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Top 5 Foods to Avoid for your Cardiovascular Health, and Just How Much Our Choices Influence Our Health (Part Two): Last week, we looked at the idea that what we eat can have a huge impact upon our risk of contracting coronary heart disease. In particular, we discussed foods high in sugar, salt and fat…

Top 5 Foods to Avoid for your Cardiovascular Health, and Just How Much Our Choices Influence Our Health (Part One):   We’ve looked at the best foods for our cardiovascular health, based on what the science shows us. Just as important as including these foods that help our heart, however, is avoiding those that do…

Top 8 Foods That Protect Your Heart and Promote Cardiovascular Health (Part Two): Last week, we began looking at various foods that have been scientifically shown to improve cardiovascular health. Leafy greens, whole grains, berries and avocados have been shown to lower bad cholesterol, raise good cholesterol, and lower blood pressure. Today, I am going…

Top 8 Foods That Protect Your Heart and Promote Cardiovascular Health (Part One): With cardiovascular disease being the number one killer in Australia, it is important to minimise our risks and maximise our heart health any way we can. Many doctors lack a real understanding of nutrition and the many ways in which diet can…

The Top 5 Herbs To Prevent Heart Attacks And Stave Off Illness Keeping your cardiovascular system healthy is one of the best ways of keeping your whole body healthy. After all, your blood pumps through every part of your body. Let’s take a look at the top 5 herbs for promoting optimum cardiovascular health. Many…

The Dangers of Heart Surgery: What You Should Know It is no coincidence that coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death in Australia. A sedentary lifestyle, poor diet and high levels of stress are just some of the reasons for this. Many people see heart surgery as an easy fix and a solution…

As we, in the southern hemisphere, head into winter, the days get shorter and colder. It becomes increasingly more difficult and increasingly less desirable to spend time outdoors.  Yet, the sun plays an important role in our health. It is recommended that we get 10-30 minutes of direct sunlight (i.e., outside and not through a…

We’ve all been there: we eat something that disagrees with us, and spend the next day or two paying the price. Caused primarily by improper food handling by which bacteria is bred and spread, the symptoms of food poisoning can be most unpleasant. Feelings of nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, fever and diarrhoea are just some…

Last week, we discussed the three main methods of herbal infusions.  In addition to the three methods of infusion, there is the decoction method of extraction. Decoctions are the main method used to extract the active ingredients from herbs for use in fomentations, syrups and enemas.    The decoction method of extraction:  The term decoction…

In last week’s blog post, we discussed the evolution of herbal extraction, along with the effect of heating herbs. This week, we will be taking a look at the various methods of herbal extraction, as well as the positives and negatives of each method.  From the beginning times of herbal medicine, infusions and decoctions of…