Archive for March, 2009

Food Facts

March 25, 2009
By sonia
Food Facts

Sonia Jones ND The Haven Spa and Alternative Treatment Clinic * We have lost a huge diverse variety of foods, 100s of species have been lost from cattle to apples. For instance the US has lost 97% of it biodiversity of fruits and vegetables. *Most food in the US contains genetically modified ingredients. * Very few people...
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Nothing like ‘the staff of life’

March 24, 2009
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Nothing like ‘the staff of life’

Sonia Jones ND The Haven Spa and Alternative Medicine Clinic It is harder to find a real quality loaf of bread these days, you have to go out of you way. Bread today is tasteless, soggy, spongy, and weighs next to nothing. What was in a loaf of bread? Quality stone ground wholewheat flour, yeast, water and...
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Bags of Convenience

March 24, 2009
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Bags of Convenience

Sonia Jones ND The Haven Spa and Alternative Medicine Clinic Salads in bags Pre-washed, pre-prepared, pre-cut is a very expensive way to buy salad, sure it save a little time, but how long does it take to wash some lettuce! In Britain (also elsewhere in the world) 2/3rds of households buy ready-to-eat salads, valued at about £1.50...
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What you need to know about Osteoporosis

March 23, 2009
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What you need to know about Osteoporosis

Sonia Jones ND The Haven Spa and Health Clinic Mention the word osteoporosis and the first thing you think of is calcium supplements, dairy products and menopausal women. Both men and women get osteoporosis and not always when they reach old age. Our bone density peaks at the age of 35ish. So we need to think...
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How to minimize the side-effects of your Medication

March 13, 2009
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How to minimize the side-effects of your Medication

Sonia Jones ND from the Haven Spa and Health Clinics, Boquete, Panama A number tests are prescribed by the medical profession each year – x-rays, CAT scans, barium intestinal tests, urine tests, blood tests etc. If you know you are going to have an x-ray, CAT scan or barium test make sure you are taking...
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The Fundamentals to Good Health – Part Two

March 11, 2009
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Sonia Jones ND from the Haven Spa and Alternative Medicine Clinic, Boquete, Panama In part one we looked at the first part of digestion, the importance of chewing properly, looking after your teeth, and dealing with any mouth infections, etc. I did not cover another very important aspect. Taste and smell are extremely...
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Feature

Pears

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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...
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Rice

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

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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...
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Kamut

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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...
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Quinoa

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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...
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