SPRING 2011 True $5.00 Natural Health The Magazine of the Natural Health Society of Australia

Food for feeling great Part 1 - fresh fruits Safe breast screening Teen anger - why? Our amazing feet Bowen Therapy Veggie garden, Part 2 – spring planting Recipes - from Laos

An unusual new study Editorial

Imagine my surprise when a young naturo- product promoted in this magazine is first This issue initiates a series path phoned and said she is looking for vetted by us. Quite often, there is a fasci- of articles on the different “unvaccinated adults” to participate in a nating and passionate story behind how food categories, Part 1 covering study to investigate the health of people the proprietor became interested in the fresh fruits. We also continue the series who have never been vaccinated. What product in the first place. In this issue, we on veggie gardening with Part 2. a great idea! Come to think of it, this is present two such stories. Vegetarian restaurants are not only found something that the medical authorities Joe Ciancio markets an air purifier-ioniser in Sydney! We branch out to Adelaide in should have done long. (which keeps the pollutants within itself), this issue, and will present restaurants in Because vaccination has become a because he had discovered – almost to other states in future issues. In fact, our sacred cow in Australia, it is very difficult his peril – the dangers of polluted air and readers may be able to make some rec- to obtain objective information about water. His eye-opening story is on page 14. ommendations re their favourites and put its merits and demerits. However, this us in touch with the owners – please? ‘Uncle Harry’s Natty Foods’ – that we have research by Najwa Reynolds for her PhD promoted for some time – are the result project is seeking information that all of efforts by Allan Rodd who wanted high Roger French, sides of the controversy re vaccination quality veggie burgers for his own health must agree with – basically, whether it Editor and Health Director shop and decided to manufacture them prevents or causes health problems. himself. His story is on page 22. If you happen to be an unvaccinated Also promoted once again are the marvel- adult, there is a notice seeking your par- lous (to my taste) gluten-free and grain- ticipation in the study on page 13. free quinoa loaves produced by former The Natural Health Society has a highly marathon runner, Robert de Castella, and ethical advertising policy, so every his team who bake them in Canberra.

About Natural Health Society Acknowledgement Contents The Natural Health Society [02] Food for Feeling Great - Part 1 The Natural Health Society friendly household cleaning and gratefully acknowledges Fresh Fruits is Australia’s longest estab- personal-care products; the continuing and lished organisation dedicated to ] Discounts at our seminars. generous support of the [06] Your Questions Answered informing people about issues Australian Youth and including Breast Screening that affect their health, happiness Committee Elizabeth French, President and Health Foundation, which [09] Natural Health Society Notices and quality of life. established the Society. Treasurer [10] Buyers Be Aware - Ausbuy Established in 1960, the Society Terry Dwyer, Vice-President [12] Bowen Therapy is not-for-profit with no vested Richard Stepniewski, Immediate interests. Recognising that pre- Past President The publishers, authors and [14] A Journey to Recovery - Joe vention is far better than cure, Amalia Pezzutto editors of, and contributors Ciancio’s story the Society’s objective is to Vicki Pickup to, this publication shall not [16] Member Story - Peter Ray explain how best to achieve be liable in any action or genuine long-term health and Staff proceedings arising out of [18] Recipes, Lao by Ling Halbert wellbeing, using drug-free Roger French, Health Director information provided in this [20] Dare to Detox this Spring - self-help methods as far as prac- and Editor publication, nor shall they Hopewood Health Retreat ticable. The result can be greater Tracey Priest, Office enjoyment of life and enhanced Administrator be responsible for any error [22] Healthy Food of the Future is peace of mind. or omission in such informa- Here to Stay - Natty Burgers tion. They expressly disclaim Natural Health guidelines have [24] Your Child at Risk - Mental For more information: all and any liability to any been influenced by the experi- Health Screening of Children Phone 02 4721 5068 person or persons arising ence gained at the Hopewood Email [email protected] [26] Why Teenagers Have Bottled Health Retreat at Wallacia, NSW, out of anything done, or Website www.health.org.au omitted to be done, in as- Up Anger which is owned and operated by or write to Suite 28 Skipton’s sociation with the publica- [27] Restaurant Reviews - Sydney the Australian Youth and Health Arcade, 541 High St, tion of this magazine. The and Adelaide Foundation. The Foundation is a Penrith NSW 2750. registered charitable organisa- publication does not purport [28] The Home Garden - Part 2 tion and the founder of both the to provide medical advice or spring planting Society and Hopewood. Subscription form opinion and readers should Turn to page 33 or use the [28] Our Amazing Feet Subscribers to the Society not rely upon any information telephone or website. [31] Your Say receive: which is contained in this ] 4 issues a year of our vital publication for that purpose. [32] Natural Health Society Shop Graphic designer, Melissa magazine, True Natural Health; Any reader wishing to obtain [34] Tri Nature leading products ] Discounts on selected books, Howard Design 0402 796 254 medical advice or opinion [35] Kindred Organisations juicers and other health products; Printed by Superfine Printing, should consult his or her ] Discounts on environmentally- Arncliffe 8745 4000 own health professional. [36] NHS Health Products

Spring 2011 True Natural Health | P1 FOOD FOR FEELING GREAT PART 1 - FRESH FRUITS By Roger French

Fresh, ripe fruits are essentially water – half an average lemon in grapefruit is salicylic acid, lungs and bowel. Red apples cocktails of minerals, vitamins, in a glass of water is about right. which tends to dissolve calcium contain the extremely powerful other antioxidants, fibre, natural At other times of the day, still out of spurs and arthritic joints. antioxidants, anthocyanins, sugar and thousands of phyto- well diluted, lemons and limes which magnify these benefits. Low GI makes grapefruit chemicals, all in a high content are marvellous cleansing fruits, In people who smoke, apples suitable for people with of ‘pure’ water. The water tending to relieve colds, sore have been found to partially diabetes. Because grapefruit content ranges from 75% in throats and congestion. For the can interfere with certain medi- protect against pulmonary and bananas to 93% in watermelon. digestive system, these fruits cations, including statins and bladder damage. are antiseptic and detoxifying. The Natural Health guideline is calcium channel blockers, keep They reduce uric acid in gout The excellent supply of pectin, to consume approximately 350 consumption low if on these and gallstones. concentrated in the peel, stimu- to 700 gram daily – as part of medications. lates and cleanses the digestive a total of fruits and vegetables Oranges system and slows the absorp- per day of around 1000 to Pineapple An excellent fruit for taste and tion of sugars, making the apple 1250 gm. Have some fruit each A delicious and nutritious fruit energy. A limitation is that it is low GI (36) and very suitable day. High-sugar fruits, such as when ripe, but often difficult to easy to over-eat oranges and with diabetes. grapes, should be limited in find ripe. It is the richest fruit in take in too much sugar. Also, quantity. Fruits are the most the enzyme, bromelain, which One or two apples a day – when there is a phytochemical in suitable energy foods in hot promotes protein digestion and in season, which is autumn and oranges that can upset the liver, weather, except that winter so assists weak digestion, and winter – could do wonders for producing a headache. fruits are fine for cold weather. is anti-inflammatory, so is helpful wellness and wellbeing. All fresh, ripe fruits are highly Oranges are high in vitamin C for gout and rheumatoid arthritis. Pears alkali-forming, due to their very at around 50 mg for an average Pineapple is a blood thinner In the same genus as apples, rich content of potassium and fruit. Also abundant are the and can reduce the risk of clots. pears are another great modest levels of magnesium bioflavonoids, rutin, quercetin, It is a good promoter of healing, all-round fruit. This fruit rarely and calcium. The acid fruits, hesperidin and naringin which particularly for the respiratory causes allergic reactions, so although containing significant enhance the efficiency of system. Its high manganese is suitable for elimination diets levels of organic acids, are also vitamin C and are essential for content is good for the brain and ideal for weaning infants. ultimately alkali-forming. strong blood capillaries and and nerves and helps protect against free radicals. prevention of varicose veins. Pears contain plenty of soluble This article describes only the Both C and bioflavonoids are fibre and are very gentle on the common, everyday fruits, and Available all year. essential for healthy skin and digestive system in contrast to does not include the numerous hair, which is why vitamin C de- Sour berries exotic varieties. harsh wheat bran. This fibre ficiency results in scurvy. Berries are mostly sub-acid, binds with toxins in the colon Oranges are richer than most but if unripe, they then rate as and removes them from the ACID FRUITS fruits in calcium and also folate acid fruits. They are described body, and tends to mitigate which helps prevent heart in the ‘Sub-Acid Fruits’ section constipation or diarrhoea. The These fruits contain high-ish disease and spina bifida. below. fibre makes us feel full and levels of weak organic acids, keeps hunger away. such as citric acid, tartaric acid Mandarins and malic acid. For mucous conditions and Similaro t oranges and also SUB-ACID coughs, pears have a useful contain a particularly rich FRUITS role. They are suitable for Citrus Fruits supply of bioflavonoids. They diabetes because of a low GI don’t upset the liver the way In season in winter, except These fruits contain low to (38), similar to apples. Their oranges can. Their easily lemons are available almost medium levels of weak organic high copper content gives peeled skin makes them an all year. acids, such as malic and pears an antioxidant role. ideal take-away fruit. tartaric acids. Lemons and Limes Pears are in season autumn and Grapefruit Apples winter. They continue to ripen Very high in citric acid at 5 – 6% Contain much less sugar than after being picked. and should not be eaten neat. A The apple could well be the oranges and are a liver tonic drop splashed into the eye or king of fruits due to their high and diuretic. Can be white, a wound is sharp evidence of levels of antioxidant flavonoids Stone fruit pink or ruby red, the pink/ their acidity. Unlike other citrus, and the soluble fibre, pectin. red colour being due to the The popular stone fruits – dis- sugar content is insignificant. carotenoid, lycopene, which Apples are the richest fruit in tinguished by their large seeds Lemon or lime is an ideal fruit to is anti-cancer and antioxidant. the flavonoid, quercetin, which – are peaches, nectarines, start the day, as it is cleansing The bitter flavour is due to provides powerful antioxidant apricots, cherries and plums, all on the palate, stimulates the liminoids, richest in pink and effects that include reducing members of the genus Prunus. liver and is very alkali-forming. It red grapefruit, which inhibit the risk of heart disease, stroke Stone fruits are in-season late must be always well diluted with tumour formation. Also present and cancer, particularly of the spring and summer.

