Natural Selection

Ever looked at the long list of ingredients on a product and wondered what all those numbers were about? Based on the book by the same name by Bill Statham this ingenious app allows you to look up food and cosmetic additives either by their name or additive number and work out whether it really should be something you ingest or put on your body. It describes the uses of each chemical, potential effects on the body (eg allergen, toxin, carcinogen), symptoms it may cause and where else you might find it. It’s a handy little app to have whether you have chemical sensitivities, allergies, sensitive skin or simply want to be more mindful of the chemicals you expose yourself and your family to.

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So check out this gallery “Time” has published from the book “Hungry Beast”. It chronicles the amount and type of foods families from across the world purchase in one week. What I notice most is two things. The quantity of food varies significantly across countries (check out Chad versus Germany for example) and the more Western the family tends to be, the more processed the food choices become. The Americans, for example have very little fresh produce on their table whereas the family from Ecuador have nothing but fresh produce. It seems economic development comes with a price, more marketing, poor health and the environmental impact of all that packaging.

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Whether you are trying to get pregnant at the moment or or even thinking about starting a family now is the perfect time to join Fertility expert Gabriela Rosa’s Free 14 Day Natural Fertility Challenge which starts tomorrrow. It’s your chance to discover her secrets to get into the ‘Fertility Zone’.

Already 100’s of couples - who want to experience the joy of seeing their own new born baby for the first time - have signed up for the “Challenge” and now you can too.

You can claim your place in the Challenge Now by going to this website.

In this incredible 2 week journey you’ll discover:
• The easy things you can do right now to dramatically increase your chances of getting pregnant in a matter of weeks

• The supplements you can get at any chemist to boost your body’s ability to conceive naturally (and which ones to avoid)

• The tests you should ask your Doctor for - and how to interpret the results. Discover what might be blocking your chances of falling pregnant

• Easy things men can do to boost their fertility -  and relationship tips to strengthen your bond during this sometimes challenging time
 
• When you should consider IVF -  and how to boost your chances of conceiving with IVF by up to 47.1%

• The 4 fertility killers that could  ruin your chances of getting pregnant

This is your last chance to register for this free 14 Day Natural Fertility Challenge so act now to avoid missing out.  

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Learn about the European directive to stop everyday people like you being able to treat themselves with natural medicine or plants. Some practitioners say this is a good thing as it places treatment back in the hands of natural practitioners. I think this is naive because pharmaceutical companies are behind this. What’s next? Practitioner only products possibly? This is yet another strategy to demonise natural medicine and assert their own products as safe.  Also, part of the philosophy of natural medicine is based on self-sufficiency, being able to take responsibility for, and treat your own health problems. You can sign the petition to stop this directive (link below) even if you aren’t part of the European union because if this goes ahead it sets a precedent on similar directives here.

http://www.savenaturalhealth.eu/sign.php

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