Archive for March, 2010

TB – did you know?

March 5, 2010
By sonia

* The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) are asking manufacturers of the TNF-blocking drugs to increase warning on the label. The FDA have alerted doctors to the fact that the drug is potentially dangerous. TNF-blockers were the “safer” option for arthritis sufferers than the COX-2 family, which included Vioxx which was consequently found to be...
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Feeling the Heat – turn it down with two ingredients, cucumber and mint!

March 4, 2010
By sonia

Sonia Jones ND from The Haven Spa, Health Clinic, and Fitness Center This may seem like a strange statement right now as its winter and snow covering the ground. Some people are hot and red faced most of the year regardless of the weather.   Their bodies are producing too much heat be they men and...
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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...
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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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