FEED A COLD & STARVE A FEVER? Most of us have heard this old saying which dates back to 1574, appearing in John Withals’s dictionary: “Fasting is a great remedie of feuer.” The idea behind it was that eating “heats” the body, and...

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We all live with candida/ fungi, in balance with our friendly bacteria, in the gut until ‘activated’ by an extreme shock, ongoing stress or over-exposure to anti-biotics.  Consuming a diet high in overt and hidden sugars (cakes, biscuits, pastries, refined carbs as in...

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This question comes up often, especially by parents of young children. Parasite infestations are much more common than you might know!  Living in a warm climate, eating meat, fish, sushi, children kissing the dog or cat, infants crawling outside, all increase the risk...

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THE BLUE BOX™ IS OUR BEST TRAVELING COMPANION Three Week Zimbabwe overlanding / ‘Wild Camping’ Experience  – a testimonial! Recently, my partner Ursula and I took time out to travel in a group in convoy to some of the most incredible nature spots in Zimbabwe. We...

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We all have one, but few of us truly understand what the liver is for and what it does for us. Unlike the heart or the lungs, we don’t feel our livers working. Located beneath the rib cage in the right upper abdomen, the liver is the largest solid organ in the...

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