When you fly, have you noticed that the safety instructions always recommend you put on your own oxygen mask before attempting to help others? Well it’s the same in our everyday lives; we need to help ourselves before we can help others. We can forget this but it is vitally important to look after ourselves if there are others dependent on us for their care. We often put ourselves at th[...]
Don’t forget that your body is very well versed in the art of detoxification and spends a good part of every day processing toxins and expelling them. Unfortunately modern diets and lifestyles can overload the body’s natural detoxification system and this is why it’s so beneficial to do an inner cleanse once or twice a year. Simply put, it resets the body and helps the liver (your bo[...]
Here are some ideas to make sure your body is better able to benefit from every bit of goodness your food has to offer: Avoid liquids around meal times. Liquids dilute the digestive juices and make your digestion less efficient at breaking down food. Chew, chew and chew some more. Nature hasn’t provided teeth inside our digestive tract, so you only get one chance to break your food do[...]
When you eat well, you might expect your digestive system to respond straight away with better elimination. But often this doesn’t immediately happen because the body needs time to adjust. That’s because the digestive system is rather remarkable and attempts to predict what you’re going to eat based on prior consumption. This makes it more efficient as it can prepare the types of en[...]
Try to eat a range of brightly coloured fruit and vegetables such as capsicum, carrots, tomatoes, beetroot, watercress, berries, papaya and melon. These contain high quantities of beneficial anti-oxidants such as vitamin c, e, beta- carotene and phytonutrients to protect and support your liver. Your liver needs adequate levels of b vitamins, selenium, zinc and glutathione (a very importan[...]