P2 | True Natural Health Spring 2011 Peaches potassium, at 335 mg per 100 Cherries cancers, heart disease and grams of fruit. Hence, they are nerve degenerative diseases. That bright yellow-orange This wonderful dark-red to black excellent at balancing excess Another phytochemical, res- colour is due to a high content fruit contains anthocyanins, acidity, lowering high blood veratrol, adds to these protec- of antioxidant carotenoids (par- which are strongly anti-cancer pressure and relieving depres- tive effects. Many years ago, ticularly beta-carotene, beta- and anti-mutagenic (mutagenic = sion associated with potassium their powerful healing and anti- cryptoxanthin, lutein and ze- damages genes). Some of their deficiency. Their carotenoids cancer properties were touted axanthin), which are anti-heart flavonoids even destroy cancer provide the benefits mentioned in a book, The Grape Cure, by disease, anti-cancer, etc, and cells. Their carotenoids and for peaches, including being Joanna Brandt. very good for eye health. A potassium (220 mg per 100 gm very beneficial for night vision. high potassium content helps fruit) are at high levels and they Which brings us to wine. reduce high blood pressure and Apricots are helpful for asthma contain the hormone, melatonin, Because the skins of red-black maintain correct acid-alkaline and similar lung conditions, and which lulls us off to sleep. grapes contain these antioxi- balance. dants, red wine contains them their high copper content can Anti-inflammatory phytochemi- too, making it far superior to help overcome anaemia. Being cals in cherries can benefit A good level of soluble fibre is other forms of alcohol. This low-ish in calories, they are headaches, gout and arthritis. gentle on an upset stomach. is not a recommendation for Healthy skin is promoted by a beneficial for weight reduction. Very low GI makes cherries very alcohol – it is simply that red good sulphur content, which Dried apricots are super-nutri- suitable for diabetes sufferers wine antioxidants can slightly also helps prevent gastritis and tion, as all the benefits are con- and hyperactive children. offset the harm of the alcohol to bronchitis. centrated. But avoid sulphured the liver and brain. dried fruits and go for the dark- A short summer season make Nectarines Grapes are in season in summer. coloured sun-dried versions. this ‘lolly look-alike’ rather The nectarine originated from Dried apricots help smokers special among the fresh fruits. Mangoes a mutation of a peach. They soften the blow when quitting Plums (and Prunes) A fruit ‘to die for’ to some of us! are extremely similar, except by having something low-cal- Packed with antioxidants and Mangoes are highly nutritious, for the skin, and have the same orie to chew. abundance of carotenoids. good levels of carotenoids, supplying good amounts of car- Apricot kernels are extremely potassium and fibre, these are otenoids, vitamin C, potassium, Apricots rich in vitamin B (amygdalin), excellent fruits. Prunes, which magnesium, fibre and easily- 17 digested sugar. Similar to peaches in many which releases cyanide to are dried plums, are well known ways, except richer in carote- cancer cells and kills them. But for their laxative power, which is The yellow colour of the noids and potassium. In fact, Australian apricots may be too due to their fibre, sorbitol and a delicious flesh is due to beta- apricots are equal with bananas high in cyanide, so no recom- substance that stimulates the carotene and other carotenoids, in being the richest of all fruits in mendation can be given here. bowel wall to contract. with a large mango supplying one day’s needs. The combi- High levels of anthocyanins nation of nutrients purifies the give plums and prunes high bloodstream and provides good antioxidant activity, measured antioxidant protection. GI is as Oxygen Radical Absorbance medium. Capacity (ORAC). Prunes, being concentrated, have the The mango season is late spring highest ORAC of all fruits. to late summer. Plums and prunes have good Some people are sensitive to levels of the same carotenoids Ancient natural therapies contact with the mango skin, as peaches and are low GI. although they can usually still for the 21st Century eat the flesh. Non-stone fruit To cut up a mango, stand it All natural quality Grapes on its thick edge and slice the ingredients flesh off each side. Then sit Vast quantities of grapes are this flat-ish half on a plate, slice grown for wine, but as fresh squares with a blunt knife, and Popular Australia wide fruit they are excellent nutrition. scoop out the squares with a They are cleansing, high in spoon. ARTG 156884 & ARTG antioxidants and good for high 171812 blood pressure. 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Spring 2011 True Natural Health | P3 is 2400 units per 100 gm of fertility and slows ageing. With forming of all fruits. Vitamin C Watermelon (and Sugar fruit, for blackberries 2036 and good potassium levels as well, is low. Their fibre level is quite Melon) raspberries 1220. Blueberries these fruits are particularly high. In spite of their pleasant protect the brain from oxidative good for arthritis. Papaya flesh sweetness, sugar content is a For some of us, these largest- stress and oppose the develop- or ointment can be an effective modest 8%, and GI is medium. of-all fruits are ‘king’. Their ment of dementia, cataract and dressing for wound healing. 93% water is the highest of glaucoma. Most berries contain More popular are dried figs, all fruits, while their 5% sugar good levels of iron. In season most of the year, which are very sweet and con- is the lowest of the common except for poor supply in winter. centrate all the above nutrients. fruits apart from the lemon. Yet For urinary tract infections, Papaya, even when their skin is this sugar gives a delicious cranberry and raspberry juices Avocadoes mostly green, can still be sweet sweetness when eaten alone – provide remarkable protec- and succulent. With a history that can be tion. Mulberries are believed to which all melons should be due traced back to 7,000 BC, this slow the greying of hair. Straw- Ripe bananas to their water content. Although berries prevent nitrosamines intriguing fruit conjures up the GI of watermelons is high, Another wonderful fruit and one from forming in the stomach, one thought – fat. Yes, its fat their energy supply is only 23 reducing the risk of stomach of the oldest cultivated plants in content, typically 20 – 22%, calories per 100 gm, so they cancer. Raspberries are well the world. When green, they are is very high compared to other have a low ‘glycaemic load’. known for their healing powers; starchy and difficult to digest; fruits which are mostly 0.1 or Minerals and vitamins in water- they also contain ellagic acid, when ripe they are around 0.2%, but compared to butter at melon are low-ish, except for which neutralises cancer- 18% sugar and 2% starch 80%, the avocado is low in fat. carotenoids, including lycopene causing chemicals. Berries in and highly digestible. The What matters is that it is good which is nearly twice that of general preserve collagen and common banana, Cavendish, fat, mostly unsaturated – 15% is tomatoes. Lycopene is power- help prevent varicose veins. is nearly always ripened in gas saturated, 70% is monounsat- fully antioxidant and anti-cancer, chambers in ethylene gas, and urated (mostly oleic acid), 12% Most berries are low in calories, especially anti-prostate cancer. this compromises their taste polyunsaturated and a trace so are suitable for people trying The redder the flesh, the more and nutrition because gassing of omega-3. A good supply of to lose weight. lycopene. enables them to be picked too lecithin provides ‘detergent’ Berries are mostly summer green. This gas is given off by for this fat and a good content A super supply of bromine is fruits. Strawberries are in bananas as they ripen. of vitamin E protects it from good for prevention of depres- season winter to summer. The valuable alkaline mineral, rancidity. sion and menopausal problems. Kiwifruit potassium, at around 350 mg At around 200 calories per 100 Watermelon is a strictly summer per 100 gm, is richer than in Outstanding for their vitamin gm (due to the fat), avocado fruit and does not ‘fit’ our metab- any other fruit except avocado. C content – after guava they provides much more energy olism in the cool/cold seasons. Consequently, bananas strongly are the richest fruit at 73 mg than any other fruit, and even On a hot day, a chilled slice of counter excess acidity in the per 100 gm of fruit. Potassium twice that of bananas. However, watermelon is pure bliss! is also very high. Water and body, counteract the sodium with extremely low GI and safe energy content are average. Rockmelon in common salt to lower high with diabetes, avocado fat can Available all year. blood pressure, and support the be burned for energy directly Rockmelon is surprisingly integrity of muscles. and need not cause obesity. similar to watermelon, with Their useful pectin content and They are easily digested, but water content 92%, sugar 5% NEUTRAL FRUIT soft flesh make bananas gentle quantity must be moderate. and fibre content average for a to poor digestive systems or fruit. Calorie supply is only 28 These fruits contain no sig- Avocadoes are the richest intestinal diseases. They have per 100 gm. nificant levels of organic acids, fruit in potassium at 500 – medium GI. so are neutral in the acid-alkali 600 mg per 100 gm, and high Reflecting their distinctive status of their flesh. Bananas are perfectly in magnesium, chlorine and orange colour, rockmelons are sulphur which cleanse the an excellent source of beta- Pawpaw and Papaya packaged. The test for ripeness is that the fruit is fully formed, system. With all these nutrients, carotene and other caroten- These are among the best the skin all yellow with not a avocadoes are good for heart oids and also rich in vitamin C, foods to promote healing trace of green and peels off health, for male infertility, for potassium and bromine. and are super gentle on the with ease. A ripe banana is an Parkinson’s disease and so on. Ripeness is indicated by yellow- digestive system. They have excellent energy snack (at 90 – ish skin and sweet aroma. high levels of antioxidants and Overall, avocadoes eaten 100 calories per 100 gm) and in moderation are a marvel- a unique content of papain, a excellent nutrition. Honeydew protein digesting enzyme. This lous fruit and an ideal spread and their soft flesh makes them Available all year. on bread. They are in season More subtle in flavour than the March to November. watermelon, honeydew nutrition ideal for people with weak dig- Fresh figs estions, for elderly people and is very similar. Water content is young children and for sufferers An ancient fruit, figs are well 90%, sugar 7% and energy 32 of colitis, ulcerative colitis and known for their laxative effects MELONS calories per 100 gm. Calcium Crohn’s disease. (due to mucin) and have been level is high as fruits go, while used for centuries to treat con- Melons are characterised by very vitamin C and potassium are High levels of vitamin C (60 stipation. high water contents – 90% or mediocre. Unlike the other mg per 100 gm fruit) and more – subtle sweetness and melons, carotenoids are low. carotenoids (similar to those Figs are the richest fruit in being great for detoxing. Due in peaches) provide an anti- calcium (38 mg per 100 gm), a to their lightness and ease of Nevertheless, honeydew can oxidant power that aids vision good source of potassium (180 digestion, melons, eaten alone, be a very pleasant fruit in warm problems, improves male in- mg) and one of the most alkali- make great breakfasts in summer. weather.

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Spring 2011 True Natural Health | P5 YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERD By Send your questions to Your Questions We regret that it is not possible to answer Roger Answered, Natural Health Society, questions personally, nor can all questions be French 28/541 High St, Penrith NSW 2750. answered. Some may be answered in later issues.

BREAST the technology. Owing to successes in The unit delivers a very weak electrical detecting breast cancer with greater accuracy current through the body via an electrode SCREENING than other methods, it is slowly gaining ground in the footbath and a wrist monitor which SAFE?: among progressive practitioners. completes the circuit. Pure fresh water is Q. Whereas mammography cannot detect a a poor conductor of electricity, so salt is Im a interested in the latest information on tumour until after it has been growing for added to make it a good conductor. breast screening and examination. I would like years and reaches a certain size, thermogra- Electrolysis splits the water molecules into your opinion on the safest and most effective phy is able to detect signs of breast cancer positive and negative ions. The feet – called methods. I believe that it is now known that as much as 10 years earlier than either mam- the second kidney in Traditional Chinese mammograms are not safe and are not even mography or a physical examination. Medicine – feature over 2,000 pores, which accurate. – C. V., Bradbury NSW It can even detect the potential for cancer serve as entry points for the negative ions. A. Samuel S. Epstein, Professor of before any tumours have formed, because it They then travel through the body and Community Medicine at the University of can show the early stages of angiogenesis attach themselves to toxic substances with Illinois, says that mammograms pose a signifi- – the formation of blood vessels to directly the opposite charge. Since most toxins in cant and cumulative risk of breast cancer for supply cancer cells. our body are positively charged (including heavy metals), they will be neutralised and premenopausal women. Since 1928 physi- Where to find thermography? A technique cians have been warned to handle “cancerous eliminated from the body through the normal called ‘Contact Regulation Thermography’ is channels. breasts with care for fear of accidentally dis- available at the Australian Biologics clinic in Some toxins are expelled directly into the seminating cells” and spreading the cancer. Sydney, phone 02 9283 0807. I understand footbath, the resulting colour of the water In spite of this warning, mammography entails there may be clinics offering it in Brisbane, depending on what is being eliminated. tight and often painful breast compression, Melbourne and Perth. To locate one of these, With some people, the colour is very strong. particularly in premenopausal women, which inquire at Australian Biologics. could lead to distant and lethal spread of Frequency Of Treatment. The manufac- cancer cells by rupturing small blood vessels turer of Toxiklenz says that irregular sessions in or around undetected breast cancer. ‘TOXIKLENZ’ can provide benefit, but they suggest the The routine practice in mammography of IONIC FOOT SPA following to gain full benefit: taking four films of each breast annually results DETOX: People under age 50 – every second day in exposure to radiation about 1,000 times Q. for 14 sessions. Take a break and start greater than that from a chest x-ray. Even I have recently used one of these foot baths again after 2 weeks. the American Cancer Society lists high-dose and the water decidedly did change colour. People over age 50 – every third day for 14 radiation to the chest as a medium to high risk It is recommended to have six treatments – sessions. Take a break and start again after factor for developing cancer. John Gofman, one every week or fortnight. I pay $35 per 3 weeks. MD, PhD, a nuclear physicist and medical treatment and could buy my own for a couple practitioner, has presented evidence that over Potential benefits. As a result of detoxing of thousand dollars. Basically, is there real by whatever method, it is well known that 50 percent of the death-rate from cancer is benefit in using one? – S. C., Glenmore Park induced by x-rays. substantial improvements are possible. NSW Numerous health problems can be eased or There is a radiation-free alternative to mam- overcome by effective detoxing. mograms. It is breast thermography, which is A. With the processed foods, toxic described in an article entitled Beyond Mam- chemicals and pressures and stresses of Who should NOT use this kind of detox mography by Dr Len Saputo. He considers modern living, there is an almost inevitable system? thermography to be a highly advanced, though build-up of toxic wastes and chemicals The Toxiklenz literature states that detoxing much maligned, detection tool. to some degree in most of us. This is the is safe for most people, but not: pregnant reason that detox is so valuable. Breast thermography uses a heat-sensing women and women who are breastfeeding; scanner to detect variations in the tempera- The Toxiklenz Foot Spa treatment is people with a pacemaker or other internal ture of breast tissue. The poor reputation was designed to promote detoxification via the electrical device; people with implanted because the early infrared scanners of the normal channels of elimination – urine, organs or steel plates or joints; people with 1960s were not very sensitive and resulted in bowels, lungs and skin. epilepsy; people with open wounds on their misdiagnosis. But modern breast thermogra- How it works. The manufacturer states that feet; children under eight years old. phy boasts vastly improved technology and is during the standard 30-minute treatment How safe? The system looks safe enough backed by extensive clinical research. negative ions [electricity] are flowing through the to me. I have no way of confirming this, Dr Saputo references data on more than body, attaching themselves to toxins and neu- but it seems unlikely that any harm would 300,000 women who have been tested using tralising them. This frees them up for elimination. be caused by a very weak electric current

