Healing the Right Way The way forward with Natural Herbs John Lennon once wrote a song called “Imagine” which he went on to say – Imagine there’s no heaven, imagine there are no countries, imagine no possessions. John didn’t live long enough to realise all his dreams. But could you imagine a world without herbs? Imagine baked potato without chives or gingerbread without ginger. Before the discovery of modern pharmaceutical drugs, both Europeans and Americans relied on herbs. Imagine what life would have been like without herbs. Still, today, for millions of people around the world herbs are the real medicines they … Read more

All the more Reason to Change our Eating Habits There are several reasons why a raw food diet may have some distinct advantages over that of cooked foods. Though it would be tough to eat whole grains such as brown rice or quinoa without cooking them, you can certainly live a comfortable and healthier lifestyle eating many of the raw foods that nature has provided for us in abundance. It doesn’t happen often, but I’ve heard several people telling me about their various raw food diets, and you have to ask yourself are some of these people from another planet. After all, the … Read more

The Mother of all Grains Quinoa nutrition is something most of us know very little about so how about me giving you some facts and figures to a grain that has plenty of good things to offer. The only downside is perhaps the price. Yes, it’s more expensive than other whole grains, but the rewards you get will more than compensate for the higher cost. Depending on where you live, Quinoa can be more than three times the price than regular grains such as rice and oats at your local supermarket. Still, if you should be in Peru in South … Read more

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly If you want to be on top of things, you need to eat the right kind of Brain Food. Not only will the good healthy food keep your memory sharp, but it will also help ward off dementia and Alzheimer’s. And as a bonus, you’ll get to feel a lot more energetic too. However, there are some not so good foods out there as well. Sometimes they are right in front of us. They can be harmful, and they can be down-right ugly depending on which way you view them. I read a … Read more

More than just Pretty Colours I’ve always insisted that we should eat food with colour and Carotenoid-Rich Food is a perfect choice. Not only are the vivid colours of fruit and vegetables good for your health, but they also brighten up your plate, which is right on the eyes and for the brain. For a long time, nature’s carotenoid-rich foods such as an emerald bed of lettuce, shiny scarlet tomato wedges or bright orange slivers of carrots are useful in bringing a colourful warmth to your heart and soul. Not only can carotenoids help reduce the risk of heart disease and cancer, … Read more