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A Cure For Tinnitus?

I subscribe to WDDTY (What Doctor’s Don’t Tell You) and in addition to the magazine they send out a weekly email newsletter which invites readers to suggest remedies for specific readers’ complaints.

Now, I’ve never felt completely convinced by this approach, that is not until today. In this week’s issue was the following story of someone suffering from tinnitus and some readers’ recommendations.

‘Tinnitus: A 56-year-old male is suffering from mild tinnitus and feels it is getting worse.  He’s tried ear candling, acupuncture and Ginkgo biloba, but has seen no improvement.  What do readers recommend?'....

Anti Ageing Cookware!?!

Want to know how you can prevent ageing while cooking?!?

I'm really excited and it's not often I get excited... especially about a new product. I'm a bit of a sceptic and I really don't like being taken in by a lot of marketing hype.

But, having said all that, the Nikken products have had such an impact on my life that I decided to became a distributor. (Their magnets succeeded where even steroid injections had failed and helped me get rid of my tennis elbow. And the water filtration system even had my cat convinced.)

So, when I first heard about the new Nikken cookware and read the claims and all the marketing bumpf, I contained my excitement and my sensible, sceptical side just kept asking for more and more information (thank you Shirle). Until, finally, I let myself get really excited! It's a technological revolution.

We would all like to slow down the ageing process, it's not just a question of those ghastly wrinkles that seem to appear overnight, it's about the creaking joints and quality of life!

And, by now we've all heard about how great antioxidants like vitamin C and blueberries are and how they can slow down the ageing process which is caused by harmful free radicals. 

Well, LifeWare Technologies have come up with a patented system of cookware that actually prevents the creation of harmful free radicals during the cooking process!

And seeing really is believing. Just take a look at the zucchini pictured below, they were both cooked in identical conditions, at the same temperature, for the same length of time and using the exact same oil:

cooked using the Kenzen Cookware with their patented technolgoy

cooked using traditional cookware

Just like rust, the brown colour is an indicator of free radical damage and ageing! The great news is it also retains more vitamins and tastes better too!

If you want to know more, I'll be writing an article in this month's ezine about preventing ageing, oxidation, antioxidants and the new cookware. Email me on nikken@spanishfitnessbootcamp.com to find out how you can get your hands on this amazing cookware system!

If like me you want the real technical info check out Lifeware Technologies website.

BBC Watchdog's Dirty Allergy Trick

I received one of Patrick Holford's 100% for Health emails this morning and boy was he hopping made. The BBC's Watchdog programme totally misrepresented the slightly differing results of the 2 identical blood samples submitted for the IgG Food Intolerance or York Test.  See below for Patrick's email in full.

I can't say I blame him. He has worked so hard and helped so many people with their allergy problems, that to see the reputation of the York test tarnished in that way is just too much. It is really just a case of extremely shoddy and lazy reporting. That's the problem when you get reporters that are either totally ignorant of the subject or have a vested interest.

I've seen this happen a number of times before. There was that programme on spiritual healing where the doctor / scientist decided to go down the avenue of the 'placebo' effect. They say they want proof that it works, but then when you produce it they just dismiss it, or say they need more. Or else they don't even bother to look for the proof. She could have contacted the Reiki Federation for details of clinical trials. But no, instead of making a programme about spiritual healing she made one about the placebo effect, that we've all known about for ages! It's just poor research.

But we did hope for better from the BBC and Watchdog. I didn't see the programme myself, so if you saw it, let me know what you think. 

BBC Watchdog's Dirty Allergy Trick

Bottled Water Under Fire From The Greens!

This week bottled water has come under fire from the Greens! It seems that it's actually not environmentally friendly of us to drink bottled water.

That seems a bit of a U- turn. But the fact of the matter is that we are not re-cycling our plastic bottles and they take hundreds of years to decompose! Added to which are the transport costs involved. And again we're talking in terms of costs to the environment.

In an effort to show their support of the environment, several government departments have sacrificed their bottled water supplies.

The fact of the matter is that we can tell the difference between tap water and bottled water. And in certain parts of England the tap water is virtually undrinkable. They can tell us it's safe until they are blue in the face, but the fact of the matter is it tastes vile.

And I'm not altogether confident in it's safety anyway, (as I commented in an earlier blog, the water table in Hemel Hempstead has been compromised after the thousands of litres of the toxic foam that were used to put out the fire at Buncefield Oil Depot.)

A spokeswoman on This Morning even made the point that we don't actually need to drink 2 litres of water, but that we get a lot of our requirement from fruit and vegetables and TEA!!! (And she didn't say herbal or fruit tea). Really someone ought to let her into the fact that TEA is a diuretic which causes you to lose water!

So, what's the solution? If you want to support the environment but also want to drink pure water....

Party Season

When I got the email inviting me to the YES Christmans party on Saturday, I jumped at the chance. You can always be sure of meeting really interesting people at any of the YES events. I wasn't disappointed. I met a fellow entrepreneur and a Touch For Health and Brain Gym teacher. That's a couple of extra weekly activities to add to the list for the Spanish Fitness Bootcamp! A fun way to network.

The party was held at the Walkabout Inn less than a minute's walk from Temple tube! What a difference it makes when the venue is so accessible. The Thames by night with the London Eye lit up looked absolutely stunning and very Christmassy.

But back to the party. Good company, good music (I even strutted my stuff on the dance floor) AND outstanding food provided by Peter Pure! He really outdid himself, I can't remember when I've  eaten such fabulous and unusual food. I really can't begin to tell you what was in half of the canapes we were presented with. I was particularly taken with the creme of horseradish on a tiny rosti. It was pink in colour so I can only assume that it must have been mixed with beetroot.  Stunning presentation!

I've just looked on his website and he's doing Raw Food Parties! I've left him a message saying I want to book on the next one! Click here to check it out.

If one of your New Year's Resolutions is to get motivated why not check out the YES Group. Bob Proctor is the speaker at their next meeting on Wednesday, 31st of January. A great way to start 2007!

There's A Worm In My Glass

And we're not talking about the worm in the bottom of the tequila bottle that has featured in some rather steamy film scenes!

No, we're talking about a glass of tap water. This week's front page of my local newspaper featured a local resident who had found a water larvae swimming in his drink, not just once, but on two separate occasions!!!

Anglian Water have said it looks like an isolated case but it certainly raises the issue of whether it's time to change to bottled water. This raises another question. If you do decide to spend your money on something you can get free from your tap (well, relatively free,) which bottled water do you go for.

Whatever you decide, one thing is certain we can't live without it. But what I've realised is that water is actually 'A Girl's Best Friend' (or Man's for that matter).

Want to lose weight, then water is one of your best allies. Have a drink of water when you feel hungry; we often mistake thirst for hunger! It's also the best beauty product on the market. The easiest way to hydrate your skin is to drink water, plenty of it. We're talking a couple of litres a day here. Cheaper and more effective than slapping on all those expensive creams.