P6 | True Natural Health Winter 2011 passing through the body. On the other the American Dental Association, Autumn CLOTHES MOTH hand, the benefits of the elimination must 1983, he explains that chewable vitamin C be very great. can make the saliva acidic enough to cause CONTROL: How find a Toxiklenz therapist. Inquire the calcium in tooth enamel to form calcium Are you able to recommend citrate complexes, leaving the enamel Q. in your area at beauty parlours, naturopathic a suitable non-toxic moth killer that actually clinics or other natural therapies clinics. destroyed. works? – F. E., email Dr Giunta described the case of a 30-year- For more information about Toxiklenz, A. I have found very good methods for contact Reacher Pty Ltd in South Perth, old woman who had chewed three tablets of megadose vitamin C every day for three natural pest control in the book, Chemical- phone 0425 273 846, email support@ Free Home, by Robin Stewart, published by toxiklenz.com years and had severe enamel erosion. His advice is that safe doses of vitamin C can Bookman Press. These do-it-yourself pest be taken by not using the chewable form. control methods use non-chemical or at least relatively safe methods. The book gives CAN VITAMIN C Another dental opinion is that dental erosion practical steps for controlling a range of from chewable vitamin C will rarely be a DAMAGE TOOTH common pests. Here are her suggestions for problem if you follow the recommended ENAMEL?: clothes moths, and, while I am on the subject, Q. dosage. On the other hand, if you take very I am throwing in silverfish as well. A friend is taking huge doses of vitamin C large doses of chewable vitamin C for a for blood pressure and is chewing vitamin C long period of time, you might be faced with Clothes Moths. Moth eggs are destroyed tablets frequently through the day, the total severe dental erosion. This dentist recom- by washing or hanging clothes in the sun for daily dose being six grams (6,000 mg). She mends that we can obtain adequate vitamin a couple of hours or putting them through is not, of course, cleaning her teeth after C from fruits, vegetables and supplements a drier. Moths cannot tolerate cloves. Place each tablet, nor does she rinse her mouth in pill or powder form. cloves in small muslin sachets and hang in with water. She has had a lot of tooth decay, wardrobes, linen cupboards and drawers. A wholistic dentist, who I know personally which at times has required extractions. Is and who uses chewable C himself, believes Silverfish. Keep cupboards, shelves and it likely that the vitamin C is damaging the that it is fine to chew vitamin C once or books well aired. Silverfish are repelled by enamel and contributing to the decay? twice per day provided the mouth is rinsed Epsom salts, bay leaves, cloves and the oils of – M. C., Merimbula NSW immediately after with a glass of water. lavender, eucalyptus and citronella. Try sprin- kling borax or alum powder behind books and A. Vitamin C in supplements is usually Further, he says, even if a lot of chewable C in corners and crevices. Otherwise mix equal in its acid form – ascorbic acid – which is is being taken, the immediate rinsing should capable of damaging tooth enamel. still prevent problems with the enamel. If parts of bicarb soda and sugar and place behind books. The professor of oral pathology at Tufts there is no rinsing, the enamel could etch, University, Boston USA, Dr. John Giunta, but not enough to cause rampant decay. If For other household pests, look in the Natural says that chewable vitamin C has the there is rampant decay, there are probably Health Society’s book, How a Man Lived potential to damage teeth. In the Journal of other causative factors at work. in Three Centuries, which actually covers

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HOPEWOOD HEALTH RETREAT Spring 2011 Hopewood True Natural Health | P7 Retreat for Health Established 1960 the essence of Natural Health from A to Z. It outranks monosodium glutamate (MSG), mation here. I also list some Adelaide and Members’ price from the Society is $34.00 another popular food additive, in the sheer Brisbane colleges. incl. postage. volume of adverse reactions listed in more than 100 scientific papers. In a recent survey Sydney of aspartame research, the pro-aspartame NATURE CARE COLLEGE ASPARTAME, group of scientists – who all asserted as- This college offers classroom and distance MIGRAINE AND partame’s safety – were all connected with learning for a wide variety of courses, [manufacturer] Monsanto or Nutrasweet VERTIGO: including naturopathy and nutrition. Q. Corporation either by direct employment or Nutrition courses range from professional Over the past five years I have experienced as contractors or consultants. to general interest. bad doses of migrainous vertigo about once a “Aspartame has been documented as 46 Nicholson Street, St Leonards NSW 2065. year. My GP and neurologist don’t know why causing headaches, numbness, fatigue, Phone 02 9438 3333; fax 02 9436 0503; these events started suddenly at this stage in blurred vision and blindness, heart palpita- email [email protected]. The college is my life (I am aged 62). tions, brain lesions and tumours, memory a 5-minute walk from St Leonards Station. loss, dizziness, muscle spasms, miscar- I recently read an article that suggested that AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF riages, sexual dysfunction, irritability, anxiety the artificial sweetener, aspartame, may cause NATURAL THERAPIES attacks, vertigo, epileptic seizures, rashes, vertigo [an illusion that you are revolving in tachycardia, tinnitus, joint pain, nausea, Has two locations – Sydney and Brisbane. your surroundings] in some individuals. I think mood alterations, depression, hearing loss, Like Nature Care, it offers a wide variety of I began taking aspartame in my tea some time slurred speech, loss of taste and insomnia, courses, including naturopathy and nutrition before the first vertigo attack. On average I as well as eroding intelligence and short- courses that range from professional to was taking 20 Equal tablets a day. term memory. This sweetener also helps general interest. In the TGA website, I found copies of minutes trigger multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, chronic Sydney. 57 Foveaux St, Surry Hills NSW in 2000 in which they required therapeutic fatigue syndrome, Epstein Barr, Parkinson’s 2010; PO Box K1356, Haymarket NSW goods containing above a specified amount disease, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, mental re- 1240. Phone 02 9218 8888; fax 02 9281 of phenylalanine (in aspartame) to include a tardation, lymphoma and birth defects. 4411; Australia-wide 1300 017 267; email warning on the label: “Do not use if pregnant “There is growing evidence to suggest that [email protected]. Its location is two minutes or likely to become pregnant”. The committee aspartame may be a causative factor in walk from Sydney’s Central Station. also noted that there is a significant variation the increasing incidence of irrational and Brisbane. 2/10 Costin Street, Fortitude in the capacity of individuals to metabolise anti-social behaviour, such as road rage, Valley QLD 4006; Locked Bag 3, Fortitude phenylalanine and aspartame. air-travel rage, assaults on hospital and Valley BC QLD 4006. Ph. 1300 017 267 Since I stopped taking the aspartame (as ambulance officers, school playground Equal) about two weeks ago, my nagging incidents, teenage and adult suicides and Distance Learning headaches and dizziness have mostly gone the almost endemic depression now being HEALTH SCHOOLS AUSTRALIA and I am starting to feel much better. I am widely discussed in the media.” Established 1967, HSA is for studying becoming quite excited that my health is Note that headache, vertigo and dizziness natural therapies by distance learning. It improving. I had become quite depressed are among the signs of toxicity that Chris specialises in naturopathy, nutrition, herbal due to all the things that seemed to be going Wheeler mentions. The fact that aspartame medicine, remedial massage, sports therapy wrong with my health. I now think that they is also associated with brain seizures, and wellness and many other courses. were related to aspartame. epilepsy, blurred vision and memory loss PO Box 815, Helensvale, QLD 4212. I assume it may take a while for the toxins to shows how severely it can affect the brain. Phone 07 5530 8899; free call 1800 074 dissipate from my body, since I have been Your 20 tablets of Equal daily sounds like a 004; fax 07 5530 8877; email enquiries@ taking aspartame for five years. lot, so there was the potential for trouble. healthaustralia.com Your experience that migraine, headaches Does the Natural Health Society have any Colleges in SA useful information on this topic? – C. V., email and vertigo followed your use of aspartame is not proof that aspartame was the cause, Endeavour College of Natural Therapies, A. In the Spring 2007 issue of our magazine, but it sure looks likely. 88 Currie St, Adelaide 5000. Phone 08 Natural Health and Vegetarian Life, we Over those five years, you consumed a lot 84101977. www.endeavour.edu.au. A published an article on the dangers of this ar- of aspartame. I have no idea how long it range of certificate and degree courses. tificial sweetener, written by a Chris Wheeler would take your system to rid itself of this Natural Health Academy of Australia, of New Zealand. Here are some relevant ‘toxin’, but I know the body can eliminate 47 South Ter, Adelaide 5000. Phone 08 extracts from his article. some chemicals quickly and some slowly. 2314933. www.massageadelaide.com.au. “Guzzling diet soft drinks or endlessly Tactile therapies: massage, acupressure, chewing Wrigley’s sugarless gum can release aromatherapy, etc excessive amounts of the chemicals that NUTRITION SA College of Natural Medicine, make up aspartame. At temperatures reached COURSES: 149 Currie St, Adelaide 5000. Phone 08 in sun-baked drinks seen outside service 83713055. [email protected] I’m interested in studying stations or in the human body, aspartame Q. www.naturalcollege.com.au. Massage, for a Diploma of Nutrition. I don’t want to breaks down into its hazardous components nutrition, naturopathy, herbal medicine, etc. do a Bachelor of Health Science. Do you that further degrade into even more dangerous More Colleges byproducts. Methanol produces toxic, carci- have any information on nutrition courses nogenic formaldehyde (embalming fluid) and in Sydney? Googling turns up all sorts of We can also find colleges in Natural Therapy formic acid (ant sting poison). Phenylalanine establishments and I’m not sure where to Pages = www.ntpages.com converts to diketopiperazine (DKP), a tumour begin. – H. V., email agent. Aspartic acid, although essential to A. I answered this question in the Spring normal brain function, in excess stimulates 2009 issue of our mag, page 25. Reit- nerve cells to death, ultimately making holes in erating, two well established and highly the brain. reputable colleges are Nature Care and the “Aspartame has been one of the most widely Australasian College of Natural Therapies. investigated food toxins in the past 50 years. For you convenience, I repeat the key infor-

