Archive for January, 2009

Polluting your home with poisons!

January 30, 2009
By sonia
Polluting your home with poisons!

Sonia Jones ND from the Haven Spa and Health Clinic, Boquete, Panama Everyone wants a pleasant fresh smelling home, but it should not be at the expense of your health. People are filling their homes with artificial chemical laden plug-ins and/or sprays that are a real health hazard. 75 percent of house holds use these...
Read more »

Posted in Nutrition Information - general | Comments Off

Safe as Houses

January 29, 2009
By sonia
Safe as Houses

Sonia Jones, ND from the Haven Spa and Clinic, Boquete, Panama Once the front door is closed we see our home as a safe haven from the outside world.   Certainly if asked, we would consider our homes to be less polluted than the outside world. In fact quite the opposite is true. Over the last...
Read more »

Posted in Nutrition Information - general | Comments Off

Optimum Performance in Business

January 19, 2009
By sonia
Optimum Performance in Business

Sonia Jones ND from the Haven Spa and Health Clinic, Boquete, Panama I know so many people who have high expectations, high standards, and high goals in their business or careers. They are intelligent people who strive for optimum in most aspects in their lives. Yet when it comes to their lifestyles and diet,...
Read more »

Posted in Nutrition to Improve Your Health | Comments Off

Gout

January 18, 2009
By sonia
Gout

Sonia Jones ND from the Haven Spa and Health Clinic Photograph by Jon Sullivan If you have never suffered gout (a form a arthritis) you will not appreciate how painful this condition can be. Don’t be complacent it could strike at any time. You may think when you hear the word gout, of Henry VIII, over...
Read more »

Tags: , , , , , , ,
Posted in Nutritional Advice - dieases syndromes | Comments Off

Natural toxins in natural foods!

January 16, 2009
By sonia
Natural toxins in natural foods!

Sonia Jones ND from the Haven Spa and Health Clinic, Boquete, Panama We all know the saying there are always exceptions that prove the rule. Here we discuss the general rule that all natural foods are good for you, but there are exceptions to this rule, that might surprise you. Some natural foods contain compounds that...
Read more »

Posted in Food as Medicine & Recipes | Comments Off

Cataracts

January 15, 2009
By sonia
Cataracts

Sonia Jones ND from the Haven Spa and Health Clinic, Boquete, Panama Photograph by Rakesh Ahuja MD I read somewhere that over half the population over 65 will develop cataracts. Once the cataracts are fully developed surgery is the only answer, the damaged natural lens are replaced by an artificial ones. Amazing! However, prevention is always...
Read more »

Tags: , , ,
Posted in Nutrition for Anti-Aging, Nutritional Advice - dieases syndromes | Comments Off

Detox

January 13, 2009
By sonia
Detox

Sonia Jones ND from the Haven Spa and Health Clinic, Boquete, Panama Many feel bloated, sluggish, lack energy, feel achy or spotty, or even poisoned after the excesses of Thanks Giving, Halloween, Mother’s day, someone’s birthday, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve – that is a lot of partying. The first few days...
Read more »

Posted in Nutrition to Improve Your Health | Comments Off

From celiac disease (Sprue) to a gluten problem Part 1

January 13, 2009
By sonia
From celiac disease (Sprue) to a gluten problem Part 1

Mis-diagnosed and/or under-diagnosed, is the general consensus. It is thought that this problem is grossly under diagnosed and that far more people have the problem than we realize. What is celiac disease? In a nut shell – the protein ‘gluten’ destroys (wears away) the tiny little villi that line part of your digestive tract. What...
Read more »

Tags: , , , ,
Posted in Nutritional Advice - dieases syndromes | Comments Off

Top Ten simple things – help your environment and your health

January 10, 2009
By sonia
Top Ten simple things – help your environment and your health

Sonia Jones ND form the Haven Spa and Health Clinic , Boquete, Panama Everything we do has a knock on effect, that effects us all and especially the next generation. We know that we can not change the the world single handily but we can personally make a difference each and everyday. 1) Bottled...
Read more »

Posted in Nutrition to Improve Your Health | Comments Off

Blood Pressure

January 10, 2009
By sonia
Blood Pressure

Sonia Jones ND from the Haven Spa and Health Clinic, Boquete, Panama It is thought that about one-fifth of all adults suffer from high blood pressure. It is not possible to pin-point any one particular cause. There maybe a number of reasons -smoking, too much caffeine, stress, too much salt, poor circulation, lack...
Read more »

Tags: , ,
Posted in Nutrition to Improve Your Health, Nutritional Advice - dieases syndromes | No Comments »

Feature

Pears

By sonia

Nutrients Vitamin C, beta-carotene, folic acid, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphoros, potassium, zinc and plenty of pectin. The humble pear is one of the most...
Read more »

Rice

By sonia

Rice (gluten-free) is a staple for more than half the world’s population. Did you know? That white rice has such a...
Read more »

Spelt grain

By sonia

Spelt (contains some gluten) is a relative of wheat. It originated in Southeast Asia and was brought to the Middle East more than 5,000...
Read more »

Kamut

By sonia

Kamut (contains some gluten) is an ancient form of durum-related wheat. It flourished in Egypt more than 5,000 years ago. Grown until the Second...
Read more »

Quinoa

By sonia

Quinoa (gluten-free) is a cousin of amaranth and has some of the same amazing qualities. One of the staples of the Incas and was...
Read more »