The first step in maintaining a healthy gut is to avoid all of the things listed in the ‘Why is the GUT so important’ article e.g. avoid taking antibiotics and pharmaceutical drugs. Sometimes these are necessary, so when you do take them, take a good quality probiotic supplement, especially during and after for a few weeks. However, at times […]
Hippocrates wrote over 2,000 years ago that “ALL DISEASES BEGIN IN THE GUT.’ The GUT is responsible for normal gastrointestinal function: it contains more than 80% of our immune system; it provides protection from infection; regulates metabolism; makes vitamins our bodies need and utilize, such as B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B12, A & K. […]
What happens when we decide a detox would be beneficial for you? Firstly, you will complete a questionnaire which will help us to assess if you require a simple 4 week detox or a more specialized detox which will last for six weeks. If you require a 4 week program, you will have 1 x 1/2 […]
When we think about detoxification we often think it’s all about the liver. However, our skin plays a major role in the elimination of toxins and therefore its health is important to ensure effective detoxification. The accumulation of dead skin cells decreases the skin’s ability to perform this very important function. Dry skin brushing helps […]
If you haven’t already, please read our Introduction to Detoxification article. It gives you the basics on what detoxing is all about. There are also a lot of detox products and plans in the market place which may or may not be of benefit to you. Some of them may even prove to be harmful. One […]
A good detox is divided into a number of stages: the first stage being the preparation of your digestive tract to ensure it is healthy and has good integrity. If you don’t take this first step and simply increase the detoxification rate of your liver it is likely that many of the toxins being excreted […]
We have all heard the word detoxification and also how good it is for our health to ‘have a detox’. But what is detoxification? Our daily lives expose us to all sorts of toxins and impurities – from the food we eat, the air we breathe and medication we take as well as household cleaning products […]
Sometimes great things happen in natural medicine which go almost unnoticed to the general public. A recent independent study has identified a herbal preparation which is as effective as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), such as Nexium and Losec, in the treatment of gastro-oesophageal reflux. PPIs are drugs which are meant to be used in the short term […]