P8 | True Natural Health Winter 2011 NHS NOTICES

NHS SHOP CLEARANCE DINNER – NEWTOWN, SYDNEY NOTICE OF MEETING – NATURAL Date: Friday 21st October at 7.00pm. HEALTH SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA Save on discounted books Venue: The Peasants Feast Organic Notice is hereby given that the 2011 Restaurant, 121a King St, Newtown. Annual General Meeting of the Natural The Natural Health Society is continuing the Meal: Vegetarian/vegan à la carte. Health Society of Australia (NSW) Inc. book clearance sale that we announced in Talk: A brief talk by an outside speaker on will be held on Tuesday 18th October previous issues of our magazine. For details, an interesting topic and a brief question- 2011, at 7.30 pm, at CBs Café, 1 see the bookshop price list and order form and-answer session with Roger French. Gibbes St, Penrith NSW. on page 33. Note that new titles that attract Cost: Main dishes range from $15 - $25; the standard members’ discount of 10% are entrees $10 - $15. Business reviewed on page 32. Bookings: NHS head office, phone 1. Reports of President and Health Director 4721 5068 or email [email protected] 2. Receipt and adoption of Treasurer’s report For inquiries, phone the Society on 02 4721 3. Election of national committee members 5068 or email [email protected] PENRITH DINNERS 4.Transactions of any other business in Next dinner: Friday 23rd September at accordance with the Constitution. MEMBERS SUPPORTING 7.00pm. A committee meeting will follow the Venue: CB’s Café, ‘At Home’ Centre, Annual General Meeting. THE NHS Jamisontown, ground-floor Domayne Members please notify the office if Many members of the Natural Health Society building. planning to attend. have been acknowledged for making Meal: A multi-course vegetarian generous donations to Society funds. buffet dinner, interspersed with informal Further donations have been received, and discussions and a brief talk or two. we acknowledge and say a big ‘thank you’ Cost: $32 per head Special Offer re the to the following people: Cynthia Handley Bookings: NHS head office, phone 4721 and Barrie Hastie (a very large donation), 5068 or email [email protected] Society’s book Jody Reeves, John Murphy, John Boyle, LEPPINGTON NSW Michelle Beech, Mel Fleming, Kelvin How a Man Lived in and June Coleman, Marion Kraemer, Joe WELLNESS SUPPORT GROUPS Three Centuries Sampson, Kay Powell, Jeanne Silverson, Conducted by Marilyn Bodnar Wilfred Tonkin, Philomena and Richard (naturopath) and Cecil Bodnar, long-time The complete guide to Watkins, Colin Bates and Kay Miller. members of the Natural Health Society. th th Natural Health If other members would like to add their Sat. 24 September and Sat. 29 support – no matter how great or small – October, commencing The fully revised and updated we would be very grateful. Simply call our 5.00pm. Second Edition by Roger office on 02 4721 5068 or send a cheque Food preparation and French. Single copy price to the Natural Health Society, 28/541 High demonstration of vegetarian/ $34.00 including postage. Street, Penrith NSW 2750, or go to our vegan meals, recipes provided. website at www.health.org.au and click on Enjoy a buffet meal of The ideal book or gift for anyone the ‘Donate’ link organic natural foods. interested in Natural Health or in Talks 7.00pm improving their health. Please note: Although the Natural Health th Sat. 24 Sept. Rob As a special offer, we are offering Society is not-for-profit, donations are not McIntyre, ‘Some Things tax deductible. you these options in which you could Worth Knowing About Cancer’ make some cash for yourself: Sat. 29th Oct. – topic to be advised ILLAWARRA BRANCH, NHS Cost – Adults $30; children over 12 and Option 1. Buy your first copy full price Meets 3rd Saturday each month, February students $15; children 12 and under free. ($30), and you can have 2 more copies at to November, commencing 2.00pm. Bookings essential – 3 days or more in $18 each (total $66). Add postage and Venue: Wollongong Library Theatrette, advance. handling costs of NSW and ACT $9.00 or elsewhere $11.00. You can use them Burelli St, Wollongong. Contact – Marilyn on 9606 2203 as gifts or sell them for $30. Door charge $5; members $3. or 0410 627 556 Next meetings: MACARTHUR AREA NSW Option 2. Buy 5 copies at $18 each Saturday 17th September 2011. Speaker: (total $90). If you wish, for an extra Vegetarian group meets monthly, Brett O’Brien, ND, ‘Longevity and good $10 we’ll include a 160 mm x 160 mm usually Sunday lunchtime, at health are not based on wealth or perspex display stand that holds 4 books each other’s homes. Based in status!’ (total $100). Add postage and handling Campbelltown, includes people from th Sydney Metro area $10.00, elsewhere Saturday 15 October 2011. Speaker: the Southern Highlands to Liverpool. Roger French, Health Director, Natural $12.00. You can use them as gifts or sell Each brings a plate and own crockery. them for $30. Health Society, ‘You can be less acidic Organiser, Glenys Hierzer, says, “We – Here’s how’ would love to meet new people whether To order, call the NHS office on 02 4721 Inquiries: Shirley phone 4295 4255 you follow vegetarian or just enjoy the 5068, email [email protected] or go to or Terry phone 4271 3007 (after hours) food.” Phone Glenys 4625 8480 our website at www.health.org.au

Spring 2011 True Natural Health | P9 WINTER/ AUSTRALIAN OWNED & MADE SPRING ISSUE Buyers Be Aware $2.95 – An AUSBUY Perspective BUYING GUIDE By Lynne Wilkinson, CEO AUSBUY

“If you have your health, you have your arrive here in November, which wealth.” These are words my grandmother have potential fly blight in the spring – OCT 2011 JULY V.32 AUSBUY used to cite as she served yet another lov- season. The problem is that if this THE LOGO ingly-made meal to her family of 10, copious disease is introduced, our farmers YOUR CHOICES YOU CAN numbers of grandchildren and hangers on. will have to counter it with pes- MAKE A DIFFERENCE TRUST Good food, an active, interest-filled life and ticides that we do not use in our shared company were her ingredients. clean, green growing environment. Life seemed simpler then, because we bought • Recently two foreign companies what was in season, it did not travel half way have closed factories here and around the world, there was less choice and relocated to New Zealand – Heinz much of the value adding was done at home. and McCains – leaving our farmers Australian farmers still produce some of the without major buyers for their produce. New Zealand has a free- best food in the world. The problems now are SINCE that we are not sure where much of our food trade agreement with China in ag- comes from, and we have been complicit in riculture and shares our labeling 1991 laws, so “Made in New Zealand” – LET’S putting our capacity to feed ourselves at risk. CELEBRATE Consumers deserve to know these things. without declaring country of origin means the food may come from an Buyers Be Aware environment where there are no Your purchasing decisions can make a dif- rules about pesticides, etc. In fact, ference. The following are issues of concern Australia no longer tests for con- GIVE AUSTRALIA to AUSBUY as these potentially put our tamination with some of the pesti- capacity to feed ourselves under threat and cides used there. A “FAIR GO” reduce the quality of the food we eat. • Much of our processed apple sue is is th 1. AUSBUY continues to lobby for “Country comes from China, yet the proc- e id s n of Origin” on our labels, which is currently essors will not take apples from i BBQ not mandatory. anywhere in Australia except Chat ORDER NOW! Tasmania. 2. “Local and imported” or “Imported and WWW.AUSBUY.COM.AU local” mean the majority of the product came 6. Labels infer that products are from the initial word, but this may be 51%, Australian when they are not. This is with no reference to other countries. done by using the word “Australian”, 3. People buy brands they are familiar with, our flag or the map. and the majority of brands we buy are now 7. Many of the Free Trade Agree- foreign owned and not necessarily made and ments we have signed have allowed sourced here. As an exercise, take a look access to our market tariff-free, but at familiar brands and see if you can find are not reciprocated for our exports. reference to either 1. or 2. above. 8. Our Government ‘gatekeepers’, here, profits here and reinvest and keep 4. AUSBUY was one of the key advocates AQIS (Australian Quarantine and Inspection jobs and skills here. They compete in an ag- gressive market place, but the values they for labels on fresh produce to show country Service) and Bio Security Australia are apply to their products are of integrity and of origin. The words “local and imported” on under-resourced and often take scientific fresh produce are illegal. Rather, the country quality. Aussie brands such as Jalna, Go advice from the foreign companies who of origin is mandatory on fresh produce. Natural and Sanitarium will be familiar. benefit from selling to us. Examples of 5. Costs are rising, but what value do we recent issues are imported beef from Food security put on our health or that of our country. In countries with potential diseases and the statements below, we are not singling out GM foods. Food security is an issue for Australia any one country. as we see the sale of farming lands, 9. The idea of a level playing field is only in factories closing and imports increas- • Earlier this year three different navel our minds. ing. Over the past two years, AUSBUY oranges were on sale in greengrocers all at has been working with concerned the same price: Australian, USA and Egyptian. Who AUSBUY grower and industry groups. Together The imports had travelled half way around we propose to undertake research into the world, subsidised by their governments, represents this issue. imported without tariffs and sold at the same Since 1991 AUSBUY has represented price as our local producers. In the meantime Finally, we invite concerned Austral- only Australian-owned companies. Its ians to donate to this research. Go our producers are told to dig up their trees. food industry members source from our to our website for more information, • New Zealand recently took Australia to farmers as part of their business strategy www.ausbuy.com.au, or call us on the WTO to allow their apples into Australia. and process products here. As Australian- 1300 882 361 to become a ‘Friend They won, so we can expect to see apples owned businesses, they make decisions of AUSBUY’.

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Bowen Therapy was developed by and WHAT DOES BOWEN ❁❁Acute/chronic fatigue, low immunity named after the Australian, Tom Bowen (1916 ❁❁Strokes and recovery from them – 1982). He started his therapeutic career THERAPY FEEL LIKE? ❁ by working as a masseur with junior football ❁Accelerating healing during colds and flu There is no forceful manipulation, just clubs in Geelong, Victoria, and treated the ❁❁Aiding general feelings of discomfort or a gentle cross-fibre manoeuvering of a general public at his home after hours. sickness muscle, tendon or ligament, which is a Early in his career Bowen discovered that pleasant feeling to receive. I have observed ❁❁Assisting emotional issues around he had what can only be described as an that most people become deeply relaxed, addiction extreme hypersensitivity of the fingers and and some even fall asleep. Some people ❁❁Releasing stress hands, which apparently enabled him to feel experience sensations of moving energy ❁❁Overcoming insomnia and improving nerve transmission and energy. This unusual (which can be quite subtle), feelings like quality of sleep talent allowed him to locate blockages in the ‘pins and needles’, of muscles being gently ❁❁Many other health disorders nervous and muscular systems of the clients stretched, or a feeling of tightness being he treated. He also had a discerning eye for lifted away. variations in the muscular surface tension of HOW WELL MIGHT his clients’ bodies. Bowen Therapy is unique in that it can be administered to a person fully clothed, to I FEEL AFTER A Bowen became famous for being able to newborn babies, to people who are aged TREATMENT? cure the ‘incurable’, and find solutions where and frail, to those with acute injuries and none seemed possible. He treated everybody chronic disorders, with rarely any discom- Bowen Therapy assists in the restoration of in the same manner, whether they were poor fort being experienced. If there is a highly the structural integrity of the body. You can street drunkards or wealthy and powerful. inflamed area, there may be a small amount expect an improvement in posture and in He devoted a considerable amount of his of discomfort, but this will usually free up lymphatic and venous drainage along with personal time helping people – even making after one application while the body’s arterial blood flow. You will also experience house calls in the evening – and continued a very relaxed feeling – most people enjoy to treat people until near his death. energy is released, allowing the second treatment to be experienced without dis- a wonderful night’s sleep after a treatment. comfort. Bowen therapists do not work on Your body will feel freer and more aligned. WHAT IS BOWEN an inflamed area, but around it. Since Bowen treatments free up blocked THERAPY? energy (known as chi), they also help people WHAT CAN BOWEN overcome emotional issues in their lives by Bowen Therapy is a specific series of muscle creating a positive state of mind, clarity and connective tissue movements designed THERAPY BE USED FOR? of focus and confidence. Bowen allows to treat a wide range of problems and injuries. Bowen Therapy is excellent for the work people to let go of attachment to outgrown It addresses every system in the body – issues and attitudes. It can be an excellent internal organs as well as the musculo-skel- environment, as it can be administered without removing any clothing and can treatment for anyone feeling sadness, de- etal structure. The gentle, powerful moves pression, anxiety, stress or grief. send neurological impulses to the brain which assist in prevention or treatment of RSI is then given time to process the information and back/neck strain/injuries that often After a treatment, the benefits will continue before feeding impulses back so that the occur in the workplace. Corporations are to be integrated in the body over the next body is able to realign itself. Completing this now showing more interest in the therapy five days. feedback loop is essential for allowing the as they see the benefits of creating a body to restore its own natural balance. healthier and injury-free work environment, Unlike chiropractic – which is manipula- more productivity and a greater sense of tive – Bowen Therapy can treat the same During a Bowen Therapy treatment, the wellbeing in their staff. health issues and injuries by allowing the practitioner will step away from you for body to draw upon its own innate intelli- about two to five minutes in order to allow The range of conditions that may be helped gence to heal without any added force. the transmitted energy to flow through the includes: respective meridian pathways. After that, he ❁❁Sports and accident injuries (chronic/ I have witnessed the power of this amazing or she will apply further moves. acute) – bursitis and whiplash therapy in many different situations, including a woman who made a complete ❁ Bowen Therapy assists in accessing the ❁Frozen shoulders/tennis elbow, carpel recovery from carpel tunnel syndrome in body’s natural feedback system. It is this tunnel syndrome just six weeks (prior to this, she had been system which monitors the state of each ❁❁Stress, anxiety and emotional issues advised to have immediate surgery). Also muscle, releasing tension within the muscles. ❁ two special cases of bursitis demonstrated All the cells in the body hold memories of ❁Neck and head tension, headaches, the efficacy of the therapy. Two men who events, including sites of injuries, so the migraine, ear/eye problems therapy assists in removing any energy ❁❁Musculo-skeletal pain and hip/pelvic were experiencing excruciating bursitis blockages. Many of these are created by imbalance pain around the elbows and knee joints, respectively, both fully recovered within emotional issues, which have accumulated ❁ ❁Organic complaints – respiratory, dig- five to six weeks. Another man presented in the physical body, causing tension, pain estive, menstrual and hormonal and disease. The therapy provides a powerful with very weak wrists caused by past ❁ stimulus to the circulation in the joints, ❁Auto-immune disorders – fibromyalgia, injuries. He was using a keyboard at work allowing the muscles attached to the joints to rheumatoid arthritis which was causing him immense ongoing relax, which, in turn, encourages healing. ❁❁Infertility and other reproductive problems pain (he had also received prior advice to

