poor
In more than 70% of developing countries where hunger is prevalent, the exporting of commodity-based cash crops takes place, in most cases to provide animal feed for cattle in Europe. In these developing countries underlying inequities exist to deprive people, especially women of economic opportunity and security. If the native population cannot afford to buy food, the owners of land and capital orient their production to more lucrative export markets.
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Food for thought - ADHD and Nutrition
More than one-third of all children in Australia suffer from a disorder that could be rectified by a diet low in sugar and junk food. Wendy Champagne explores the good food guide for controlling ADHD.
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Sugar - Sweet, White & Deadly
This is a constant cry of mine...Sugar - Sweet, White & Deadly(1). I pass children’s parties and see cakes with pink frosted icing and hundred & thousands; glance my eyes over the picnic rug and not a piece of fruit, celery or carrot stick to be seen.
This is not an isolated situation and I hear the protests of, “oh, it’s a birthday party, you must let the children have some fun foods at a birthday”. Yet, is it just at party time? Look into children’s lunch boxes, check out what is on the breakfast table...these so called ‘occasional treats’ are there; the sugared cereals, the commercial fruit juices, the jams and bread.
Unless we stop feeding our children processed sugar we will continue to see hyperactivity, allergies, depressed immune systems, diabetes, cancer and all types of diseases. Processed sugar is not the only culprit but it is the main one, because it is in nearly all packaged foods and baked goods. Even our bread is now filled with sugar because people are so used to eating sweet foods that it is less palatable to eat something more savoury.
And do not believe that the words sugar free denote healthy. Artificial sugars mean aspartame is a key ingredient, and aspartame is equally damaging (if not worse) for our bodies.
You can easily sweeten foods with organic fruit, fruit concentrates and dates are especially good. Then slowly change your child’s diet to being a little more savoury. They may argue at first and even refuse to eat it, however your consistency will pay off and your strength rewarded. If children don’t eat what you give them, there are no other options. This is relevant for children at an age where you as parents are 100% in charge of their diet.
And guess what? When you eliminate sugar the immune system begins to rebuild and allergies and food intolerances lessen. There are some other ‘nasties’ around in our diet however start with the processed sugar as this is the biggest and most dangerous.
I recall meeting a Native American Indian in the middle of the Hopi Territory in the Arizona Desert. He said, “Candy, we don’t feed our children Candy, it is white man’s poison”.
So start today. Everything here that relates to sugar and children also relates to you, the adult. And it is you that the children will model themselves on, so you have to be strong yourself.
With less sugar in your diet you will discover more clarity in your thinking, you'll feel better and clearer, you can focus and concentrate and your children will improve their learning ability. We can turn diseases, illnesses and learning disorders around and this is just one starting point to act on. Do this for your children and help them reach their full potential.
Judith
(1) Sweet, White & Deadly relates to white sugar plus white flour and white rice.
Salt - Good or Bad
Salt has been painted as the bad guy, yet Salt is vital for a healthy body.
Salt is a vital for the survival of all living creatures, particularly humans.
Have you noticed how farmers give ‘salt licks’ to their cattle, horses, sheep and goats when they are sick?
This is because salt contains around 84 natural minerals and trace elements that our body needs. These include calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, chlorine, sulfur and magnesium, plus minor mineral elements including iron, iodine, copper, manganese, zinc, cobalt, selenium and chromium.
Perhaps vets and farmers know more than we do about what is good for general health!
So why are we told that we should not eat Salt, and packages proudly announce that the product is ‘salt free’?
This is because the salt that is commonly used is refined salt which has no resemblance to the original unrefined crystal salts, found in the sea, oceans and in the mountains. Common salt is deficient in 81 of the minerals, and in the refining process the salt is chemically cleaned and reduced to sodium and chloride.
Good salt regulates the water content in our body. It assists water to reach the cells so that it can cleanse and extract toxic waste. The salt forces some water into the cells and stops other water from entering the cells, thereby creating a balance of water within the body.
Two ways to get healthy salt into your body is by having a crystal salt bath and by swimming the ocean.
Both of these activities make you feel great because the body absorbs minerals and is rejuvenated.
Enjoy your Good Salt!
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