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National Institute of Complementary Medicine
Consultation Forums
8 August 2007
In June of this year the National Institute of Complementary Medicine (NICM) was launched. With government funding it aims to increase the profile of research into complementary medicine and assist in communication and collaboration in the research arena.
The Institute has a newsletter which has just been released, aiming [...]
Turmeric Spice May Fight Cystic Fibrosis
A substance found in a popular spice that is responsible for turning curry and mustard yellow, might also help with treating the deadly disease, cystic fibrosis. In a study of mice afflicted with cystic fibrosis, researchers found that deaths were [...]
Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni native to Paraguay contains a variety of minerals and vitamins and can be 30 times sweeter than sugar. Hundreds of scientific studies have documented stevia’s contribution to regulating blood sugar in diabetics and hypoglycemics, lowering elevated blood pressure, aiding the healing of wounds, reducing acne and improving digestion. Stevia has a glycemic [...]
Its that time of the year again. Many of us are suffering from hayfever, rhinitus or sinus. Often these are environmentally triggered allergies occurring seasonally as certain plants flower, or as you are exposed to seasonal toxins in the atmosphere, resulting in runny noses, headaches and lowered immunity through over exposure to personal allergies.
Upper [...]
Sometimes it’s all too easy to let stress take over our lives with work and commitments.
Stress is dangerous for your body as we tend to neglect our health. The hormones cortisol and adrenaline are secreted from the adrenal glands exhausting them, followed by over extension of your thyroid hormones leading to a myriad of [...]
Just living in our Society is enough to create havoc with our eliminative organs and create a build up of toxicity that needs to be removed regurally.
It’s really quite simple. Eat clean foods, exercise, drink plenty of water and take some extra precautions that will bring the bounce back in your step.
How do [...]
Prioritise your skin for good health
Keep your skin healthy with my beautiful Chamomile and Olive leaf moisturizer. Natural skin creams are essential for good skin health. Essential fatty acids in the form of flaxseed oil and other omega 3 oils are what make up 80% of your cell membranes. That means that every cell wall [...]
