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Which are the best natural anti inflammatory herbs and spices?

January 29, 2020 by nikki hawkes Leave a Comment

the best natural anti inflammatory spices

Did you know that inflammation is an underlying factor in all disease? It is. From allergies to heart disease, and the autoimmune diseases rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease, inflammation has a role. But inflammation is also an important part of the natural immune system response that keeps us healthy. Without inflammation we couldn’t heal […]

Filed Under: Pain and pain management Tagged With: Alzheimer's disease, arthritis, chronic disease, herbs

The role of ageing in gut health and osteoarthritis

June 9, 2019 by nikki hawkes Leave a Comment

is there a link between gut health and osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis is a progressive and degenerative joint disease. It causes a great deal of pain and disability for millions of people. It commonly affects older people and we used to think it was caused by wear and tear. But, scientists now think there might be other causes. One such cause involves a link between gut […]

Filed Under: Arthritis and gout, Gut health and digestion, Healthy Ageing Tagged With: ageing, arthritis, chronic disease, health, microbiome

Sniffing out Alzheimer’s disease

April 30, 2019 by nikki hawkes Leave a Comment

loss of sense of smell might indicate early cognitive decline

  Scientists have discovered that one of the earliest symptoms related to the development of Alzheimer’s disease is a problem with the sense of smell. The number of people with Alzheimer’s disease, the most common cause of dementia, is increasing rapidly. It is one of the most dreaded of diseases and yet modern medicine seems […]

Filed Under: Healthy Ageing, Mind and mood Tagged With: Alzheimer S Disease, Alzheimer's disease, chronic disease, herbalist, herbs, Reverse Alzheimer Disease

What to eat on the Mediterranean diet

February 9, 2019 by nikki hawkes Leave a Comment

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As I have discussed before scientific studies suggest that the Mediterranean diet is the healthiest way to eat. There are hundreds if not thousands of studies that support the use of this way of eating for improving health as well as reducing the risk of developing a chronic disease, potentially reversing chronic disease and for […]

Filed Under: general health Tagged With: chronic disease, diet, Food Pyramids, health, Healthy Diet, Mediterranean diet, Mediterranean Food

Should you eat more whole grains?

January 21, 2019 by nikki hawkes Leave a Comment

barely whole grains

In the news last week we saw many articles similar to this one from the BBC website. These articles relate to a World Health Organisation (WHO) funded review in the Lancet that looked at the amount of dietary fibre people eat and how it relates to their health and risk of disease. The general impression of the […]

Filed Under: general health Tagged With: chronic disease, diet, Mediterranean diet, microbiome

Rheumatoid arthritis is caused by bacteria

November 26, 2018 by nikki hawkes Leave a Comment

juniper is one of a number of herbal remedies used for UTIs

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic arthritic condition of the joints. Like osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis causes joint pain, swelling and stiffness. Yet, rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis are very different conditions. While osteoarthritis is thought of as a disease of wear and tear, rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease. This means that instead of protecting the body, […]

Filed Under: Arthritis and gout, autoimmunity articles, herbal medicine, Pain and pain management Tagged With: autoimmune disease, chronic disease, herbs, immune system

Pesticides linked to autism and other chronic diseases

August 20, 2018 by nikki hawkes Leave a Comment

crop spraying with pesticides

In my article Could indoor toxins be making you ill?, I discuss how the constant exposure to household and workplace toxins can mean these chemicals accumulate in the body. And, how this build up of toxic chemicals may be one factor underlying the rapid increase we are seeing in chronic diseases, such as heart disease, […]

Filed Under: general health, Mind and mood Tagged With: autism, chronic disease, environmental toxins, health, pesticides

Food as medicine to prevent chronic disease

August 13, 2018 by nikki hawkes Leave a Comment

Olives a part of the Mediterranean diet

Given the regularity of food related news headlines, and especially those that seem to contradict ‘last week’s news’, it’s perhaps not surprising that many people are unsure about what they should believe. What should we eat to improve our health or even prevent chronic disease? Low fat or low carb? What about grains or gluten? […]

Filed Under: Gut health and digestion Tagged With: chronic disease, diet, Dietary Fiber, Dietary Fibre, Digestive System, Dysbiosis, Fermented Foods, Food, food as medicine, health, microbiome, prebiotic, probiotic, Probiotic Food

Could indoor toxins be making you ill?

December 25, 2017 by nikki hawkes Leave a Comment

Furniture contains toxins

Exposure to environmental toxins is unavoidable. Yet what most people may not know is that indoor toxins outnumber those outside. This constant exposure means that toxins can accumulate in the body. In fact researchers think this accumulation may be a cause of chronic disease. There is an ongoing and rapid, worldwide increase in chronic disease. […]

Filed Under: Detoxification Tagged With: chronic disease

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