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How to make kids eat more veggies

Salad making Making salad can be a simple, first step to get kids involved with vegetables. Get them to cut, clean and chop a variety of salad leaves. Think of other greens like cucumbers, carrots, tomatoes, courgettes, spinach, mushrooms, avocados or beetroot. Throw in some chopped fruits, nuts and seeds...
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Babies do not need to cry -the science behind Craniosacral therapy for infant colic

Relevance Infant colic affects 20% of infants under 3 months1. It is the main cause of medical visits during the first year of life, distress to parents and a major reason for stopping breastfeeding2. What is it? Infant colic is a functional gastro-intestinal disorder (FGID) with elusive pathophysiology and multifactorial...
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Craniosacral therapy and chronic pain

New Research supports craniosacral therapy as a viable option for chronic pain sufferers. Here is my interpretation of the study results and its clinical relevance in plain English. Title Craniosacral therapy for chronic pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) Summary A review of 10 RTCs...
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Make your immune system resilient to infections

#1 Optimise your diet with key immune boosting nutrients #2 Keep stress and anxiety at bay #3 May want to supplement short-term #1 Build immune resilience with (healthy) food Food is medicine. It is safe (you can’t overdose with food), widely available and better fit for the immune system to...
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10 Tips to boost your immunity naturally

Antioxidants (polyphenols) in fruits and vegetables fight off viruses and boost immunity. Get them concentrated and unprocessed (raw) in a single drink. Simple. My top 10: redcurrants, cranberry, blueberries, pomegranates, lemon, celery, cucumber, spinach, ginger, kale. Fresh or frozen. In the picture: frozen redcurrants, frozen pineapple, spinach, ginger, lemon. Make...
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Menopause: what can I do naturally?

Did you know that menopause can last up to 10 years? Sadly, its importance and manifestations have been under-rated and overlooked except for some intriguing events called ‘hot flushes’. But menopause is about much more than that. Meno...PAUSE as I see it: It is a natural TRANSITION from the dynamic...
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How-to-bond-with-your-baby

Introduction Mum and baby bonding starts from conception. Bonding is a non-physical special connection between mother and child. It influences the child’s physical and emotional development as well as the mother’s wellbeing during pregnancy, postpartum and breastfeeding. It facilitates physical processes like for example, the mother’s let down when it...
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5 tips to keep colds and the flu away

Coming down with a cold? 5 tips to keep colds&flu at bay At the first sign of coming down with a cold or flu don't despair, just get yourself ready to: OXYGENATE Fresh air is needed to fight infections. So wrap up and go out for a walk in nature....
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HEALTHY TWIST TO YOUR FAVOURITE MEALS

HEALTHY TWIST TO YOUR FAVOURITE MEALS you don’t need to go vegan or raw to enjoy healthy meals. Just by changing a few ingredients and making the right combinations you can give your meals a healthy boost. STEP 1. Healthy condiments. replace salt with seaweed salt (see recipe below). A...
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