Let’s start by what’s right with raw. Raw food gives you lots of antioxidants which are destroyed with cooking. The mineral and vitamin content won’t appreciably change with cooking, and some would argue that you get lots of living enzymes that support the body and the digestion. I’m not sure of the true value of having living enzymes, but I do know that patients who have difficulty digesting raw juices, do much better when the juice is fresh and not bottled or left in the fridge for a few hours. So obviously something is lost that supports digestion when these are stored. Now we turn to what’s wrong with raw.
A quick lesson in hormone disruption
by Kathryn Alexander
on June 26, 2012
A few years ago, when teaching health professionals in Munich, I scribbled a diagram on the white board. I was trying to explain the role of the main culprits in oestrogen disruption. We had been exploring various health products that claimed to mitigate some of the risks of endocrine imbalances but it was all fairly academic (and boring) until I drew the diagram which seemed to hit the sweet spot.
Salt Awareness – are the guidelines achievable?
by Kathryn Alexander
on May 08, 2012
Sadly, unless supported by the food industry, then it may not be possible to reach the target of reducing our salt intake to <6g/day. The Australian division of World Action on Salt and Health
Detoxification: the art of healing
by Kathryn Alexander
on April 30, 2012
The art of medicine is how you bring a person from a point of sickness to a point of wellness. In classical naturopathy it was believed that the cause of sickness lay in lifestyle
Unexplained infertility: a simple solution
by Kathryn Alexander
on April 21, 2012
Unexplained infertility can, in the majority of cases, be resolved in less than 4 months leading to healthy pregnancies.
Leaky gut syndrome?
by Kathryn Alexander
on April 20, 2012
Are you one of the thousands diagnosed with “leaky gut syndrome”. Every time a client comes with this diagnosis (along with their long list of supplements they have been told to take) I have to count to ten.
The coffee enema – what it does and doesn’t do.
by Kathryn Alexander
on April 13, 2012
Is the coffee enema a magical detoxifying method that you can add to your armoury? Well yes, it is, undoubtedly. For those sceptics who have never tried one
Detoxification: a process, not an event
by Kathryn Alexander
on April 11, 2012
Does a 10 day detox work? It depends what your definition of "work" is. Yes they may give the body a rest, and yes you may lose weight
Oestrogen dominance: easily fixed with diet
by Kathryn Alexander
on April 02, 2012
Why is it that everything can seem to come crashing down just as a woman comes up to menopause? For many women, from having reasonably good health suddenly a number of conditions
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