P12 | True Natural Health Spring 2011 undergo surgery). After treatment, strength returned to his wrists effectiveness of the therapy and you could be disappointed with and forearms. He continues to receive ongoing maintenance treat- the results. In this case, I would be inclined to receive the therapy ments due to having continual use of his hands and arms at work. without the cortisone over a period of three to four weeks and see Being unique, we all respond in different ways to different therapies. how your body responds. You may well find that you do not need to We find that some people who experience similar disorders will receive a pain-killing drug like cortisone. Alternatively, I recommend have full recovery with different numbers of treatments. homeopathic remedies. Another example is a triathlete who had recently received keyhole Some GPs who have learned Bowen Therapy may offer the treatment surgery in her shoulder for an injury which resulted from a fall from in conjunction with cortisone injections, simply because appointment her surfboard. She was eager to become active again and was times may not expand beyond 15 – 20 minutes. However, it is not very determined to follow through with her treatment regime. Her possible to offer a Bowen Therapy treatment in this short space of surgeon was considering open surgery if there was no improvement time, so the doctor may be relying on the medication to ease the pain/ in her shoulder within two months. After three weeks of treatment discomfort. This can be very misleading for the person who is suffering. the arm began to improve, which allowed her easier rotations. By the time she had completed seven or eight treatments, the rotation was so good that the surgeon said there was now no need for TO FIND A BOWEN THERAPIST NEAR YOU surgery. She was able to raise her arm to approximately 90% of Contact the Bowtech Association at www.bowtech.com or the full extension, compared to just a slight arm raise when I first met Bowen Association of Australia at www.bowen.asn.au. her. She resumed running and swimming and continued to receive treatments. This lady was also taking a strong calcium/mineral sup- Bowen practitioners who are not listed with these organisations can plement to support ongoing recovery. be found in the telephone book. Some naturopaths and acupunc- Bowen Therapy is also used for health disorders other than injuries. turists may be registered with the Australian Traditional Medicine One recent case was a young girl who had many health issues. She Society (ATMS), and even though this organisation does not register had not had a menstrual cycle in over a year, and was suffering from Bowen Therapists, its members have details of their qualifications gastric reflux, as well as irritable bowel disorder and other condi- on record and some will include Bowen Therapy, which ATMS can tions. I treated her only twice, as she had to go overseas urgently. advise – phone 02 9809 6800 or email [email protected] I also administered some herbal remedies, supplements and live Lyn Craven is a practitioner of naturopathy and Bowen therapy gut bacteria. I was astonished when she called me to say that her and an Energy/Reiki therapist, meditation teacher, corporate first cycle occurred just 10 days after I first met her – exactly three health facilitator and presenter for health expos. She is also a days after her second treatment, and only eight days on the herbs. health researcher and writer and has produced a meditation CD. If you undertake Bowen Therapy, you are usually advised to receive She runs a private practice in Sydney and can be contacted on a follow-up treatment a week later. With injuries, sometimes the 0403 231 804 or by email at [email protected]. Website treatments are taken weekly for a period of between three and six www.lyncravencorporatehealth-naturopath.com weeks, depending on the extent of the injury. Fortnightly visits are recommended after the second treatment until resolved. Some people may attend after three weeks – it really depends on each unique case. Positive results are often achieved in a short space of time, and people often return for maintenance treatments once ARE YOU every four to six weeks.

HOW CORTISONE AFFECTS UNVACCINATED? BOWEN THERAPY WOULD YOU BE WILLING You should be aware that cortisone can interfere with many types TO PARTICIPATE IN A SURVEY? of bodywork, including Bowen Therapy. It has a damaging effect on tissue. Some therapists I have spoken with agree, one saying I am seeking the assistance of unvaccinated adults who the following: have been raised by parents that declined vaccination. “I have a patient who has had cortisone treatment around the My name is Najwa Reynolds. I am a naturopath heel for Achilles tendonitis, which is very resistant to treatment. I currently undertaking a PhD with the School of Health suspect this did some further damage. Cortisone weakens the area at the University of New England, Armidale, NSW. for three weeks, so people should be advised not to do anything My interest is in fi nding out about, and giving a voice (including receive treatments) during this time.” to, people who are unvaccinated. Another quote comes from a book called The Bowen Technique: Participation involves completing an online The Inside Story, written by John Wilks, Bowen therapist and questionnaire that will take approximately 20 minutes. teacher. It reads as follows: If you do not have access to email, an interview option Drugs is available. Conductivity along the lines of collagen fibres is adversely affected by certain substances, for example, anaesthetics. Many Bowen If you would kindly be willing to take part please contact practitioners will have noticed that it is much more difficult to get [email protected] or good results if a patient has had a cortisone injection, for example, or is taking muscle relaxants. phone 0431 919 229 or (02) 9653 1891 Cortisone in particular has a fairly devastating affect on fascia and tends to create areas of density and lack of fluidity in the system. This study has been Some practitioners have found that using homeopathic cortisone approved by the Human is helpful in counteracting the effects of this drug. Research Committee of the University of New England. So, if you visit a medical practitioner who offers you Bowen Therapy All communications are in conjunction with a cortisone injection, it may well impact on the confi dential.

Spring 2011 True Natural Health | P13 Pure Fresh Air and Clean Water

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Spring 2011 True Natural Health | P15 Member Story

Peter Ray, Osteopath My Quest for Health and Its Understanding

I stood with my pants down in front of a At the beginning of 1968 after leaving so much emphasis on treating symptoms. group of doctors at the Royal Prince Alfred high school, I also spent a week at This usually involves ‘maintenance’ doses Hospital in Sydney as they stared, baffled Hopewood. I had thoughts then of of drugs for conditions where there at the large lump in my groin. This was one becoming a naturopath, but there were appears to have been little attempt to find of three events that were my introduction to no appropriate courses, and so it became or correct the underlying causes. so-called health at the age of five. accountancy as a career. That would Nothing seemed to come of my lump and be the last contact with Hopewood for it eventually went away, but I came to the almost eighteen years. My Own Practice conclusion many years later that this swollen I commenced my naturopathic course in Later I moved into my own osteopathic lymph gland had been a reaction to childhood 1980 at The NSW College of Natural practice in Penrith where I have continued vaccines. My mother had told me that, as an Therapies. They ran an osteopathic to develop my understanding of health infant, after the second of what was then the course concurrently, so it seemed double antigen, my body had in her words and its philosophy through practice reasonable to study both, and I did. By combined with further studies. “swollen up” and the doctor had advised the time I had finished these courses, my against the third vaccine in the series. health had improved and would continue Osteopathy is based on the fundamental The second event was going into the to do so over the years ahead. principle that the body is self-healing. Western Suburbs Hospital to have my I see my role as facilitating this healing I have always been a philosophical healthy adenoids and tonsils removed. This process. person and I have always looked for the was a standard procedure in those days, the idea being that the fewer bits you had, underlying meaning of things. I found the I have come to the conclusion that the less things could go wrong! naturopathic course difficult – it was such when there are problems in a joint and a gabble of competing philosophies. I its surrounding muscles and tissues, The third event was my decision that I was always had to know ‘why’ at the core the body has instigated a functional going to be a doctor when I grew up. I level. Julie, my wife, had said it would physiological locking mechanism to liked the idea of being able to help people. come together, but it never did. At the protect that joint – that is, the joint has Unfortunately, it eventuated that I would osteopathic level I had made an early ‘locked itself up’ to protect itself from faint at the sight of blood and horrible decision never to do thrusting techniques diseases, and so ended my medical career further strain and damage. Conversely, in practice, even though these were assuming that a protective locking even before I reached puberty. Eventually I almost the only techniques taught at became an accountant after leaving school. mechanism does exist, there must also be that time. It would be many years before a releasing mechanism – as every action At the age of twenty-three, I headed off I would discover osteopathy at its core in the body has an opposite action. to see the world for an indefinite period. I understanding. was able to get casual accounting work in I see my role as facilitating that releasing London between travelling. My father died mechanism, but only when it is appropri- suddenly and I returned home after being A Great Opportunity ate to do so. away for two years. But life was never going to be the same. My health was declining In late 1984, I went to the USA for a month My technique is to use my hands (not rapidly. In my travels – mostly by hitchhiking to search for a greater understanding of a machine) to apply the right amount – I had lived very cheaply, and the poor health and its philosophical roots, and of pressure and gentle movement to food and rough living were now taking their spent time at two live-in health centres. initiate the releasing of the joint and its toll on what was not a particularly strong Then in early 1985 an advertisement surrounding tissues. I find this approach constitution. At the end of my twenty-ninth appeared for a registered practitioner at very safe and effective. year, I decided to become a naturopath to a health centre at Wallacia in western try to restore my health. In addition to the satisfaction of helping Sydney. I knew where it was and I knew people restore wellness, another of my immediately that that was my position. rewards in life is that my own health has Why a naturopath? Two weeks later we were living at continued to improve. Wallacia, and so began 10 rewarding My mother went into menopause when years at Hopewood Health Retreat, five Today at the age of 61, I am able to I was about fourteen. She was suffering years full-time and five years part-time. work long hours at a busy practice with hot flushes and a frozen shoulder, helping others to reach good health and a friend had mentioned a health centre Perhaps what was most important through a combination of osteopathy and called Hopewood Health Retreat. Mother was that Hopewood had a coherent natural health. stayed there for three weeks and came philosophy underpinning its methods and home without the hot flushes or the frozen its treatments, which always took people What I wanted to do at the age of five shoulder. Within twelve months our family from cause to effect. I am disappointed has been fulfilled in a way I could not had largely adopted a vegetarian diet. that in the medical world today there is have imagined.

P16 | True Natural Health Spring 2011 Spring 2011 True Natural Health | P17 POTATO AND PUMPKIN GREEN CURRY Lao Recipes Recipes Supplied by Ling Halbert INGREDIENTS METHOD 4 large organic potatoes, diced Pour oil into a pot and fry the sliced galangal, lemon into bite-sized pieces grass, lime leaves, chilli, onion and tomatoes; stir con- 2 cup of organic pumpkin, diced stantly for 2 mins into bite-sized pieces Add curry paste and 1 can coconut cream 2 heads of organic galangal, sliced Add potatoes and cover with lid for 5 mins 2 organic red onions, chopped finely Add soy sauce, sugar and pumpkin and cook for a further 4 stalks of organic lemon grass; 3 mins trim back the leaves and roots and Turn down heat and simmer until potatoes are tender leave large pieces Add other can coconut cream and bring to boil 4 fresh organic tomatoes, diced Serve with hot steamed rice fresh organic chillies, sliced TIPS 2 tbs green curry paste Grow your own herbs and save time and money 2 cans organic coconut cream, Coconut cream is best for curry dishes, not milk 3 tbs extra-virgin olive oil Green vegetables, e.g., green beans, green capsicum, 4 tbs soya sauce broccoli, are best added at the same time as the last can 1 tbs organic dark brown sugar of coconut cream 8 fresh organic kaffir lime leaves Red curry paste can be used instead of green curry paste

MALVERN FRIED RICE RICE SALAD IN GOLDEN POCKET

INGREDIENTS INGREDIENTS 200 gm organic button mushrooms, diced Fried tofu pockets, 1 packet 1 organic green or red capsicum, diced Soy sauce, 3 tbs 1 red organic onion, sliced Fresh organic coriander, 1 bunch ½ cup pre-deep-fried tofu (medium firmness), diced Vegetarian mushroom fluff, 1 4 cups boiled brown rice packet 4 tbs extra-virgin olive oil Organic sesame seeds, ⅓ cup 1 tsp pepper Cooked organic brown rice, 2 cups 3 tbs soya sauce Mayonnaise, 3 tbs 1 cup vegetarian ham (brand Lamyong), diced Organic lemon or lime juice, ½ lemon or lime Coriander for garnishing, chopped

METHOD METHOD Pour olive oil into large pan and heat on high. Brown the onions, Take tofu pockets out of bag tofu and veg ham. Add soy sauce and pepper and stir-fry for 2 mins Wash and chop coriander Add rice, mushrooms, and capsicum and stir until well mixed. You could include some broccoli too. In a large bowl, mix brown rice, sesame seeds, soy sauce, mayonnaise, lime juice and coriander well Serve hot and garnish with coriander. Serves 6 Spoon rice mixture into the pockets and garnish with coriander TIPS Brown organic rice is highly recommended for taste and health TIPS Not necessary to have the veg ham in this dish Tofu pockets can be purchased from Coles or Asian Tofu, veg ham and supermarkets in the Japanese shelves soy sauce can be purchased from any Best to use brown rice Asian grocery Vegetarian mushroom fluff can be purchased from any Asian If desired, curry powder grocery. can be added when Vegetarian mushroom fluff can be replaced with pine nuts tofu and pepper are added This dish can be frozen

