I come to this topic armed with what it feels like to have experienced it. Having been struck by it some 20 years ago, it is still imprinted on my memory. I thought I was dying. Rather, to be precise, […]
Firstly, we need to distinguish between the types of arthritis.
1) Osteoarthritis is the most common and this is classified as a degenerative disease. (This means cells weaken over time, leading to a breakdown in the proper functioning of organs. For […]
Osteoporosis is a widespread condition, currently affecting approximately 1 in 3 women and 1 in 5 men. Untreated it can lead to porous and fragile bones, with a high chance of fractures at the wrist and hip joints. In the […]
Diabetes type 2 is reaching epidemic proportions. It is estimated that 1 in 3 people will have this condition by 2050. This is clearly a cause for concern, particularly as type 2 is not inherited. Rather, it is ill health […]
Some of us like a structured life. We were raised that way. So the words ‘diet plan’ resonate as parameters to control our food intake. The rest of us balk at being restricted if only by ourselves and our limiting […]
I have been eating a mostly raw diet since 2008 and love it! Simply put, raw food is anything edible that is unprocessed and unpackaged except by nature. Thus you may peel back the outer layers of a cabbage to […]