Nutrition & HealthThe way vegetables are stored, prepared and cooked can preserve or squander much of their vitamin and mineral content as well as their taste. Try to follow these guidelines to get the best out of what you eat: continue reading »
Vitamin A
Rich food sources of this crucial vitamin are cod-liver oil, halibut liver oil, liver, butter, cheese, eggs and milk. It can be taken as beta-carotene in carrots, green vegetables, tomatoes, asparagus, apricots, peaches and melons. continue reading »
It’s beneficial in treating more than 60 health conditions, including cardiovascular disease, allergic conditions and auto-immune diseases. For example, omega-3-rich fish oils are known for their important role in the prevention and treatment of heart disease. continue reading »
Taking a daily supplement of omega-3 and omega-6, in the form of GLA (evening primrose or starflower oil), ALA, EPA and DHA (all in cold-water salmon oil), is the easiest, most effective way to ensure sufficient quantities of EFAs for all their many functions in the body. continue reading »
The reason that fresh nuts, seeds and oily fish are good for you is because, along with other vital nutrients, they contain beneficial ‘polyunsaturated’ fats called Omega 3 and Omega 6. Common signs of deficiency in these essential fats are dry skin, dandruff or flaky scalp, poor memory, PMS and depression. continue reading »
Every time you eat a vegetable or piece of fruit, you are receiving a vast cocktail of anti-ageing nutrients that will influence your health for the better. As well as complex carbohydrates, fibre, vitamins and minerals, natural foods also contain substances called phytochemicals (phyto means plant in Greek). These help to promote health and prevent disease continue reading »
Antioxidants are nutrients that help to protect your body from damage. While drinking too much booze, smoking and eating a bad diet harm your body, damage is also caused by everyday essential activities such as breathing, digesting food or fighting infections. This is because oxygen continue reading »
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A basic supplement programme should include:
Everyone knows that calcium is required for healthy bones and teeth, but most people believe that calcium is only important in childhood. Wrong! There is a need for calcium throughout one’s life in order to build and maintain calcium levels in bone. continue reading »