P18 | True Natural Health Winter 2011 Spring 2011 True Natural Health | P19 Ling Halbert is about Recipes GREEN PAWPAW AND to give birth to a book, Vegetarian Cookbook for BROCCOLI SALAD Meat Lovers. Ling’s passion for cooking has developed from a young METHOD age, growing up in her parents’ restaurant in Laos. Peel and slice pawpaw into thin strips She cares deeply about the Slice broccoli, beans and tomatoes into planet and its inhabitants, small pieces and believes that vegetarian eating is one of the keys to inner peace, good health, In a mortar, place chilli, garlic and nuts, and longevity and happiness. roughly grind these with pestle The use of organically-grown food, non-GM crops and local produce is a strong emphasis for Ling. INGREDIENTS Add pawpaw, beans, broccoli, tomatoes, soy sauce, lemon juice and sugar, then MONTHLY VEGETARIAN COOKING Fresh green pawpaw, ½ medium gently mix all ingredients through WORKSHOPS, Richmond NSW pawpaw or 1 small with pestle Ling presents Lao vegetarian cooking workshops Snake beans, ½ cup Serve with rice at Earth Care Centre, UWS Hawkesbury Campus, Broccoli, 1 medium head Richmond NSW. Her dishes are simple, nutritious and tasty. Chilli (optional), 1 TIPS Each workshop provides: Cashew nuts/peanuts, ⅓ cup Green mango, snake beans or broccoli and Hands-on instructions on how to make simple, pawpaw can be used alone or together delicious and nutritious meals; Tomatoes, 2 medium Garlic chilli goes well with this dish Easy-to-prepare recipes; Garlic, 1 clove Dried dates can replace unrefined sugar Tips on making vegetarian meals appealing for the whole family; Lemon/lime juice, ½ lemon Green pawpaw is available from most fruit A tour of the community garden. and veg. shops Organic raw sugar, ½ tbs Held on one Saturday each month, 11am to 1pm. Soy sauce, 3 tbs Cost is $20. Lunch is the dishes cooked. To book call Ling on 0410 688 499 or email [email protected]

P18 | True Natural Health Winter 2011 Spring 2011 True Natural Health | P19 Dare To Detox This Spring

During the cold season, it’s easier to stay HOW WILL A DETOX IN ers. Focus on dark green, red and indoors, snuggle up on the couch and eat yellow vegetables and fresh fruit and take-away than to brave the cold to take a SPRING HELP? have protein-rich foods in the form of walk or cook up a healthy meal. However, It is important to keep the body cleansed legumes, nuts, seeds and eggs. this often leaves us feeling sluggish and less and to boost your immune system, espe- energetic and helps those few extra kilos to 2. Drink plenty of water. Water will keep cially in spring when allergies can flare sneak on over the winter period. your body hydrated and flush out up. It is a great way to make yourself feel toxins. This will help improve your skin We may not realise it, but during the colder better physically and mentally, as well as and make you feel less lethargic. months we also accumulate more toxins in our enhance your immune system. Detoxing will bodies as we spend so much time indoors. eliminate toxins which have accumulated 3. Avoid stimulants. It is essential to avoid The start of spring is the body’s natural time over time, generate healthy cells, cleanse toxic substances during your detox. for cleansing and detoxification. A spring the digestive tract, improve your mood, detox can revive your energy, brighten your These include alcohol, cigarettes, increase your energy levels and improve complexion, strengthen your immune system coffee, black leaf tea and chocolate. physical fitness. and leave you feeling energetic and refreshed. 4. Move your body. Exercising daily WHAT HAPPENS TO MY HOW CAN I DO A DETOX can increase circulation and naturally eliminate toxins from your body. HEALTH DURING WINTER? AT HOME? 5. Enjoy some sunlight. Ensuring you get During the colder months, both your health There are many different detox regimes out Vitamin D after winter is a must. Vitamin and mood can decline. Many people experi- there. The best way to detox at home is to ence low energy levels, increase in weight, follow a few simple detox rules to cleanse D is important for bone density, energy, weak immune system and the dreaded cold your body naturally. red blood cells and the prevention of a or flu. It is also possible to develop a mild de- host of diseases. pression known as SAD (Seasonal Affective 1. Eat healthily. Detoxing doesn’t have 6. Have an occasional bath. Add an Disorder), which follows the seasons and is to involve restricting your diet to hot the body’s reaction to lack of sunlight. It is water and lemon three times a day. element of relaxation into your detox common for people to be affected by more You can do your system wonders by program by having a detox bath with than one of these symptoms of failing health cutting out foods containing additives, Epsom salts to draw out the unwanted at this time of the year. preservatives and artificial sweeten- toxins.

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At manufactured in the Homebush West, ‘Uncle Harry’s Natraburgers’® and later age 73, I have other projects in mind NSW, factory of Uncle Harry’s Natural renamed them ‘Natty® Burgers’ or ‘Natty in addition to Uncle Harry’s. Foods Pty Ltd. ThePatty® Natty Burgers’. Before Patty® long, burger - lunchHealthy Expressions Food of interest for are invited. Busy People! Call me in confidence. sales boomed and the former corporateFresh Ingredients You'll Recognise! marketing executive began offeringWheat his Carrots –Celery Allan BarleyRodd, Onions 0409 879Couscous 420 or Sunflower go Sweet Potato Parsley Rice HOW ALLAN STARTED to www.natty.com.au. burgers to cafes, hospitals, universities and Famous [See advert on facing page.] THE BUSINESS other health food shops. He soon had to Harry had supplied home-made burgers forOriginal expand production from the back room of Allan Rodd’s Gladesville health food shop his Gladesville shop to a modern purpose- for several years. 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Spring 2011 True Natural Health | P23 YOUR CHILD AT RISK: AUSTRALIA’S PROPOSED MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING FOR CHILDREN By the Citizens Committee on Human Rights

Is this a license to drug our Answered negatively, this could be deter- FAMILY COERCION children with potentially mined to be the symptoms of ‘Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder’ (ADHD). Under the federal budget, from July 2011, dangerous stimulants, antide- And that can lead to cocaine-like stimu- the payment of the end-of-the-year Family pressants and antipsychotics? lants being prescribed. Tax Benefit (approx $726) to parents on income support will be conditional upon TAX DOLLARS TO CREATE • Other questions include asking if the child those children turning four undergoing CHILD ABUSE? appears worried, cries a lot, is nervous, a pre-school “health assessment” which is highly strung or tense? This could be includes subjective mental disorders. The May 2011 federal budget allocated misconstrued as depression or anxiety, No screening, no rebate! This could be $2.2 billion for mental health over the next with antidepressants or anti-anxiety pills construed as coercion. five years, much of it for “youth mental prescribed. Depression screening tools health”. Sound beneficial? Not really! What are notoriously faulty, with one admitting HEADSPACE: ‘YOUTH taxpayers and parents may not know is an 84% chance that the teenager will be MENTAL HEALTH’ that children from as young as three will be wrongly stigmatised as depressed. CONCERNS screened for “emotional and behavioural” • Dr Thomas Szasz, professor of psychiatry disorders passed off as a “health check”. Almost $200 million of taxpayers’ money is emeritus, states, “There is no blood or other to be used to establish 30 so-called youth While medical diseases will also be screened biological test to ascertain the presence or mental health centres named ‘Headspace’. for, these can all be verified by physical tests. absence of a mental illness, as there is for As a May 2011 edition of Australian Doctor But there are no such tests – brain scan, most bodily diseases.” reported, Headspace is “unevaluated, blood or urine tests or x-rays – to confirm DRUG SIDE EFFECTS unproved and yet to show it really works.” any ‘behavioural’ or ‘mental disorders’. The National Health and Medical Research • Antipsychotics may cause diabetes, liver From this screening, children can be pre- Council (NHMRC) has awarded $10 failure, muscle twitching, pancreatitis (in- million to several leading Australian psy- scribed stimulants, antidepressants, anti- flammation of pancreas), restlessness or psychotics and anti-anxiety drugs or tran- chiatrists (who have financial ties to drug pacing, seizures, convulsions or Neurolep- companies) to study “prediction, preven- quillisers, placing them at risk of ill-health tic Malignant Syndrome – a potentially fatal tion and early intervention” for youth mental and potentially dangerous side effects, some toxic reaction. Nearly 10,000 Australian disorders. The researchers admit that even deadly. children under 18 (with almost 300 aged Headspace centres “are becoming ‘clinical six and under) are prescribed antipsychot- Teachers will be expected to complete the laboratories’ for applied research.” In other ‘Australian Early Development Index (AEDI)’ ics, with 15 deaths linked to antipsychotics among those under 19. words, youths attending Headspace may checklist on children with nearly $22 million of be little more than guinea pigs for psychi- federal taxpayer dollars allocated for its imple- • Stimulants such as Ritalin and dexam- atric research and “early intervention”. mentation. “Key information about children’s phetamine may cause: hallucinations, mental health and wellbeing will be collected psychosis, weight loss, stunted growth, ‘EARLY INTERVENTION’: through data on their social, emotional, be- heart irregularities or heart attacks. Suicide THE DANGERS havioural and physical development,” which is a risk during withdrawal. will be made publicly available for around Australian psychiatrists have pioneered • Antidepressants. In Australia more than an invented disorder, ‘Psychosis Risk 96% of Australian local communities. 13,179 adverse reactions were reported Syndrome’, that claims to be able to Any mental health or behavioural screening to the Therapeutic Goods Administration determine symptoms in teens (12 – 14 can potentially be used to monitor your child, for antidepressants. Of these, 30 were years old) that can predict future psychosis such as the one planned for all NSW children for completed suicides and 244 were for or mental disorder. suicidal thoughts. A staggering 513 were aged 0 – 10 years, who will be tracked for Allen Frances, professor of psychiatry, the next 20 years. for children and adolescents under the age of 19, including five deaths in the 10 to 19 calls Psychosis Risk Syndrome (PRS) NO MEDICAL SCIENCE TO age group. “ill conceived and potentially harmful.” It SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH would “misidentify many teenagers who • Withdrawal Effects. Like illicit drugs, are not really at risk for psychosis” and “the SCREENING mental health drugs provide no more than treatment they would most often receive The questions in the Index are so subjec- a temporary relief from problems, unwanted (atypical [new] antipsychotic medica- tive that any child could be at risk of being behaviour or unpleasant emotions. If a tion) has no proven efficacy; but it does labelled mentally ill and being recommend- child taking these drugs experiences a have definite dangerous complications.” ed for a prescription for a psychiatric drug. ‘rebound effect’, in which their original mental There is also an error rate of between 70 Questions such as: symptoms return even worse once they and 90%, “meaning that between two begin withdrawing, medical experts point out and nine youngsters would be misidenti- • Would you say this child: Listens atten- that this is the drug effect, not ‘mental illness’. fied for every one accurately identified.” tively, completes work on time, can’t sit Withdrawal effects are common, indicating PRS is “a bonanza for the pharmaceutical still, is restless, is distractible, has trouble psychotropic medications are addictive. Psy- industry,” for which patients would pay the sticking to any activity, is disobedient, has chiatrist, David Healy, warns, “If there is with- “high price [of] adverse effects, dollars and temper tantrums, is impulsive or inattentive? drawal, then there is physical dependence.” stigma,” the psychiatrist stated.

