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A science enthusiast with a keen interest in health nutrition, Antonia has been intensely researching various dieting routines for several years now, weighing their highs and their lows, to bring readers the most interesting info and news in the field. While she is very excited about a high raw diet, she likes to keep a fair and balanced approach towards non-raw methods of food preparation as well. (http://www.rawfoodhealthwatch.com/)

Advice from the Banana Girl: How to cure your candida and STDs in one week

Eat less fat, more carbs: She follows and advises a low fat, vegan lifestyle that includes a variety of fruits including – you guessed it – bananas, mangoes, oranges and melon. Can managing – possibly even curing – candida be… 0 Shares |

4 Steps to Staying Healthy This Fall

We all know that there is no “cure’ for the common cold, so that leaves us with options to best prevent us from catching one in the first place. Your best defence is, of course, to be as healthy as… 0 Shares |

Type 2 Diabetes and a Raw Food Diet

A friend of mine has to said to me at least one time before: “One of my greatest fears of being over-weight and unhealthy is following in my father’s footsteps and developing type 2 diabetes.” We all know the main… 0 Shares |

Video: Attack of the giant hornets; 28 dead, anaphylactic shock from stings

In remote, wooded, and rural areas of central China, people have been attacked by giant, aggressive swarms of hornets. Alarmingly, 28 deaths have been reported and hundreds more have been injured in the last three months alone. Some of the… 0 Shares |

Top 5 Foods with Healthy Essential Fatty Acids

When trying to achieve and maintain a healthier lifestyle many people cut out all fats from their daily diet. This can have dangerous results for our bodies. Our bodies require Essential Fatty Acids (EFA’s) for proper development. Without these “good”… 0 Shares |

Are artificial sweeteners a health risk? Do they cause weight gain?

No more white sugar… CHECK! No more refined sugar of any kind… CHECK! Natural alternatives to refined sugars explored… CHECK! Switch to artificial sweeteners… CHECK NOT CHECKED! I have been turning a blind, closed, and any other kind of avoiding… 0 Shares |

How to sweeten without sugar – make gluten free pancakes and strawberry jam

I am a very practical person. If I am going to be successful in something; especially something as huge as eliminating refined sugars from my life, I need some hands on alternatives and guidance in how to use said products.… 0 Shares |

3 surprising alternatives to sugar and artificial sweeteners

So, the search for natural and healthier substitutions for white sugar continues. Just remember that this takes time but in the end you will be so much healthier for your efforts! Here are a few more alternatives for you to… 0 Shares |

White Sugar…… The Toxic Tale Continues…..

Welcome back to our “tea-time” toxic tale about….. our sweet little sidekick, WHITE SUGAR. Let me start off by stating that this is a very hard topic to deal with in one’s life. We are so accustomed to using white… 0 Shares |

Pumpkins: Not Just For Halloween!

Welcome to my favourite season of the year; AUTUMN! I can feel my blood pressure lower just thinking of colourful leaves gracefully falling to the ground, listening to the crunch of happy feet as joyful youngsters walk through leaf piles… 0 Shares |