Special offer on probiotic acidophilus

Special offer on probiotic acidophilus

Probiotic acidophilus are proving to be important for people’s health in all sorts of ways. They help repopulate your gut with the good bacteria that are important for health.

Probiotic supplements can help people with digestive problems, such as diarrhoea, and now research is also showing they are great for baby eczema, for hay fever and for helping the immune system.

But it’s important to choose the right strains. Some strains just do not survive the acid environment of the stomach – they get broken down before they get to the intestine where they do their work. Different strains are more effective for different problems.

If it all sounds confusing, we’ve done the hard work for you by picking supplement combinations that do specific things: for babies and pregnant women, for travellers, for immune support, etc. There’s even a diarrhoea combination that works as well as Imodium, and helps your digestive system get healthier.

We are currently running a special offer on two probiotic formulae: the Travel formula and the Diarrhoea formula. Buy one of these and get a travel first aid kit free.

Probiotic drinks are often expensive, full of sugar and don’t always contain the right strains to do the job.

Check out our full range of probiotic supplements.

And remember we offer a 60-day money-back guarantee on everything on our site.

Gap Year Travels And Health

If you've got a teenager exciedly planning a gap year, you might want o buy a homeopathic travel kit to give them to take with them.

They are compact and come with an explanatory booklet that allows them to find the right remedy for the right situation.

Pesticide Contamination Of Wine

A study by the European Pesticide Action Network (PAN) of forty bottles of wine from France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Portugal, South Africa, Australia and Chile found 100% of conventional wines contained pesticides, with one bottle containing ten different types, the average being four. In all, 24 different contaminants were found, including five classified as being carcinogenic, mutagenic, reprotoxic or endocrine disrupting by the European Union. See www.vintageroots.co.uk for a link to the full report

Breast Feeding Advice

Most mums want to do their best for their new babies and know that breast is best, but sadly many encounter problems and don't know what to do.

Here's a great site for breast feeding advice.

Pharmacy Influence On Medical Journals

Here's an abstract of an interesting article:

Does pharmaceutical advertising affect journal publication about dietary supplements? by Kathi J Kemper and Kaylene L Hood
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008, 8:11doi:10.1186/1472-6882-8-11
Published: 9 April 2008

Background
Advertising affects consumer and prescriber behaviors. The relationship between pharmaceutical advertising and journals' publication of articles regarding dietary supplements (DS) is unknown.

Methods
We reviewed one year of the issues of 11 major medical journals for advertising and content about DS. Advertising was categorized as pharmaceutical versus other. Articles about DS were included if they discussed vitamins, minerals, herbs or similar products. Articles were classified as major (e.g., clinical trials, cohort studies, editorials and reviews) or other (e.g., case reports, letters, news, and others). Articles' conclusions regarding safety and effectiveness were coded as negative (unsafe or ineffective) or other (safe, effective, unstated, unclear or mixed).

Results
Journals' total pages per issue ranged from 56 to 217 while advertising pages ranged from 4 to 88; pharmaceutical advertisements (pharmads) accounted for 1.5% to 76% of ad pages. Journals with the most pharmads published significantly fewer major articles about DS per issue than journals with the fewest pharmads (P < 0.01). Journals with the most pharmads published no clinical trials or cohort studies about DS. The percentage of major articles concluding that DS were unsafe was 4% in journals with fewest and 67% among those with the most pharmads (P = 0.02). The percentage of articles concluding that DS were ineffective was 50% higher among journals with more than among those with fewer pharmads (P = 0.4).

Conclusion
These data are consistent with the hypothesis that increased pharmaceutical advertising is associated with publishing fewer articles about DS and publishing more articles with conclusions that DS are unsafe. Additional research is needed to test alternative hypotheses for these findings in a larger sample of more diverse journals.

Full abstract and author contact info

Drug Free Hay Fever Help

A recent study in the journal Clinical and Experimental Allergy gave one group of volunteers probiotics, and took blood samples from each volunteer before, during, and after grass pollen season, checking for antibody levels of immunoglobulin E (IgE). Those who took the probiotics had significantly lower levels of IgE specific for grass pollens and other allergy-related immune substances at peak season and afterward. (www.medicinenet.com)

Check out all our natural drug-free hay fever products.

help Wildlife

Here's some nice ideas for helping wildlife:

http://www.ravensbeard.org/Ravensbeard-Wildlife-Center-Simple-Things-to-help-Wildlife.htm

Vegetarian And Vegan Frozen Food

I was recently at a trade show in London and got to try some great vegetarian and vegan frozen food from Great Nineveh. It's handmade with local cheese and vegetables and tastes amazing. You could wow anyone with these dishes.

