Alternative & Complementary Healthcare
I know from personal experience just what a restricted diet can do to your nutrient levels! When I did a mineral hair test a few years ago, my colleague assessing it for me nearly fainted and I think her direct quote was: "How are you still standing?!". Er, it must have been mind over matter! …
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Interesting piece on iodine for you today - this is an indication of how many people are actually iodine deficient, not just pregnant women. I am finding it a lot via the iodine loading test, which I do primarily to check for the cause of conversion problems in the thyroid. It's amazing how often it …
I see many people who have low iron and who can't seem to get their iron levels up even when on supplements. Most of the time this is because they have been given rubbish iron as ferrous sulphate, which drives me nutty because you have to take shed-loads of this constipating form to actually get …
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Research published in ‘Neurology’ journal recently found people moderately deficient in vitamin D had a 53% higher risk of dementia. There was a 125% increased risk in people severely deficient in vitamin D, who also had a 122% increased risk of Alzheimer's. Older people's skin can be less efficient at converting sunlight into Vitamin D, …
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I noticed it is Autism Month in the US and we now have quite a few readers across the pond so I thought it an opportune time to share a couple of resources on the subject for you, wherever you are. The connection between autism and nutritional imbalances is pretty well-established nowadays, even though it …
Do we need to worry about Vitamin D toxicity? Not according to this Q&A I just read unless you are one of a very small subset of people who have hypersensitivity to Vitamin D and related conditions (listed below). Makes interesting reading and some of the response comes from one of the leading Vitamin D …
Some of the ranges I recommend can be a pain to get hold of. No longer. After J tipped me off (thank you), I have listed YHB as a new UK supplier in the Supplement Suppliers section and, of course, organised a 10% discount for you on all purchases. They do the Twinlabs, Natural Factors, AOR, Kirkman Labs and Paradise …
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Interesting research here showing the effectiveness of taking CoQ10 and selenium together to reduce risk of cardiovascular disease. I have definitely seen CoQ10 help symptomatically over the years in people after heart attacks so can attest to that. This is the first research I have seen combining the two elements - it is known that …
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Purehealth has officially gone international! I am aware, over the last year or so, that more and more of you getting in touch, getting tests done and downloading info are based in Europe, the US, Canada, New Zealand and, well all over the place, which is just lovely. I recently set up the 10% discount …
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Our lovely friends at FoodsMatter.com have just launched the updated FreeFrom Supplements site - and I am chief supplement reviewer! You know how much I love scouring labels and giving my two penn'orth on products, especially supplements, so I was delighted they asked me to help. Basically, the premise is that many people on restricted diets have …
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