Enzymes are your body's 'language'. In effect, they tell the body what to do, when and how, so it's very important that we have enough of them. When our diets are high in cooked and processed foods, these foods don't provide very many enzymes, which means having to 'steal' them from the body's valuable enzyme reserves. Raw food eaten just before a meal provides these essential digestive-aiding enzymes. The 'before' part is crucial as it was shown in studies that eating raw food towards the … [Read more...] about Why you should eat raw foods
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Learn how to breathe
The importance of breathing properly can't be underestimated. It is quite literally vital to sustain life - feeding necessary nutrients and oxygen to your trillions of cells. This means that learning how to breathe properly is of the utmost importance if your goal is to be healthy. Establish your pattern: Stop what you're doing for a second and take a look down at your tummy and chest. Now take a deep breathe in. Does your chest simply move up and down, or does your tummy expand and fill with … [Read more...] about Learn how to breathe
Give thanks to your food
How often do you think about your food while you're eating it? In our modern world, with our tendency to outsource food production, we've lost our connection to almost every aspect of the food chain. My feeling is that this is bound to have consequences down the line... In centuries gone by, we would have had a distinct sense of connection to, and (therefore) gratitude for, the food we ate - after all, we would have grown and harvested it, or raised and slaughtered it, ourselves. These days … [Read more...] about Give thanks to your food
Could avoiding the sun increase your cancer risk?
Although the importance of vitamin D has long been accepted in the older, more traditional areas of health-care, it has recently made headlines in allopathic medical circles and is being touted as one of our most essential health-building hormones. Vitamin D (although called a vitamin it is, in fact, a hormone) cannot be manufactured by the body without exposure to ultraviolet rays, which are supplied by the sun. This makes it vital for you to spend time outdoors on a daily basis. Cancer: … [Read more...] about Could avoiding the sun increase your cancer risk?
The Barefoot Benefit
Our bodies are electrical in nature - the heart, brain, muscles, cells and all body systems function electrically. Throughout our history, and until very recent times, man has walked, slept and sat on the earth - skin to skin, as it were. In this way and without knowing it, we were naturally discharging electrical stress and restoring the body's natural and stable electrical state. Going barefoot is one of the best ways to achieve this. Modern lifestyles: The implications are massive when you … [Read more...] about The Barefoot Benefit
Ways to get rid of ‘brown fat’
Do you know that you have two types of fat stores in your body? You have white fat, which is 'storage' fat and you have brown fat, which burns energy instead of storing it. In a sense, brown fat acts more like muscle than fat. By activating this type of fat, you can apparently increase your fat-burning potential by 300% (so says Tim Ferriss, author of The Four-Hour Body). In order to burn brown fat, you need to cool your body down by applying ice therapy in any of the below-mentioned … [Read more...] about Ways to get rid of ‘brown fat’
How to get rid of that dreaded sugar craving
Almost everyone's had some experience with sugar cravings and so understands just how difficult they can be to overcome. These cravings are your body's way of telling you that your last meal didn't supply the correct mix of carbs, proteins and fats. So, to eliminate sugar cravings, you need to supply the missing ingredient. They're an easy addition to the diet and will leave you feeling satisfied and energised... What causes high blood sugar? Before we get onto the solution remember that, … [Read more...] about How to get rid of that dreaded sugar craving
Are electromagnetic fields dangerous?
When I'm approached by clients looking to improve their overall health, weight and energy, I'm repeatedly reminded of the fact that we humans are subjected to some pretty stressful elements on a regular basis. Some of these can be easily recognised and understood, such as junk food and drinks, food chemicals, environmental pollutants etc. Some, however, have not been quite so well publicised, even though they have far-reaching health consequences. In this article, I want to make you aware of … [Read more...] about Are electromagnetic fields dangerous?
The importance of sleeping well to stay healthy
Sleep is a really important factor to consider in your quest for optimal health, since a lack of sleep can increase your risk of heart disease and raise your blood pressure. In addition it can contribute to premature aging by interfering with your growth hormone production; by halting new cell production; worsen constipation and increase your risk of dying from any cause! It can also aggravate, or make you more susceptible to, stomach ulcers and contributes to a pre-diabetic state. Staying … [Read more...] about The importance of sleeping well to stay healthy
Tim Noakes – What a Man!
What a man! He's come out (at last) in favour of fats and proteins and against heavy carbohydrate use. Now, in case you missed the thrust of what I've been saying since I started writing for MyPE, I agree wholeheartedly... Having attended a talk of his a few weeks before I wrote this article, I was delighted by the science he presented, to underscore his opinion. Ironically - 'though used for decades throughout the world as a 'healthy' food guideline - the food pyramid has its foundation in … [Read more...] about Tim Noakes – What a Man!
I chucked my cellphone away to reduce stress, You could do this, though….
Most of us have the best of intentions to change habits we perceive as negative. Changing a habit however, is harder than it appears. The answer seems to lie in understanding the link between the habit itself and the behaviour, which results in the habit. Adrenal glands Sitting just above your kidneys are 2 walnut-sized glands called the adrenals. They are responsible for producing your stress hormones (for example adrenaline and cortisol) and so are hard at work throughout your … [Read more...] about I chucked my cellphone away to reduce stress, You could do this, though….
What food language does your body speak?
As a species, we seem to have lost our intuitive ability to know what it is we need food-wise. Your body will let you know in pretty certain terms, whether or not the last meal you ate worked well for your unique biochemistry. If you can learn to understand and work with its food-response language, you'll find yourself more satisfied, energised, healthy and alert. What to look for There are, in effect, three areas you'll want to look at within an hour or two after eating a meal - satiety, … [Read more...] about What food language does your body speak?
80:20 – a healthy life philosophy
Considering what it is I do (work-wise), I'm often asked what my philosophy is on living the 'good life'. My feeling is that attaining good health and ideal body weight is a fairly simple formula (note - I say 'simple', which may be different to 'easy'!). In a nutshell it goes like this... I believe that a minimum of 80% of all the food we eat should be real (by that we mean that it should have grown on/in the earth, or swum in the sea without being processed or had additives, colourants, … [Read more...] about 80:20 – a healthy life philosophy
New Haematology Outpatients is Open!
The Igazi Foundation is proud to announce that after discussions with Doctor Neil Littleton and his staff, it has managed to persuade these disheartened medical personnel to move into the new Outpatients section of the Aloe Igazi Unit on the 7th floor M Block, Port Elizabeth provincial Hospital. This took place on 1 March 2013. After a very public opening of the ward on 9 May 2012, the Department of Health reneged on providing nursing staff that would have seen the Eastern Cape's first stem cell … [Read more...] about New Haematology Outpatients is Open!
When exercising less IS more
It seems that even with exercise, less is sometimes more. Mainstream advice tends to suggest that better results occur with high volumes of exercise, but this simply isn't the truth. More recent research suggests a completely different picture - one that should neatly counter the argument so many make about not having enough time to exercise. A study was done recently showing that men who exercised moderately for 30 minutes several times a week, lost more weight than those who exercised for … [Read more...] about When exercising less IS more
