February, 2013
PMT? Try a salad
Pre menstrual tension (PMT) - it’s something many women experience around that dreaded time of the month. And you may have tried everything to combat its symptoms, which can include everything from feeling bloated, to pain in the abdomen, changes to your skin and hair, headaches and mood swings. But did you know tucking into a simple salad …
White sugar and your eyesight: Why change to other sweeteners
I just finished reading ‘Beekeeping for Dummies’; like obviously many other (crazy?) folk, I am excited by the idea of ‘growing’ and harvesting my own honey. For all of my life, ‘alternative’ sweeteners have been the norm, due to my mother’s interest in nutritional health and good eyesight. Honey is the main sweetener we use, being able …
Great news: Our special 100th newsletter is here!
Great news for our members: Our March newsletter – our 100th issue - is now available to view here on the site. Just click here to access a digital copy, which includes a saving of over $400 on one of our most popular products, and a host of fantastic features, news and updates. This month’s newsletter …
Making Peace with Food
We’re pleased to announce a new face to NaturalCures.com Esther Kane, MSW, RSW, is an Eating Disorders Psychotherapist and author of “It’s Not About the Food: A Woman’s Guide to Making Peace with Food and Our Bodies” (http://www.endyoureatingdisorder.com). Her upcoming book, “How to Midwife Your Midlife in a Youth-Obsessed Culture” (http://www.midwifeyourmidlife.com), will help women navigate midlife …
Mums-to-be advised to cut out coffee
Coffee drinker? New research suggests mums-to-be who drink one or two mugs a day risk having an underweight baby. It’s been revealed that coffee may also make pregnancy last longer, too – but only by a matter of hours. The research follows a study which detailed records of almost 60,000 pregnancies in a 10-year period …
Got hiccups? Time for a bear hug
Time to grab someone you care about and give them a big old bear hug. Why? In a recent article, a retired British teacher explained how he ‘cured’ a 10-day bout of hiccups with a simple cuddle or two. Seventy-two-year-old Ben Lamberton hiccupped every 15 seconds day and night for over a week. Ben had tried drinking …
Something smells fishy. Or does it?
Nearly 60 per cent of the tuna Americans consume is not really tuna, as revealed in one of the largest seafood fraud investigations recently. If that’s not enough, most of the fake tuna has been found to be a fish that brings on gastrointestinal problems. Collecting more than 1,200 samples from over 600 retail outlets …
Tribute to Dr Hyman J. Roberts – Father of the Anti-Aspartame Movement
We’ve been busy working on an in-depth, no-holds-barred special report into aspartame, here at NaturalCures, and we were sad to hear that one of the anti-aspartame campaigners who features heavily in the report, Dr Hyman J. Roberts has passed away. Here, one of our regular contributors, Dr Betty Martini, the founder of the worldwide volunteer force, …
