I recently started eating one medium-sized carrot every day! It wasn’t part of some carefully planned health decision or a challenge I set for myself—rather, it all started quite by accident. I noticed that all our local vegetable suppliers—both the greengrocers and the supermarkets—began packaging carrots in a more appealing way. Rather than a bunchContinue reading “Carrots – Nature’s Wonder Food?”
Category Archives: Health Ageing & Longevity
PFAS: Forever and Ever
This map of Australia shows that PFAS are found in most, if not all of the areas where people live! Understanding PFAS: The “Forever Chemicals”, Their Impact on Our Lives and Health and environmental risks of PFAS chemicals Although I knew of the chemicals, I admit that I hadn’t heard the term PFAS when IContinue reading “PFAS: Forever and Ever”
The health benefits and risks of young children playing in dirt and mud!
Two of three essential gut bacteria reside in DIRT! When I was young, my mother kept a meticulously clean home, and I certainly did not play in dirt! However, despite being very healthy, as I grew into my teens and later, I was diagnosed with so-called IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) and I have many allergies.Continue reading “The health benefits and risks of young children playing in dirt and mud!”
Avocados – How to choose ripe Avocados; how to ripen green Avocados and how to keep your Avocados once they are ripe
This ripe Hass Avocado looks ready to eat – Hass comprise 80% of consumed Avocados. Many articles have been written on these topics but here are my practical alternatives that will show you how to choose ripe avocados without risking bruising them and how you can store them for longer and preserve their freshness. ChoosingContinue reading “Avocados – How to choose ripe Avocados; how to ripen green Avocados and how to keep your Avocados once they are ripe”
Atrial fibrillation – How I went from a small graze to an ongoing heart problem
A few days before I left for my short holiday to Fiji, I tripped on uneven paving where I grazed my elbow, and twisted my knee. These slight injuries were annoying but not enough to alter my plans – or should they have been? I could never have guessed that a small ‘graze’ might leadContinue reading “Atrial fibrillation – How I went from a small graze to an ongoing heart problem”
The Goldilocks concept of trace elements, healthy aging and dementia
Trace elements may hold the secret to longevity and prevention of Alzheimer’s. Selenium is critical and too much copper is toxic.
Magnesium-Critical roles in all body organs
Magnesium supplementation can cure many ‘illnesses’ but you may need to supplement every day. From your muscles to your brain, magnesium can improve your health and vitality. Adequate intake of Magnesium is critical to good health and can cure many ‘illnesses’. On the other hand, inadequate intake of Magnesium can lead to problems of theContinue reading “Magnesium-Critical roles in all body organs”
Water: flow and essence of life
Our bodies are mostly water so to stay healthy we must drink 3 or more litres a day. Many illnesses can be cured or prevented just by drinking water.
The dangers of sitting
Sitting too much and with poor posture is killing us! Could sitting too much reduce our lifespan? When we are young, we are taught to sit quietly. Later, we learn that sitting in a state of quiet reflection is highly desirable for our mental and physical health. Sitting, itself is inherently good but is tooContinue reading “The dangers of sitting”
Neurotransmitters: gut health, mental health, sex life & well-being
If you feel depressed, undermotivated or have headaches, you might need to boost your dopamine and/or serotonin? What have depression, headaches, pleasure & gut problems in common? Recent research suggests that almost everything we experience is strongly influenced by our gut bacteria! We refer to our deep intuitional feelings as ‘gut feelings’ and some haveContinue reading “Neurotransmitters: gut health, mental health, sex life & well-being”
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