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Are lentils safe for kids?

Beware the rush to plant-based foods for your children! Sourcing protein from plants throws focus onto legumes and grains - but take care. These choices deliver multiple anti nutrients - whilst the protein dose is rather small. Studies associate them with learning difficulties, behavioural issues and anxiety.

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How food toxins cause weight gain

Metabolism is the process by which we turn food into energy. And the thyroid gland is the traffic cop. It decides whether to 'store' calories - or 'burn' them.

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Food pyramids: unfounded and unsafe

The very first nutrition advice was written by a nineteenth century scientist, Mr Wilbur Atwater – a pioneer in measuring how the body generates energy from foods. However . . .

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Corn cobs and baby powder: headache and sinus pain.

Do you have fond memories of biting into a cob of buttered sweetcorn? Delicious flavour, texture with friends around a barbecue? What most people don’t realise is - corn is loaded with a troublesome protein called zein.

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Fragrant Spiced Baked Apples

A low toxin vintage favourite for the family … apples are almost always available - so sometimes we overlook them. but they can be a sweet-tart surprise and this recipe is absolutely low toxin!

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Comparing milks?

Which milk is your favourite? So delicious and so versatile … but do you know which ones carry toxins ...or what it takes to produce each one? Read the latest findings in milk trends.

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Gluten, dementia and neurological disorders

Studies have shown that gluten is implicated in the evolution of numerous neurodegenerative conditions: schizophrenia, dementia, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s among others. Avoidance of gluten and other food toxins would seem an obvious solution. So why do we still turn to drugs?

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The Latest on Dementia Solutions

Brain plaques are associated with Alzheimer symptoms. But why do they form? New evidence implicates gluten - among other food toxins.

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Solving the Eczema Mystery

Exciting new findings are pulling back the curtain on the mystery of eczema. The new knowledge reveals a simple way to not only heal eczema but … prevent new outbreaks.

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The power of telling my story

Learning about food toxins and their effects on my body was exhilarating, rewarding and life-affirming, and I told everyone.

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