P24 | True Natural Health Spring 2011 SIGN THE PARENT’S EXEMPTION FORM CCHR is to investigate and expose psychiatric violations of human rights and bring about patient protections and reforms. Parents can try protecting their child from mental health screening by signing the Parent’s Exemption Form prior to Mental Health and Readers please note that the Natural Health Society does not Psychological Screening or Counselling. Provide a copy to the have any religious or political affiliations. We publish the above school principal and to your lawyer. Copies can also be given to article because its informative subject matter is consistent with the the Citizens Committee on Human Rights, PO Box 440, Marrick- Society’s drug-free approach to healing. ville NSW 1475 GET THE FACTS PARENT’S EXEMPTION FORM Log-on to the Citizens Committee on Human Rights Psychiatric Drug Side-Effect Database at cchr.org.au. Prior to Mental Health and Psychological For further information, Email: [email protected] Screening or Counselling CCHR was established in 1969 by the Church of Scientology and Professor of Psychiatry Thomas Szasz from University of New To: Principal ______York Health Science Center, Syracuse, New York. The purpose of Name of School: ______No more embarrassing From: The Parents of ______This letter serves to provide notice that absent (without) our/my smelly gases written consent, our/my child may not be subject to any form of Black Zinger is a new super healthy mental health or psychological screening or testing (including social pleasant tasting drink that gently services or counselling relating to those tests). cleans and reconditions your colon I/we formally exempt my/our child from all mental or social service programs and screening, whether directly by the school or through an affiliated resource. Concerns by school staff relating to our/ my child’s purported mental health, are to be brought to us/me for our/my attention and assessment. School staffs are not to take it Roasted Brown Rice Drink upon themselves to obtain a diagnosis or to provide mental health treatment, analysis, referral or labelling of any nature. Contact: Black Zinger Australia T: (02)02 49684825 4968 4825 07 41595647 DANGEROUS GASES Assessment and testing are to centre on academics and physical www.blackzinger.com.au fitness only. The informed consent requirement encompasses, but is not necessarily limited to, the following activities: 1. School-based counselling related to mental health. 2. Behavioural, mental health, depression/suicide or psychological/ behavioural screenings of any nature and/or diagnostic instruments (i.e., KidsMatter, MindMatters, Australian Early Development Index [AEDI], Social Engagement and Emotional Development [SEED], emotional factors such as anger or peer relationships, sexual activity or orientation). 3. Anger management, ‘self-esteem’, ‘conflict resolution’ courses; group or family counselling. This is not a complaint against the school. Rather, it is an exercise of parental rights made necessary by events globally in which children have been harmed and their rights, safety and health injured by mental health assessments and diagnosis that are based upon subjective tests having no basis in science. I thank you in advance for your cooperation in this matter. For our mutual protection and to assure there is no misunderstanding, a copy of this letter is on file with my lawyer and/or with applicable civil rights and human rights organisations. This notice applies until and unless revoked in writing by us/me, and it is to follow our/my child through progressive levels of school in this jurisdiction or district. Under no circumstances is it intended that any part of this exemption form overrides any State or Federal Act or Regulation relating to the care and protection of children.

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Spring 2011 True Natural Health | P25 Why teenagers have bottled up anger - and how it is dealt with best By Dr Mary Casey

Teenage years are an important transitional “Why can’t my parents get along well? It ABOUT MARY CASEY phase from childhood to adulthood. A lot of must have something to do with me… Like changes occur during this time, both on a maybe that I am not as smart as they’d like…” Dr Mary Casey has a Doctorate of physical and emotional level. Understanding a teenager’s mindset Psychology and qualifications in Hormones, in larger quantities than ever makes it easier to see where anger issues counselling and conflict resolution. before or after, are helping not only to build an stem from. She is founder and CEO of the Casey adult’s body, but also a fully functional adult Centre, a leading integrated health and brain. This in itself creates great pressure on WHAT TO DO educational service employing 200-plus the teenager’s mind. Add into the mix the health specialists across NSW. She other pressures such as the availability of ABOUT IT? has a speciality in constructing personal drugs and alcohol, sexuality, a pronounced Parents establishing boundaries is the key development and communication taste for discovery, unrealistic standards, to the problem. From a young age, children programs and products. peer pressure, search for identity, and need to be given a structure and boundar- parents’ inability or unavailability to provide ies that are as similar as possible to what She is also author of an informative structure and guidance, and teenagers feel they will encounter later in life – children DVD entitled, ‘How to Deal with Master overwhelmed and frustrated. These feelings with the right upbringing learn from a very Manipulators’. invariably turn into anger – which is usually early age what ‘no’ means and they know more pronounced in boys due to high levels their boundaries. Visit www.caseycentre.com.au of testosterones. A perfect example of this is when a child Anger, with lack of skills or lack of a good wants something and throws a noisy role model, turns into aggressiveness and tantrum, resulting in the parent giving in to even violence. Most of the time, if anger is the child’s demand. This is irresponsible of not channeled or expressed in a positive way, the parent because it teaches the wrong How to Deal with Master it turns inward and begins manifesting itself rules to the child. Later in life, a student Manipulators – DVD in self-destructive behaviours or depression. who throws a tantrum in class because These habits can become established and they want to play and not complete their Dr Mary Casey’s informative DVD last a lifetime. school work will be disciplined. An adult and workbook help identify ma- employee, who throws a tantrum to get nipulators at home and at work, Let’s put ourselves in a typical teenager’s a pay rise, will only end up in trouble and and present strategies to deal with shoes for a moment to better understand eventually be fired. Children need a clear them effectively and methods to how teenagers can lose focus and become structure. Not having that structure from angry. Imagine a 15-year-old female who is use to ensure that we are never a parents creates anxious children who target. good-looking, but has a tendency to indulge become anxious adults. in sweets. Her parents are not very wealthy; The DVD includes various scenarios, only her mum works because her father The second important mistake some role play and case studies. suffered injury in a car accident, limiting his parents make is to continue treating their ability to work. He has a tendency to drink to teenager as a child. Teenagers need to be treated like adults in the way they are Available for $29.95 from http:// ‘forget’ about reality. Here are a few abstracts spoken to, so that their compliance is ne- www.dealwithmanipulators.com. of the teenager’s likely self-talk: gotiated rather than demanded. Covertly or For information about upcoming “I wish I looked like this girl on TV; she’s so not, teenagers will invariably reject being workshops on Dealing with slim and athletic. I need to start running like treated like children. If it happens too often, Manipulators, call 1300 175 783. my friend Jodie does regularly.” they will reject their parents as incompe- tent, which will leave the door open to their

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Have you ever encountered a dren’s lives from birth to the moment they manipulative, intimidating person who used you and made you feel powerless or “Why does mum always tell me what to do helpless? leave home to start their own family. But Chances are you are dealing with a or who to see? I want to wear makeup like this doesn’t mean being forceful or putting How to deal with Our MASTER MANIPULATOR DVD will provide you with the necessary skills to deal with Master Manipulators and alleviate their impact on your life. my friends.” The course is designed to give you the confidence to understand and use down the child when they don’t do the right your own personal power to improve your situation. This course was written by the Casey Centre team led by Dr. Mary Casey who has extensive experience in conflict management and practises as a therapist thing. Respect, guidance and boundar- specialising in personal and professional development. The Casey Centre “Why can’t I stop eating all that crap? I am team have researched manipulation, and discovered first hand, the damage Strategies to use at work that master manipulators can inflict on a company’s productivity and also on or in the home such a weak girl… I hate myself.” ies taught in a loving, supportive manner people’s lives. are essential to help a teenager through 1800 25 7000 www.caseycentre.com.au www.caseycentre.com.au Casey Centre Produced by “I am curious about vodka. That’s what dad those difficult years of transition. Ultimately, 445 Hume Highway Eden Media Casula 2170 www.edenmedia.com.au drinks all the time. He says it helps him feel producing a happy, confident adult starts better. I’ll try next time I have an opportunity, the day they are born. This is the greatest just to see …” responsibility parents have.

P26 | True Natural Health Spring 2011 Restaurant Reviews Eating out in Sydney and Adelaide

SYDNEY Heart and Soul Cafe is to help you improve your health and save the planet while you enjoy a world-class gourmet meal. Heart and Soul Cafe, Cronulla You will not even notice that the menu is gluten free. Often a Glutten-free, vegan, world organic food big challenge for people eating vegetarian is how to experi- It is an indisputable fact that a vegetarian diet helps in solving ence different varieties of cuisine. the world’s health and environmental problems. The benefits to If you want to eat gluten free, it is like trying to find water health of vegetarian diets has been well documented. And in in a dessert. But one of Heart and Soul’s unique features Wikipedia we find that “according to a 2006 United Nations is its gluten-free ‘world food menu’. It features Thai, Indian, initiative, the livestock industry is one of the largest contributors Chinese and Italian flavours all under one roof. And the chai to environmental degradation worldwide, and modern practices and vegan cakes add to a delectable lunch experience. of raising animals for food contributes on a “massive scale” to deforestation, air and water pollution, land degradation, loss of Right now there is a debate going on about whether the topsoil, climate change, the overuse of resources including oil vegan cheesecakes are better than dairy cheesecakes. We and water, and loss of biodiversity. “ The philosophy of Cronulla’s think that the vegan cheesecakes are winning.

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Roasted Sweet Potato Salad "Walnut Carrot Cake with Kofta Balls with Fragrant Tomato Sauce Coconut Topping"

ADELAIDE VegSA (Vegetarian and Vegan Society South Australia) currently Zen House Tea Corner lists 18 vegetarian/vegan eateries on its website*, half within 17 – 19 Bent St, Adelaide 5000. Phone 08 8223 2058 the square mile of the Adelaide CBD and the rest in suburbs www.zenhouse.com.au or nearby townships. Two, conveniently situated side by side in a quiet street just off the Rundle Street shopping hub are Zen The proprietors aim to offer a place of quiet and relaxation. They House Tea Corner and Joy Discovery Vegetarian Cafe. feel that by serving vegetarian food, they can reduce negative energy, and so contribute to world peace. Their extensive Chinese and Western-style menu, including sandwiches and Joy Discovery Vegetarian Cafe burgers, is mainly vegan, some gluten-free and all without onion 13 – 15 Bent St Adelaide 5000. Phone 8223 5994 or garlic. Zen House has a great range of healing teas (also www.joydiscovery.com.au available online) and its own vegan ice cream. You can also buy True Natural Health magazine there. This restaurant is operated by followers of Sri Chimnoy, and reflects his teachings of Peace and Physical Health. Open Mon – Thurs, 11.30am – 8.30pm; Fri – Sat, 11.30 – 9pm; Sun, 11.30am – 4.00pm While there are – naturally – rice, curry and dhal each day, there is also a range of soups, salads, sweets and ‘mains’: wraps, * See www.vegsa.org.au for vegetarian eateries in SA. It is burgers, etc. Many dishes are gluten free and most are vegan. Joy advisable to check for changes to opening hours and at busy Discovery is light and airy with eating inside and out and a range times it is best to book. of fresh and tasty dishes. – Anne Sanders (Secretary), Vegetarian and Vegan Society Open Mon – Sat, 8.30am – 4.00pm* (VegSA) Inc

Spring 2011 True Natural Health | P27 THE HOME GARDEN - Part 2

If it’s a brand new area you’ve chosen, you don’t need to dig up any This is the second of a series of articles on growing grass, you can simply mow the grass and/or weeds down using the your own veges. It is written by Toni Salter of lowest setting to make the area easier to work. Narellan, NSW, who presents garden workshops, online workshops, seminars and consultations on Our first step is to lay out sheets of overlapping newspaper home veggie growing. directly on the ground. This kills off any weeds and grass naturally and allows them to decompose into nutrients for the soil later. Just be sure to use about 10 sheets of newspaper in thickness and Starting a Vegetable Garden overlap the sheets by about 10 cm on all sides. I often work with Spring is the delight of every gardener. It’s the time of year when a wheelbarrow full of water and dip in the sheets of paper as I go. fruit trees come out of their dormant stage to grace us with their This stops any wind blowing them all over the yard! After you lay the colourful blossoms, soft green foliage and the promise of abundant newspaper down, keep it damp with water from the hose. fruit later in the year. Birds and bees herald the change of seasons Step 2 is a nitrogen-rich layer of lucerne hay. A large bale will cover as they appear in search of nectar from the new flowers. But even as we enjoy the beauty of spring, the vegetable gardener gets set a good sized vegetable bed. Take off ‘biscuits’ (or sections) of the for the busiest time of the year as preparations are made for planting lucerne and lay them over the newspaper to cover the whole area. out a new veggie patch. You will need this to be about 5 cm to 10 cm thick.

I’m often asked about the best way to set up a new vegetable Step 3 is a compost and manure layer. About two wheelbarrows garden, and everyone seems to have their preferred method and full should do the job just nicely. Spread this over the lucerne. If you materials. I like the idea of a no-dig garden bed. After all, who wants have been making your own compost the way I explained in the last to break their back trying to dig up hard, compacted clay soil? issue, this would be perfect. Mix in a combination of chicken manure No-dig garden beds are easy, quick and effective in providing veg- and cow manure to give added nutrients. Throw over a couple of etables with all the nutrients they need. So here’s my step-by-step handfuls of blood and bone and some agricultural lime. Again, make approach to no-dig gardens. sure to water this in before proceeding. Vegetables are incredibly hungry and thirsty plants. Since they are Step 4 is a carbon-rich mulching layer. Use straw or sugarcane for growing quickly and developing fruit in short periods of time, they this, to a depth of about five cm. need loads of energy to get them to maturity – rather like some of Step 5 is to repeat step 2 to step 4 over again until you reach your the teenagers in my house! So a no-dig garden bed is just perfect desired height. The higher your bed, the better drainage it will have for veggies. and the less bending you will need to do. Always finish with a layer To start with, you’ll need to find a sunny spot to locate your garden of mulch and water it in well with a hose. bed. A garden in the shade will not be as productive as one that Leave the garden bed to rest for a couple of weeks before planting. gets adequate sunlight. Look for an area that gets at least six hours This allows it to settle before you plant your veggies; it will drop in of sunlight a day. Some dappled light is okay and can even help size to about half the original height. When you plant, just make a provide respite for plants in the middle of our hot summers. hole in the mulch layer and drop in a seedling. Backfill the hole with Plants need sunlight to produce a flower, so any vegetable that is some potting mix or compost and firm down the seedling to hold it grown for its fruit will certainly need this amount of sun. Vegetable in place. Give it some water and diluted seaweed solution and then plants grown for their leaves or stems will tolerate less sun, and we sit back and watch it grow. actually want to discourage these plants from flowering. Lettuces, Try to avoid planting any root crops, like carrots or beetroot or silverbeet, celery and Asian greens are more particular about the onions, for the first year. Your bed will have too many nutrients and amount of water they receive than about sunlight. So if parts of your will encourage leaf growth at the expense of root development. proposed vegetable patch receive less than the desired six hours of Grow a few other crops first to soak up excess nitrogen and then sun, use them for these leafy crops for better results. after a year try some root vegetables.

