Question: Do you know if coconut oil's antimicrobial effect extends to probiotics? If I am prescribing probiotics do you know if I am undoing the effects by prescribing coconut oil as well? Answer: My understanding is that coconut oil encourages the right kind of bacteria in the colon--it is the preferred food for the kind of bacteria you want to have there. MORE...
Archive for September, 2007
It's Spring Down Under. The Sun returns. Time for rebirth. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, Spring time is when the 'Chi' is in the Liver Meridian more than any other time of year. The Liver energy is considered the General, the director of energy, the leader of all the meridians, the instigator, ... MORE...
I slept and dreamt that life was joy, I woke and saw that life was service, I acted and behold, service was joy. - Rabrindranahth Tagore We are odd bedfellows, those of us answering the call of our wounded and endangered Earth. The boundaries are blurring between the mainstream and the counter culture; between ... MORE...
John from Schnitzer Mills has given me this beauty. Be sure to subscribe to go into the draw to win a hand grain roller, you could be making your own flakes. Beth's Oat Cookie Treats 3 cups freshly rolled oats 3 cups freshly milled wholegrain flour 1 cup rapadura 2 cups coconut 150g butter 5 ... MORE...
The prevalence of many chronic ailments is a modern phenomenon and they are at the core of most degenerative conditions that people experience today. The resulting pain is affecting the health of a growing percentage of our population from all walks of lifefrom the amateur sports enthusiast, to those who ... MORE...
Exceptional! A not-to-be-missed resource! As an educator for many years, my first response to a health book is to turn to the back and look at its bibliography, glossary, index and resources. In the New Menopausal Years it accounts for fifty plus pages. NO one can fault this ... MORE...
Becoming parents challenges us right down to our bones. Our children evoke deep tenderness and delight and bring out an energy and protectiveness in us that we didn’t know we had. But the realities of sleep deprivation and the anxiety of unfamiliar roles and tasks give rise to another powerful ... MORE...
