More than Food for the Birds Millet nutrition is not just for the birds though most of us view this grain as a food source for our little feathered friends. Without realising it, we feed our pet birds with some of the best seeds and grains that we too can consume as part of a healthy program. Millet, a highly nutritious grain looks just like a tiny yellow bead and has been around for thousands of years, yet when speaking to friends and family, most have never heard of it let alone cooked it. Some don’t even see the connection when … Read more

The Miracle of Minerals While the health benefits of minerals you can get in the food you eat, you can also get them from supplements. However, if you’re taking them in pill or capsule form, you should also make sure that you take them in the correct quantities. Minerals are chemical elements that are an essential part of a balanced diet, and your body needs them to be able to function correctly. There are two kinds of minerals. One is known as macrominerals, and the other is known as trace minerals. Your body needs a lot more macrominerals than it does … Read more

I have to say that a vegan diet does not necessarily mean that you have to give up eating for pleasure. By going vegan, you’ll not only have a much better quality of life, but you’ll also rid yourself of all the toxins that have been merrily creating havoc in your body. And there are plenty of plant-based foods to satisfy all your taste sensations. Vegans don’t eat meat, and they spurn all animal products. It used to take a lot of courage to admit you were “one of them”. Not only am I a vegetarian, but saying you were … Read more

Simple Treatments you can fix at Home I’ve always wanted to put some of the Natural Health Remedies we keep hearing about to the test. If you’re going to sort out a specific health concern such as a headache, a toothache, constipation or diarrhoea, the simple treatments listed here are things you could quickly fix at home. And since you are here, we’ll see if we can also sort out a few other symptoms like gout, halitosis, dandruff, eczema and body odour. For the most part, they seem to work out pretty well. These natural home remedies might also have some medical credence and enable … Read more

And why we should stop eating Meat There are several reasons why we should stop eating unhealthy food. And this is especially condemnatory when it comes to the vast consumption of carnivorous types of food such as red meat.  Apart from the fact that eating any meat can be “deadly” to our system, the structure of our body and internal organs are not designed for this. You only have to look at just a few components of the human body, both internally and externally to understand why we’ve got it all wrong about our eating habits and how we can easily change that … Read more

I often tell my friends to keep calm and go nuts. They think I’m nuts because I chose to go on a plant-based diet which included going nutty on nuts. I’m happy I did that, and that was 45 years ago without regret. Incidentally, that bit about keeping calm wasn’t something I made up. During World War II, the British government produced motivational posters – “Keep Calm and Carry On” It intended to raise the morale of the British public when Germany at the time threatened mass air attacks on their cities. So whenever you feel the need for something … Read more