When we think about getting older, we often forget that there is a difference between life span and health span. The following data reflects the worldwide difference between health span and life span
• Healthspan: the length of time a person is healthy.
• Lifespan: the length of time a person lives.
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While researching renal failure recently, also known as Chronic Kidney Disease or CKD, I found some interesting information.
The health of kidneys is laid down while the foetus is in the mother's womb. This means that everything the pregnant mum is exposed to will affect the kidneys. As kidneys develop over an extended…
Healthy whole foods diet
It is always wonderful to read about advances in medicine. Especially when this involves doctors acknowledging the importance of nutrition for our health. For decades doctors have, and many still do, claim that “you can eat what you want” or “diet makes no difference” to your health. Perhaps this…
Gut health for fertility
Hippocrates stated that all disease begins in the gut. This example demonstrates how an undiagnosed gastrointestinal condition can impact on fertility and how the holistic naturopathic approach uncovered the underlying cause of repeated early pregnancy loss.
A 29 year old female presented with fertility concerns. She and her partner had been…
“Little Matilda was just 10 days old when she had open heart surgery.” *
A congenital heart defect, which would have been fatal if untreated, was detected using a foetal heart ultrasound. Thanks to technology, a young life was saved. However, this also raises much deeper questions. For example, WHY was there a problem with…
DNA - our blueprint of life
You CAN make a difference
I often get asked by parents if they could have changed their children’s DNA. The answer to this must include a brief explanation of the difference between DNA, genes, and epigenetics.
DNA, or Deoxyribonucleic acid is a molecule made of nucleotides positioned in a…