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I know it really helped my digestion when it was bad and gave me more energy so it has worked well for me. I am sure that the anti-fungal properties of it have been very beneficial for me too. Someone posted this on another forum - haven't tried it but it looks jolly tasty and is a good way of...

I usually get mine in Holland & Barrett. It costs £10 but you do get a good sized pot for that. Asian shops are a good source but unfortunately they are a bit thin on the ground where I live....... I am pretty choosy if I buy tinned coconut milk (I don't drink cows milk) as I have realised...

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I rather think Niall that your first comment about the chickens is precisely the point. The second however is debatable. Just as we can absorb chemicals through our skin, plants can absorb them through their leaves and roots in just the same way as they absorb sunlight and nutrients. Washing...

As far as Organic food is concerned, I think that whilst there may not be anything proven about the difference (ignoring that stupid report this week about it not being any different), common sense tells me that to eat food that has not been sprayed from the minute it appears out of the ground...

Jan, you have to realise that ALL drugs are toxic to the body and will add toxic load. Sometimes they are a necessary evil but the less of them we can manage with the better. Toxins can contribute to weight gain too, because the liver hives toxins off into the fat cells to be dealt with 'at a...

There are carbs and there are carbs and there are carbs........ Personally, I feel that what is most important is how any particular carbs work in YOUR body. As has been adequately pointed out, not all carbs are the same and not all of us spike with the same carbs. That is where testing...

Oh, me too, me too! My first baby was 9lb 15oz and I was told that I would probably end up as a Diabetic later on. Isn't it funny how we just accept what we are told as if it is fate and we can do nothing about it! When she was little I was also told by a very sensible Naturopath that I...

Absolutely. Although I have had issues with carbs for many years it wasn't until my digestion finally collapsed that I realised that wheat/gluten was a major problem and adopted a gluten-free diet. Eating gluten-free carbs didn't help because they are typically more carb-dense even than...

You really need to test it with different meals - no-one usually eats rice on its own - except perhaps as rice cakes (if you are one of the probably extremely few who eat a rice cake on its own :? ). It is true that the amount of fat in a meal will slow the uptake of the carbs and consequent...

There's hope for us all!! :D Good stuff Ali

Personally I think we can get way too hung up on the calorie thing - t'would be better if they had never been 'invented'. The more nutritious your food, the less you need. If you aren't getting enough nutrition from your food your body will keep prompting you to eat. Much of the carbohydrate...

Thought this was a topic that needs addressing as everyone who loses weight comes across this issue at some point. You get to a stage where it doesn't seem to matter what you do you just can't shift the weight. Fat is a storehouse for toxins. We are surrounded by toxins. We eat, breathe and...

I am struggling with my numbers too at the moment. They were great over the first couple of weeks - so much so that I was able to drop the insulin, but since this last weekend they have started creeping up and i have had to supplement with 10 units or more of insulin which is extremely annoying...

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Personally, it seems to me that you already have it covered! If you are managing your Diabetes and keeping your sugars pretty much within normal range I can't see the point. If at some point you intend going back to higher carbs then you may well benefit from it and I suppose it may be useful...

Apparently fat is a toxin store. The liver will tend to off-load toxins into fat cells that it can't deal with at the time - possibly due to overload. If you can picture your fat cells stuffed full of all the toxins you have accumulated over your lifetime you can imagine what a struggle your...

http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/abs/10 ... alCode=met http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_re ... rate_diets http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2009/06/ ... 244574944/ http://www.cghjournal.org/article/S1542-3565(09)00198-0/abstract (I can vouch for this one - going gluten-free low-carb got rid...

My husband and I have been gluten-free since Jan 08. He is not Diabetic (although I think he has been edging towards it) but what dropping gluten has had the most effect on is his brain function. I am married to a new man! He has gone from years of being perpetually crabby and depressed with...

Personally I don't usually drink very much when I am eating as it can dilute the stomach acid and make digestion more difficult, and my digestion is not brilliant at the best of times. Another option you could try if you are just in a pub to drink is to either have water, or what I do...