For all you out there who have been supporting me during the writing, pondering, corrections, and frustrations with technology to get my book actually published…well finally I have copies in my hot sticky’s!! Thank you, thank you, thank you all so much!! Now you can actually buy a copy on Amazon…it is also available in Kindle form. Continue reading The exciting bit when your book arrives!
After a few years of frustration I have finally finished my book. I had no idea it would be so tricky…even when I had finally finished the copy, I still had weeks of formatting, setting up a publishing site on Amazon and learning how to upload my book. I was really keen to get the book out there for Christmas, and to sell it at … Continue reading Video introducing my new book
Finally my book has been published on Amazon Kindle…just in time for Christmas…it is easily found by typing in my name or the title…hope you enjoy it!! Here is a link to my short video introducing it… https://youtu.be/jp1NqYPCTI0 Continue reading New Book Launched today
Here are the second batch of food and beverage items that may cause you digestive and auto-immune problems. Alcohol; The occasional glass of red wine offers you a boost of antioxidants, but in general all alcohol consumption increases the production of the C-reactive protein. This is this protein that is used in blood tests to establish the level of inflammation in someones body. Many alcoholic drinks contain … Continue reading Red flag foods that cause intollerances part 2
After looking at food and beverage items that you should avoid…there is a tendency to think what on earth can I eat? How am I going to cook it? There are loads of things and after a while your common sense starts to realise what is good and what isn’t. If you are like me…someone born with a sugar spoon in my mouth..I found it … Continue reading What do you eat on an Anti-inflammatory diet?
There are quite a few catagories of food that can cause intolerance in our digestive systems. One or two categories may be a problem for you, but it is very unlikely that all of them are. In my last blog I talked about elimination diets as a method of confirming which if any Red Flag foods cause issues with your digestion and or auto-immune disease. … Continue reading Red flag foods that cause intollerances, part 1
We need to be sure our digestive health is working at its best to avoid sleep walking down a path into serious health problems in later life. To achieve that, we need to provide our bodies with the right balance of foods, nutrients and water. The problem of chronic inflammation in our bodies is also a major health risk, again contributing to a malfunction of … Continue reading Avoiding the path to an Auto-Immune Disease…
Which conditions fall under the ‘auto-immune’ category of diseases? Well there are many of them, over a hundred actually, some of the more recognised include; Diabetes, Cardiovascular disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis, Graves Disease, Psoriasis, Coeliac disease, Myasthenia gravis, Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, Lupus, Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn’s Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Vitiligo, Alopecia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Eczema and Asthma to name but a few. In most cases, the … Continue reading How does an auto-immune disease start?
Betony or Stachys officinalis grows in the shaded woodland of the UK and Europe, prefering rich soil. The plant was cultivated in monastic and physic gardens for its ability to ward off evil spirits. Interestingly it does have antiseptic properties and as an essence helps you to connect with the angelic and in particular your Guardian Angel…so yes they were right in ancient times…it does … Continue reading Message from Betony
Morning Glory or Ipomoea Convolvulaceae in Latin is the cultivated form of the weed we love to hate in the garden called “Bind Weed”…and like it’s unruly cousin it grows rampantly smothering everything in it’s path if it gets a chance. However, in the mornings it puts on its display of saucer shaped flowers the bees love. As an essence it is very similar really, it … Continue reading Message from Morning Glory
