Alternative & Complementary Healthcare
My Purehealth blog that has been going now for over 20 years! Anything to do with health and wellbeing, I share news, views, research, comment, recipes and tons of stuff that I think could help you or your loved ones. Use the search to find what you need; I’ve no doubt written about it somewhere!
The Food Standards Agency recently called for a ban of 6 artificial additives which have been linked to hyperactivity in children. Hoo-flippin—ray. At long last! I remember when I first started in the health food trade 20 years ago this supposed ‘myth’ about additives and children’s behaviour was around then. A study by Southampton in …
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We are reading everywhere how much food prices are going up. The basic staples, as far as I understand it, are rising because of increasing oil prices – isn’t it always the oil! It may not be PC to say it, and I really feel for the poorer countries of the world who are struggling …
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In anticipation of lovely warm weather, how about this for a refreshing dessert? Ok, so it’s got some calories in it from sugar, but it’s got to be better than ice-cream in the health stakes! Dissolve 150g caster sugar or Zylosweet in 650ml hot Earl Grey tea. Whilst it cools, use a blender to …
I saw this in the Nutri E-news supplement and thought I'd pass it on to you. Fosamax is a very common medicine given for osteoporosis (brittle bones). I've had my worries about it for a while - and truly prevention is better than cure with this condition so it shouldn't be necessary. So, here's the …
Summer Skin Haven’t we been having beautiful sunny weather? Coming out of Winter, our skin can sometimes look like it needs a bit of TLC. Here are a few top tips to get it into condition quickly. Protect it from sunburn using Green People’s F22 sun screen (£15.99) or keep a small tube of …
Avocados are native to Central and South America, the word avocado derives from the Nahuatal (native Mexican) word “ahuacatl”, meaning testicle, and they were believed by the Aztec culture to have aphrodisiac qualities!
Micki’s PCOS Book Now Available I have now published the Help I’ve Got…PCOS book on the e-shop as an e book. For those of you with PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome), it will give you a full naturopathic programme to follow. Have a look at it in Books & Publications at http://www.purehealthclinic.co.uk. Once ordered, it will …
New Searchable Blog Site for Micki – http://www.mickirose.wordpress.com I now have over 600 people on the distribution list for the e-news (thank you!) It occurred to me that sometimes it would be useful to be able to search through all the stuff I’ve written on specific subjects, health conditions or recipes, for example. I can’t …
How about these for a new way of upping your omega 3 and phyto-oestrogen levels? Most women especially over 40 would benefit from more of these two foods, so have a go at these. They make a sort of batter that you then quickly fry or griddle to make American-style pancakes. Don't worry if your …
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The current Health Secretary, Alan Johnson, has announced plans to add fluoride to the UK Water Supply in a bid to improve dental health in the UK. My personal feeling is definitely against as I feel it's like mass medication, and yet another chemical our bodies have to deal with. If you want to use …