I loved the Malaysian split pea curry and the beans in Nigerian peanut sauce.

Frozen food doesn't get much better than this.

Preventing Prostate Cancer

Vitamin D can really help prolong life in several different ways. Here's some more research on its importance:

By inducing a specific gene to increase expression of a key enzyme, vitamin D protects healthy prostate cells from the damage and injuries that can lead to cancer, University of Rochester Medical Center researchers report.

Buy good quality vitamin D supplement.

Tips For Being Green - Or More Green!

A lot of people want to be more green but see it as being expensive and difficult. If you're on eof these people, I've just posted some quick things you can do on Health & Goodness.

Cyling Again As An Adult

Today's Times has a headline 'Claims For Hybrid Cars Dismissed As Gimmickry' and has an article about how so called green cars often emit more CO2 than their manufacturers claim.

So, there's a timely article on Health & Goodness about cycling for beginners or for those getting back on the bike as an adult. It's got lots of cycling tips.

Help With Exams

If your child has exams coming up and is anxious and nervous, try giving them Indigo essence Confidence.

For tips on how to study well read this article on exam help.

If you child gets hay fever which can really affect their exam results, try a homeopathic hay fever treatment.

Help Burma - Donate To Shelterbox

Here's the latest news from the charity Shelterbox:

May 9th - Myanmar (Burma): ShelterBox can confirm we have successful delivered over £300,000 worth of survival aid - however much more is needed. ShelterBox plans to charter an airplane to get a further 1000 boxes to the desperate people of Burma in the worst hit areas and much more as the donations come in. As one of the first Aid Organisations into the country who also obtained visas and a clear and helpful path from the Embassy ShelterBox is in an ideal position help.

Travel Health

If you're about to go off travelling, do read this article, which gives you practical advice on enjoying good health while travelling naturally.

hay fever remedies

we've now added Quercetin to our site just in time for the hay fever season. Quercetin is a biofalvinoid and works to limit histamine production and reduce the absolute misery that hay fever can bring.

London’s First Vegan Footwear and Accessory Shop Opens

It's a pity I live down in Penzance, otherwise I'd be at this new shop as soon as it opens. I love the stylish shoes this company sells online, but being able to try them on in the shop would be just heaven.

Bourgeois Boheme, one of the UK’s most well-known online and animal-friendly fashion companies is opening London’s very first animal-friendly footwear and accessories retail outlet.

On May 17th 2008, just a couple of days ahead of UK National Vegetarian Week, Bourgeois Boheme will celebrate the official opening with an open day at the shop in Richmond, London.

Known for its quality and stylish vegan footwear and accessories, Bourgeois Boheme is responding to customer requests for a physical retail location. Bourgeois Boheme founder and Director, Alicia Lai and has found that 90% of returns from online sales relate to shoe-fitting issues.

Alicia says, “Unless you shop online, vegetarian footwear is difficult to find: it’s a dismal choice of either low-quality, cheap and environmentally-challenging shoes or Stella McCartney – gorgeous fashion no doubt, but very much beyond the pocket of many a style-conscious vegetarian/vegan.”

Its an environment that has served online sales well and, having already built up a dedicated and growing following of online and mail order customers, Bourgeois Boheme is giving shoppers what New York and other fashion capitals around the world gave their consumers years ago – a stylish home for animal-friendly fashion.

Bruce Friedrich, Vice President at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) says, “All of us at PETA welcome the news of a Bourgeois Boheme storefront. We enjoy ordering from BoBo online, but we’ll be even more delighted to have a place where we can try on the shoes, examine the bags, and have a compassionate shopping experience.”

Visitors will be able to buy Bourgeois-Boheme’s exclusive labelled styles as well as ethically sourced products from other companies; not only footwear, but also bags, wallets and belts for women and men, and cosmetics.

Alicia says, “Our shop is an extension within our office premises, it’s a humble start but it’s a first step towards our greater dream of having lush and exclusive Bourgeois Boheme boutiques in the world’s fashion capitals”

Now customers can find a perfect fit in every sense- true to their size, philosophy, style and ethics.

Address: Hydrex House, Garden Road, Richmond TW9 4NR
Shop hours: Mon-Fri 9am - 5pm; Sat 10am - 2pm; by appointment.

Bourgeois Boheme’s range is available to buy online at http://www.bboheme.com/.

