I have received a few enquiries in the past few months about whether agave syrup is really all that good for you or not as I include it quite a bit in my recipe book and diet guidelines. I have been musing on it for a while and reading around the subject. Despite the fact that …
Save Money At Nutrigold Online
Just a quickie to let you know that Nutrigold has just launched a new online shop where you can order your items and get some special savings. Most of you order through Natural Dispensary, but it is actually worth keeping an eye on the individual suppliers' sites sometimes to get special offers. For example, today …
Osteoporosis Drugs and Oesophagus Cancer
I see there is yet another news story out concerning osteoporosis drugs. I seem to be writing about this subject a lot recently. Here is my take on this new story that biophosphonate drugs (like alendronate/Fosamax) may double the risk of oesophageal cancer. You can read the original story from the Daily Telegraph here: Osteoporosis Doubles …
How To Take Probiotics
Biocare have recently upgraded all their probiotics. Most of you take either the Biocare Bioacidophilus, Bioacidophilus Forte or Nutrigold's Pro-otic. I thought this was a good chance to explain a bit about the different products so you can choose the ones that best suit you. First, Pro-otic is a multi-strain product which you can keep …
Early Signs Of Cancer
I know it's not a pleasant subject but since we know that early detection of cancer can make such a difference to survival rates, I thought this was worth posting about. WDDTY have just released a post called : 'The Eight Tell-Tale Signs of Cancer' which lists the signs that Keele university researchers calculate suggest a …
Back To School Support
As the Summer hols come to an end, usually everyone in the family is doing huge (if stifled) sighs of relief! This is just to remind you that there is plenty of info on healthy packed lunches and children's supplements to keep the ills at bay during this Autumn and Winter time on the site …
Philip On Corrie!
Did you see Philip pretending to be a doctor in Corrie this week?! Probably not as you had to be really looking for him, it was so fast. Philip sometimes works as an extra and got a call a few weeks ago from 'his agent' (get him!) saying Coronation Street needed a serious-looking doctor type …
Special Diet Menu To Your Door
Have you seen the new Nutrichef service where you can tell them which foods you don't want to eat and they will devise a menu plan and deliver the meals to your door? They do not use any wheat or dairy in any of their meals and use 10 fruit and veg a day, so …
30 Minute Allergy Tests
I have just added a new range of home fingerprick allergy tests onto the shop and main websites. Sometimes, people ask if we can test if a person has a classical allergy or a food intolerance. This normally involves a trip to an allergy clinic to get an IgE test or a kit that needs …
Five Minute Rice Lunch
Ever had that feeling that you need a good lunch but have nothing in? I just went down to the fridge and found I had only some left over rice, an egg and a few cherry tomatoes in the fridge. But, I had a lovely meal, surprisingly, and here it is for you.. Tip some …