November 2008

My Comments Board is where you are going to find lots of different information on a complete range of subjects:

• Programmes to watch on TV
• Foods to keep you healthy
• Nutritional News
• Disease & Preventions
• GM Foods Weight loss
• Testimonials

Along with lots and lots of ideas and suggestions on how to change to a healthier lifestyle.
So read on and enjoy and if there is anything you want to ask or have more information on, just ask!

Still watching ! Comments on aired/future programmes coming soon.

The Great British Strawberry! Those heart shaped sweet fruits have become a symbol of our British Summer Time. High in Vitamin C, Potassium, Manganese, folic acid, calcium and the polyphenolic compound called Ellagic Acid which is shown to protect us from oxidative stress which can lead to cardiovascular disease and other degenerative diseases. Strawberries are a super-food known to help the effects of ageing.

Recently U.K doctors have been asked by our health secretary Alan Johnson to reduce the amount of antibiotics prescribed to patients with coughs and colds. This is to help prevent the spread of the anti-biotic resistant superbugs such as MRSA. He says that the unnecessary prescriptions cost the British health system £1.7 billion per year.

Without doubt antibiotics have saved lives but they are over prescribed, they can be effective in destroying pathogenic bacteria but hold no mercy with their killing spree and end up wiping out our favourable bacteria needed for optimum health and digestive health. Read more here.....

Prince Charles has spoken recently of the potential threat that companies developing genetically modified crops were damaging Earth’s soil and was an experiment ‘gone seriously wrong’. For more on this story from the BBC visit their article Charles in GM 'disaster' warning

Monsato: are the worlds leading producer of the herbicide roundup and the leading producers of genetically engineered seeds - click here to see the You Tube video: 'GM FOODS - The Impact On Our Future' You can also read this report taken from the UK Soil Association website: Gm Crops - The Health Effects (pdf format)

The Governments Secret plan to boost GM crop production - read the article here: and then voice your opinion here

Testimonials are a great way of receiving feedback and also learning from other peoples problems and comments. Here are just a few so far, click to read them in full:

• Karen's approach to wellness & detailed knowledge of nutrition have been an absolute revelation to me.
  (Sarah Scott, Kent)
  
• Having been diagnosed with endeometriosis I started to get the usual stomach and lower back pain and very heavy periods. I was recommended to Karen.
  (Maria, Peterborough)
• I have struggled with my weight for many years and suffered many health problems.
  (Wendy Humphreys)

A common site in many UK cities on a Saturday night is drunken young men and women who for them a night out is not a night out unless it is fuelled with alcohol.

Experts have warned that urgent action is needed to prevent Britain heading for a dementia epidemic caused by the nation’s binge-drinking culture which is associated with binge drinking. If trends continue, within 10 years the UK population would be drinking more than anywhere else in Europe. A recent paper published in the British Journal of Psychiatry links excessive alcohol drinking and loss of brain tissue. Experts also said that people are drinking almost double what they were in the 1960’s and that cheaper alcohol could also be a cause
Alcohol is a neurotoxin and in time can lead to short term memory problems, and longer term dementia. For more on this story go to http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7703687.stm  

SO WHAT ARE THE NUTRITIONAL EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL –

1. Magnesium depletion (can trigger cravings, blood sugar problems)
2. Zinc depletion (can also trigger cravings, blood sugar problems, anxiety, stress and more)
3. Effects on our essential fats (can then affect energy levels, memory, skin complaints)
4. Premature ageing due to loss of antioxidants
5. Vitamin A deficiency
6. Low levels of the favorable bacteria in the intestinal tract e in thee Disordered levels.
7. B vitamin deficiencies
8. Disturbance of protein metabolism
9. Loss of Vitamin C

LONG TERM EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL –

1. Fatigue
2. Depression
3. Cravings
4. Social problems
5. Weight issues (either over or under weight
6. Diabetes (alcohol affects the pancreas)
7. Gut related issues
8. Fatty Liver
9. Cardiovascular disease
10. Cirrhosis of the liver…..and much more

ON A POSITIVE NOTE –New research shows that the polyphenols in red grapes (which inc. Red wine) really do show protective qualities. The polyphenols are know antioxidants which can help protect us from free radical damage. The polyphenols which comprise resveratrol, anthocyanins and flavanoids have antioxidant effects the can help in preventing cellular damage.