Takeaway Coffee cups

I'm Not a Paper Cup
Just over a third of what we chuck away every year is paper and cardboard – needing a forest the size of Wales to sustain. So if you are addicted to takeaway coffee, which you get in a paper cup, break the habit by taking your very own 'I am Not a Paper Cup' thermal mug (with re-sealable lid) to your favourite coffee shop. Your coffee will taste as great but without wasting all that paper.

The Natural and Organic Awards 2008

I really like the skin care range from Beyond Organics, so it was great to see the quality of their products recognised in the Awards this year.

They are runner up in the Best Organic Facial Skincare Product category for The Natural and Organic Awards 2008. The award was for their Detoxifying Cleanser & Regenerating Night Cream.
Check out their products on their web site.

Australian Bush Essence Workshops In London

If you're into flower essences and remedies, then this could be of real interest to you:

“Empower Yourself” Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th May in Regent’s College, London
A weekend seminar by Australian Ian White, will be held by Universal Essences on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th May in Regent’s College, London.

This inspiring seminar offers new insights into nature, the plant kingdom and oneself. Participants will discover tools to meet life’s challenges, learning how to powerfully, yet gently change negative patterns and improve the quality of life.

Ian will also be holding 2 one-day workshops on the following themes:

Women’s Wellbeing: 3rd May, Kew Gardens, London
In this seminar Ian will discuss the spiritual and metaphysical aspects of femininity and the female energy system, which gives a clear recognition of the profound interconnection between the physical, emotional and spiritual bodies. This perspective grants a knowledge-based sense of self-empowerment in dealing with women's business, including: Menstruation, Menopause and related problems, Enhancing relationships, Sexuality, Infertility and conception, Pregnancy, Healthful birthing, Nurturing the spirit in the child.

Numerology : 4th May , Kew Gardens, London
Numerology is a very old system of analysis which provides a simple method for quickly and accurately gaining an understanding of an individual's personality and abilities. It reveals a person's strengths as well as identifying areas of potential difficulties. Numerology is a very useful tool for helping to select the appropriate Australian Bush Flower Essences, even indicating some that might not have been obvious.

Ian White grew up in the Australian bush with his grandmother (a herbalist whose mother had also been a herbalist). Ian White has been practising naturopathy and homeopathy for over twenty years. Using the healing properties of flowers essences is an ancient art, spanning many cultures. Ian White has taken this age-old study and applied it to the flowering plants of the Australian Bush.

Today Australian Bush Flower Essence remedies are used and prescribed by healers, families, naturopaths and medical doctors. They are sold in pharmacies and health-food shops all over Australia and increasingly throughout the world.

“Ian White is an absolute inspiration. Flower Remedies have helped transform my life. Thank You!” - Caroline Driscoll, UK.

“Intensive, Enthralling, Brilliant!” - Carole Gimson, UK

“Ian has mastered all the secrets of great teaching, with his use of humour, storytelling, magic energy clearing, meditation and song! Just fantastic!” - Christine Cooper, Helensburgh

For more info: Contact Belinda at Universal Essences on 0870 0620 206 or see http://www.universalessences.com/

The Australian Aboriginals have always used flowers to heal the emotions, as did the Ancient Egyptians. This healing method was rediscovered by Dr. Edward Bach in the 1920s through the use of English flowering plants. More recently Ian White has developed the Australian Bush Flower Essences. Australia has the world's oldest and highest number of flowering plants exhibiting tremendous beauty and strength. Australia is relatively unpolluted and metaphysically has a very wise, old energy.

Ian grew up in the Australian bush. As a young boy his grandmother, like her mother before her, specialised in using Australian plants and would often take him bush walking. From her deep understanding she would point out the many healing plants and flowers. He learned a profound respect for nature through her and went on to become a practitioner and a pioneer working with and researching the rare remedial qualities of Australian native plants.

The Bush Remedies not only help to give clarity to one's life but also the courage, strength and commitment to follow and pursue one's goals and dreams. They help to develop a higher level of intuition, self esteem, spirituality, creativity and fun.

Probiotic Acidophilus

I'm really excited about a range of probiotic acidophilus I've added to our online health shop. What is particularly good about them is that there are different formulas for different problems. There's one for stomach bloating, another one for diarrhoea, and another one to take before you go on an exotic holiday.

There's also one for babies and children. Reserahc has shown that many small children don't have the right gut flora, particularly children with eczema. This vanilla flavoured sachet is easy for them to take and is very effective. Check out the full range of probiotic acidophilus here.