Tag Archives: Vitamins & minerals

Blog Post: Institute for Optimum Nutrition (ION)

The Institute for Optimum Nutrition (ION) is an independent, not for profit educational charity whose principal activity is to further the knowledge and practice of optimum nutrition.  In June they featured my article on beta carotene and vitamin A as … Continue reading

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Detoxification – The Role of Sulphur & Methionine (Protein)

The recent international Detox Summit highlighted the dramatic increases in the amount of toxins residing in our environment and advised us to fully optimise our internal detoxification pathways in order to handle this Continue reading

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Organic Crops vs Conventional – New ‘British Journal of Nutrition’ Study

The most extensive analysis ever of nutrient content in organic vs conventionally-produced foods has just been published in the British Journal of Nutrition. It shows that organic crops are much higher in antioxidants and lower in toxic heavy metals. Continue reading

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Genetics: Are You Converting Enough Beta Carotene to Vitamin A?

A genetic variation results in up to 55% of people not being able to efficiently convert beta carotene to vitamin A! Continue reading

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FED UP – Movie Trailer

I can’t wait to see this film!  So many leading voices in cutting-edge nutrition, speaking together about issues that really matter. “Upending the conventional wisdom of why we gain weight and how to lose it, FED UP unearths a dirty secret of the American food industry; far more of us get sick from what we eat than anyone has previously realised.” Continue reading

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‘camexpo’ newsletter features my article: Are you converting enough beta carotene to Vitamin A?

‘camexpo’ is a yearly two day event at London’s Earls Court / Olympia complex.  It is a dedicated to the complementary, natural and integrated healthcare sector in the UK and is attended by thousands of practitioners, therapists and students alongside over … Continue reading

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Autumn issue of Funky Raw Magazine features my article on inefficient conversion of beta carotene to Vitamin A

The ‘Funky Raw’ Magazine is a quarterly publication focusing on the raw food movement.  It features articles on nutrition, raw recipes, wild foods, consciousness, poetry, permaculture, event and potluck listings and lots more.  It can be delivered to your door. The … Continue reading

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Are you converting enough beta-carotene to vitamin A?

Vitamin A (retinol) is an essential nutrient that we need to get from our diets.  It is needed for good eye health and much more.  In fact it is named retinol because so much is found in the retina of … Continue reading

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