If our body doesn’t get the essential minerals it requires from diet, it starts to compensate by absorbing less preferable elements that have similar properties, such as metals. Our bodies do this to ensure vital processes continue, even though this very act of short-term survival compromises long-term health. If our…
Researchers have known since the 1970’s that zinc deficiency causes a loss of appetite and/or abnormal food preferences. There have been studies that showed zinc-deficient mice chose a diet that was virtually 100% carbs, while zinc replete mice chose a balance of carbs, protein and fats. Zinc is involved in…
When I moved to Tonga, my third child was 11wks old. Some people thought I was cray-cray. My biggest fear was that one of us would get really sick and be forced to use the medical system, so I took lots of home remedies with me, and I was lucky…
Low libido is not the problem. It is the body’s way of protecting itself from a pregnancy that it cannot properly nourish. (Yes, even if you don’t actually want to get pregnant, anyway). Our bodies are always talking. The question is…are you listening? Women are more sensitive to stress, and…
Did you know that the availability of selenium regulates glutathione activity in the human body? No biggie! Glutathione is only one of our most important and potent antioxidants – meaning it combats free radicals and reduces oxidative stress. Mercury is strongly attracted to selenium, and will bind with selenium, forming…
In all the time I spent living in the Pacific Islands, in contact with perimenopausal women, I never once noticed anyone suffering symptoms, or heard women discussing it. My own mother and her sisters were going through the change of life, and on my visits home, I’d often hear them…