Medical Today

Fibre forms the skeletal system of plants. Without it no plant or tree would be able to stand upright. Dietary fibre, the roughage of yesteryears, consists of those parts of the plant foods that cannot be digested by enzymes or other digestive secretions in the ailmentary canal.

Raw Honey is antiseptic, antibiotic, anti fungal, antibacterial and never spoils! Honey contains calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, niacin, pantothenic acid, phosphorus, potassium, riboflavin, sodium, thiamin, zinc and god knows what other undiscovered vitamins and minerals. Always store honey at room temperature, never in the refrigerator. If honey turns cloudy or crystallizes (a natural process), simply place the honey jar in warm water and stir until the crystals dissolve. Don’t take honey with a metal spoon - it changes the composition of the honey. Use plastic or porcelain instead. Don’t boil or mix honey in hot water. Always keep honey in the house, and make that ‘RAW’.

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has a particular understanding of baldness that is different from the allopathic view. TCM recommends foods to eat and others to avoid, herbs to treat hair loss, and special hair massage.

The term coronary heart disease covers a group of clinical syndromes arising particularly from failure of the coronary arteries to supply sufficient blood to the heart. They include angina pectoris, coronary thrombosis or heart attack and sudden death without infarction.

Olive oil contains over 75% monounsaturated fatty acids, polyphenols (an antioxidant), flavanoids and fat-soluble vitamin E. It has no protein, carbohydrate, sodium, cholesterols nor minerals. The first pressed olives (usually cold-pressed and produces lower acidity levels) is called Extra Virgin olive oil. It is particularly rich in the phenolic antioxidants as well as squalene and oleic acid, so should be the best for usage. Olive oil should be stored in a cool, dark place, away from heat so as not to destroy its constituents.