Brain and Nervous System Problems
We all know that green leafy vegetables are healthy. The advice to “eat your greens” has been around for decades. Such greens include spinach, kale, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, chard, arugula, collard greens, beet greens, bok choy and lettuce. Indeed, leafy greens are full of healthy nutrients – fiber, antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and other super healthy…
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Anyone who reads my blogs will be aware of the importance I place on having the support of strong scientific evidence for making lifestyle changes. I have been struck in recent months by the amount of new research that has been published regarding the benefits of eating plant-based. The following is a synopsis of some…
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Some interesting and useful background information before we start: There is no clear consensus among countries on what constitutes one “standard drink” of alcohol. For example, here is a sample of the number of grams of alcohol considered to be 1 standard alcoholic drink in countries around the world (1,2). 8 grams in the…
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Cocoa….the word conjures up the beloved treat, chocolate, of which cocoa beans are the main ingredients. Sadly, most chocolates are not healthy. This is largely due to their added ingredients such as sugar, fat and milk ingredients. But the healthfulness of chocolate also depends on the amount of unprocessed cocoa in the chocolate product. Researchers…
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It is becoming increasingly clear that the food choices we make every day can alter the way we process information about the world around us. Perhaps this shouldn’t be a big surprise. We know now that the human adult brain, which constitutes only about 2% of our body weight, uses 20% of our total oxygen…
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My name is Debra Harley (BScPhm) and I welcome you to my retirement project, this website. Over the course of a life many lessons are learned, altering deeply-rooted ideas and creating new passions.
