While driving home from dropping kids at school one day I was following a talk back discussion on Radio National about the pressures of modern family living; particularly the supposed tussle between loving one’s children and loving one’s partner. One woman spoke about being in love with her husband and ... MORE...
Archive for June, 2008
The term ‘preconception care’ can be defined as optimising health prior to attempting conception in the hope that a couple will conceive easily and attain a healthy pregnancy and birth. This idea has been part of a holistic approach to reproductive health for many years but has been gaining ... MORE...
More than sixty years ago, a Cleveland dentist named Weston A. Price decided to embark ... MORE...
For thousands of years knowledge of the herbs and wild plants that could increase fertility were the secrets of the village wise women. But after the holocaust against European Wise Women (the "burning times") and the virtual extermination of Native American medicine women, this knowledge virtually disappeared. In fact, many ... MORE...
With the debate still current as to whether disposable, eco-disposable or cloth nappies are best, there is another alternative that many people are unaware of. It’s the cleanest, greenest and probably the oldest way of dealing with babies’ elimination. Elimination Communication (EC), also referred to as Infant Potty ... MORE...
ANTI-FATIGUE FACTOR Liver’s as-yet-unidentified anti-fatigue factor makes it a favorite with athletes and bodybuilders. The factor was described by Benjamin K. Ershoff, PhD, in a July 1951 article published in the Proceedings for the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. Ershoff divided laboratory rats into three groups. The first ate a basic ... MORE...