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Powerful Ways to Reduce Your Risk of Breast Cancer
Powerful ways to reduce your risk of breast cancer By naturopath Margaret Jasinska Breast cancer is an illness feared by the majority of women. We regularly hear statistics about how common it is and nearly everyone knows a woman who has been affected. Many women feel that genetics are the sole explanation for who gets breast cancer and who doesn’t. Interestingly, research has shown that only five to ten percent of breast cancer cases can be explained by genes and just having a bad gene does not guarantee that you will develop the disease. Even women with the BRCA1 and [...]
Balance and motivation
How is your training going? Christmas is coming now and you want to make sure your weight is spot on before entering the festive season. It is not about depriving yourself but about living a healthy and balanced lifestyle. Sport, racing and training brings you this balance and motivation to keep healthy and feel good and not the other way around…It might be the other way around when you start training but after a while, it becomes a lifestyle, something you cannot live without, it becomes who you are. I hope you are starting to feel that way. If you [...]
Can aluminium be a trigger for autoimmune disease?
By naturopath Margaret Jasinska There is good evidence that some toxic metals can trigger autoimmune disease, particularly aluminium, mercury, lead and gold. Exposure to toxic levels of these metals is very common in today’s world and they come from a variety of sources. Aluminium is a known neurotoxin that has long been implicated as a contributing factor to Alzheimer’s disease. Just recently it is being linked to the development of autism. Aluminium is added to almost all vaccines and this represents the most significant source of aluminium exposure in children. Aluminium is added to vaccines because it behaves as an [...]
The importance of Zinc
Sometimes we are so busy worrying about calories and macro nutrients such as carbs and fat, we don't think to place as much importance on the inherent need of micro nutrients. We have all heard of micro nutrients - they are the minerals that make up our body structure. Minerals are drawn from the soil into the foods we eat, so the quality of your soil is hugely important. Is the soil your food was grown in drenched in chemicals such as pesticides fungicides and herbicides? Was it fertilised with human faeces (as is the practice in parts of Asia)? [...]
Would you like to be 18 kilos lighter?
It's strict, it's fast, there is no rebounding back to your old weight once you're finished the diet because we trick the hypothalamus with Human Chorionic Gonadotropin or HCG. The body doesn't realise that it is on calorie restriction. The prescription-only hormone, HCG, is available only from specialist or compounding pharmacies. Some of the added benefits to going on the HCG diet are; Reduce Insulin use through better managed blood sugars Improved and balanced Cholesterol Reduction of unfavourable inflammatory markers in the body Detox, and Weight Loss - and all through one quick course on the HCG diet. For further information, please do [...]
Couscous and Vegetable Casserole
Serves 6-8 ¼ cup Cold pressed olive oil 2 Brown onions, peeled and thinly sliced 4 Garlic cloves, peeled and crushed 1-2 Birds eye chillies whole (optional) 3 tbsp Tomato paste 1 ltr Vegetable stock or water ½ bunch Coriander, washed and chopped ½ bunch Parsley, washed and chopped 3 large Tomatoes, quartered 1 Lemon, the skin finely grated, then juiced 5 tbsp Sunflower seeds and pine nuts, dry roasted ground spices 1 tsp Cumin 1 tsp All spice 1 tsp Turmeric 1 tsp Sweet paprika 1 tsp Black pepper ½ tsp Ginger 1 serve of cooked couscous per person [...]
Training in the heat
How is your training going? Great to be training in good weather again. It is so much easier to train and recover! The thing is that you have to hydrate heaps more now and look after your electrolytes loading. I use Magnesium Complete daily as this helps me sleep and relax. You also need to watch the sun exposure as it will add extra stress and free radicals on your body on top of the training, so make sure you dress appropriately, cover your neck, head and arms and apply sunscreen. Nothing wrong with having a quick drink stop if [...]
What causes an ectopic pregnancy?
By naturopath Margaret Jasinska An ectopic pregnancy is a pregnancy that develops in a location other than the uterus. Most commonly it occurs in the Fallopian tubes, but it may also occur in the cervix, in an ovary or in the abdominal cavity. Conception occurs when the sperm penetrates the egg in a Fallopian tube. Normally the fertilised egg then travels down the Fallopian tube and implants in the uterine wall. Occasionally something goes wrong and this does not happen. Symptoms of ectopic pregnancy In the initial stages, an ectopic pregnancy mimics the symptoms of a normal pregnancy. Most women [...]
The Liver is the Master Chemist
by Dr Sandra Cabot Chinese medical theorists have referred to the liver’s role in the body as the ‘General of the Army’, and I view the liver as the “Body’s Master Chemist”. A healthy liver reduces the risk of cancer, obesity, dementia, diabetes, and premature aging. When it functions properly, the liver enables other organs in our body to work better. The liver is the only organ in the body that can regenerate itself. Twenty-five percent of a liver can regenerate itself into a whole new liver. You may be surprised to learn just how much work your liver does! [...]
Healing Autoimmune Disease: A plan to help your immune system and reduce inflammation
Brand new book from Dr Sandra Cabot and Margaret Jasinska Autoimmune disease affects approximately one in 20 people and is one of the most significant health problems in Australia. There are more than 80 different autoimmune diseases. Many common health problems are autoimmune, yet the average person is not aware that an underlying immune disorder is to blame. Examples of autoimmune diseases: Psoriasis Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (causes under active thyroid) Graves’ disease (causes an over active thyroid) Arthritis Lupus Crohn’s disease Ulcerative colitis Multiple sclerosis Coeliac disease This book covers those conditions plus many more. An autoimmune disease occurs when a [...]
