Vitamin D & Diabetes

A review article published by Loyola University's nursing school researchers concluded that adequate intake of vitamin D may prevent or delay the onset of diabetes and reduce complications for those who have already been diagnosed. Management of vitamin D deficiency may be a simple and cost-effective method to improve blood-sugar control and prevent the serious complications associated with diabetes.

Portion OF Fruit & Vegetable

We have been told that we need to eat at least 5 portions of fruit/vegetables a day for our health, but many people are hazy as to what that means. Here are some practical examples courtesy of the UK Department of Health.

Heart Disease & Red Meat

Walter Willett, chair of the Department of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health says "source of protein in our diet has an important impact on our health, and we can’t consider red meat, chicken, fish, beans, and nuts to be interchangeable ...This should not be surprising because when we eat red meat we get a large dose of saturated fat, cholesterol, and a form of iron that can override our control mechanisms. If instead we eat nuts as a protein source, for example, we get unsaturated fats that reduce our blood cholesterol, no cholesterol itself, and lots of fiber, minerals, and vitamins.”

Healthy Water

It is important to remember that as long as we treat water with love and respect, it will love and respect us in return, nurturing our bodies and providing us with the key to longevity. Tantric scripts tell us that water is ‘prana’, the vital breath that brings life, without which we could not live.

Animals & Pain

I was recently eating in the Bean Inn in Carbis Bay, Cornwall and one of the staff was wearing a T shirt saying “Beans Don’t Scream”. This really made me smile, but afterwards I was thinking about the message and the implications of it.