P28 | True Natural Health Spring 2011 Make sure you plant according to your month. Remember that melons like long, climate and season for best results. hot seasons to do really well, so get them Materials needed for a no-dig garden bed sown indoors and pot them when big Ladybirds measuring 1 metre by 2 metres are: enough. You can keep them inside in pots until temperatures reach about 20 C, then ❁❁Newspapers to cover an area of 2 ˚ –Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing square metres transplant them into the garden. You could grow them along a trellis to save space. ❁❁1 large bale of lucerne Abstracted from a CSIRO Media ❁❁1 wheelbarrow of compost Keep sowing all kinds of herbs now, but replace your peas with beans as they Centre release, 24th June 2011 ❁❁1 wheelbarrow of manure (chicken/cow combination) cease producing. The spent greens of your CSIRO research has revealed that peas are a great addition of nitrogen for the ❁❁1 small bag of blood and bone with the tremendous diversity of ladybird garden, so dig them in or put them into the potash (you can leave out the blood and beetle species is linked to their ability compost bin. bone if you’re vegan) to produce larvae which, with impunity, ❁❁1 small bag of agricultural lime Potatoes can go in now if you are in a cool poach members of ‘herds’ of tiny, soft- ❁❁1 bale of straw or sugarcane mulch or temperate area. Be sure to purchase bodied scale insects from under the certified seed potatoes from a nursery or noses of the aggressive ants that tend ❁❁seedlings catalogue. Potatoes harbour many soil- them. ❁❁seaweed solution (e.g., Seasol or Eco borne viruses that, once introduced to your “These soft-bodied, sap-feeding scale c-weed) garden, are difficult to control. These also insects are tended by ants, which More information affect tomatoes as well as future potato crops. Certified seed potatoes are guar- guard the defenceless scales and For more information and videos on anteed to be free of diseases, so you can collect a ‘reward’ of sugary honeydew. preparing a vegetable garden, see my plant them with confidence. The ant tenders aggressively defend online organic gardening tutorial at http:// their ‘livestock’ and are always ready theveggielady.com/online-workshops/ Tropical and sub-tropical regions of to attack any predator that threatens Australia have a couple of months of Free monthly planting guides are available their herd,” says Dr Ainsley Seago, a planting left before the wet season. You at www. theveggieclub.com researcher with the CSIRO’s Austral- can plant most things generously except for ian National Insect Collection. potatoes, carrots, spinach and Brassicas (the cabbage family). Therein lay the evolutionary problem Spring Gardening Keep an eye out for caterpillars still, espe- confronting ladybird beetles (family Guide cially on vulnerable young cabbage family Coccinellidae), whose larvae were plants. Hand removal is often best, and highly vulnerable to ant attack. [SEE NOTE BELOW] be sure to check on the undersides of the To avoid being killed as they poach the Spring really is a busy time of year for leaves and rub off any eggs. Regarding ant’s scales, ladybird larvae evolved to the vegetable gardener. So pull on your organic Dipel (Bacillus thuringiensis, or produce two anti-ant defences: an im- Bt), remember to use it only if you have to. gumboots and put on your hat and gloves, pregnable woolly coat of wax filaments, Aphids begin to be on the move now, es- because it’s full steam ahead if you want a and glands which produce defensive pecially with roses. Hose them off, squash harvest in time for summer. If you haven’t chemicals. given everything a good fertilise already, them or wait for predators. If they are still a then do it now. Place a good layer of problem, try diluted vinegar. “We found that most of ladybird manure and compost as well as a scatter- Catch thrip and white fly by placing yellow species’ richness is concentrated ing of blood and bone all over the garden stick traps around the garden. You can make in groups with these special larval and watch for new growth to take off. up your own by smearing a piece of yellow defences,” Dr Seago said. Now is your last chance to plant artichokes cardboard with petroleum jelly (Vaseline). ”These groups are more success- or get in some garlic cloves for some great The insects are attracted to the yellow and ful than any other lineage of ladybird bulbs in about 6 months time. They take get stuck on the sticky card and die. beetle. Furthermore, these defences a while to mature, but if you treat them NOTE. This article is an extract from In the have been ‘lost’ in the few species that well, they’ll last for months after harvest. Veggie Patch newsletter. For more details have abandoned soft-scale poaching in The trick is not to keep them too moist, and a full list of what to plant in your area, favour of eating pollen or plant leaves. otherwise they’ll rot away before they get a go to www.theveggieclub.com. This is a chance to grow. This research helps to place Australia’s free resource to help you grow your own ladybirds in the evolutionary tree of life Some of you might have had a start on veggies at home. for insects, and helps us to understand ‘acid lovers’ last month. For colder regions, the complex system of mechanisms by seeds of tomato, eggplant and capsicum which beetle diversity has arisen. should still be sown indoors or under glass TO LEARN MORE … in the garden. They like the soil to be slightly www.csiro.au acidic, so make sure that lime hasn’t been To inquire about her workshops, added to the bed where they are to grow. seminars and consultations, Toni [email protected] Salter, ‘the Veggie Lady’, may be You can also sow a few other things now contacted on 02 4648 2174 or including: if you have mild conditions, 0411 579 778 or email toni@ cucumber, marrow, melons, zucchini and theveggielady.com. Her website is leek; cold regions will have to wait another www.theveggielady.com.

Spring 2011 True Natural Health | P29 Our amazing feet! By Wendy Satara

Our feet are amazing, complicated structures. • Infectious foot problems such as fungal, 4. Trim nails straight across, not too short, Every day we take an average of 10,000 bacterial or viral problems. Because the and be careful not to cut off the corners steps, and we don’t even think about how we foot is often enclosed in a shoe in a dark, or cut down the sides, as this can cause are doing it. The human foot was described warm, moist environment, this can predis- ingrown nails. People with diabetes or by Leonardo Da Vinci as “a masterpiece of pose the foot to fungal infections such as heart problems and poor circulation engineering and a work of art”. tinea and nail infections. Even a tiny split should not treat their own feet, as they are between the toes can allow infection to more prone to infection. When we walk, as our heel touches the occur. This is because the feet are so far ground, our bodyweight smoothly transfers 5. Make sure your shoes fit properly. from the heart that the circulation to them from the heel through the arch to the ball of When purchasing new shoes, do it later can be less than optimal. the foot, then the heel lifts off the ground, in the day when the feet tend to be at their while at the same time weight is now being • Neoplastic disorders such as tumours largest. Replace worn-out shoes as soon transferred to the other foot. The first foot and abnormal growths of tissue in the feet as possible. is now being pushed off the five toes, with such as cysts. 6. Select the right kind of shoe for the the big toe the last part of the foot to leave • Traumatic foot problems such as activity you are about to participate in. Use the ground. fractures and sprains. running shoes for running and steel toe-cap The foot is made up of 26 bones, 33 joints, shoes for dangerous work activities. 107 ligaments, 19 muscles and numerous MY TOP TEN TIPS FOR 7. Alternate shoes – don’t wear the same tendons. Complex biomechanics work in a CARING FOR YOUR pair every day. Each foot sweats around coordinated way to ensure our bodies are 250 ml of sweat per day! This must transported to where we want to go without FEET: evaporate through our socks and shoes. us having to even think about it. 1. Don’t ignore foot pain, it is not normal. Breathable materials such as cotton, If we watch a bare-footed child climbing a If foot pain persists, see your local podia- wool and leather allow moisture to wick tree or when we walk on sand at the beach, trist. Podiatrists are trained in assessing away from the foot. Vinyl, nylon and other we can see how our feet perfectly adapt to and treating most foot problems. synthetic fabrics tend to make the foot the variable ground surface by moving and 2. Inspect your feet regularly. Pay attention hot and sweaty, as the moisture cannot molding to the supporting surface. I often to changes in colour and temperature, look escape. This can lead to fungal and skin wonder what it would be like if our bodies for thick or discoloured nails (a sign of de- problems. Foot odour is produced when were designed with hooves, paws or birds’ veloping fungus) and check for cracks or skin proteins decompose while being feet! Our feet are perfectly designed to cuts in the skin. Peeling or scaling skin on exposed to excessive amounts of sweat. carry our bodyweight upright and allow us the soles of the feet may indicate athlete’s 8. Take care when walking bare footed. to dance, climb, walk, run and jump from our foot or tinea. Your feet may be more prone to injury and first wobbly steps as a toddler to our last. 3. Wash your feet regularly, especially infection. Don’t forget to use sunblock on This brings me to a very important point between the toes, and dry carefully. your feet, as they can get badly burnt. – how do we maintain pain-free walking 9. Be cautious when using home remedies throughout our lives? Given the intricacies for foot ailments. Proprietary corn cures of foot mechanics, it is not surprising that contain caustic chemicals, and particular most people will experience problems with care should be taken by diabetes sufferers their feet at some time in their life. if using them. PROBLEMS AND PAIN 10. If you have diabetes, make sure you Foot and ankle problems usually fall into the have a yearly foot check with your podia- following categories: trist who will check your circulation and the feeling in your feet. • Acquired from improper footwear, physical stress or small biomechanical changes in the THREE TYPES OF FOOT feet. Women are four times more likely to have POSTURE foot problems than men. This is mostly due to incorrect footwear. For example, a seven cen- Feet, like faces, are all different. Generally timetre heel can increase the load on the ball speaking, we can classify feet into three of the foot by 75%. groups: • Arthritic foot problems involving one Pronated foot. In stance, the pronated or more joints. These can be exacerbat- foot has a lower arch profile, and appears ed by being overweight, having gout or a to ‘roll in’ under the ankle. When walking, sedentary lifestyle. after the heel hits the ground, the arch normally flattens, but in the pronated foot • Congenital, inherited foot problems the arch remains flattened while the foot such as club feet, bunions and flat feet.

P30 | True Natural Health Spring 2011 completes the gait cycle from heel strike the foot needs it. In the severely pronated Also very important is the fact that the more to toe off. Because the arch remains flat, or supinated foot, an orthotic device can we walk, the more we help our balance and this can cause overuse and stress of the be fitted to align the foot more closely to flexibility, which reduces the risk of falls soft-tissue structures of the foot. You are the neutral position. when we become elderly. probably a pronator if the upper of your shoes tips inwards. Walking is a simple, effective method of exercising that costs nothing, is Supinated foot. In stance, the good for our environment and is a supinated foot has a high arch great way to explore the beautiful shape that doesn’t flatten when place we live in. walking. Most elite dancers and runners have supinated feet, as During our lifetime, we walk an this is a very strong foot type. This average of four trips around the high-arched foot, although strong, world. This is a lot more enjoyable if is a poor shock absorber. You may we have healthy, pain-free feet! wear out the soles of your shoes on the outside border more quickly if you have a supinated foot. OPEN THE DOOR AND Wendy Satara has been a podiatrist for 25 years. She has four teenage children Neutral foot. This is the ideal foot type. GET WALKING! and loves riding her dressage horses when An optimal amount of pronation is followed Onef o the most important ways to maintain she is not keeping people on their feet! She by re-supination when the foot rolls out to good foot health is to use your feet. A good says that if you have any foot problems for efficiently propel the foot during the toe pair of well fitted walking shoes will provide which you would like advice, please call her off phase of gait. protection for the feet without restrict- on 0408 997 757 and she will be happy Today, most sports shoe shops sell ing foot motion. The benefits of walking to help. running shoes specifically for each of include increasing bone and muscle these foot types. The right shoe provides strength, improving cardiovascular fitness LATER ISSUE: DEALING WITH the correct support and cushioning where and reducing depression. FOOT PROBLEMS

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So ingredients on wonderful bonus. there is scope for a relaxed approach! your skin used to mean putting EAT TO LIVE mashed food on ORGANIC VEGETABLE By Joel Fuhrman, MD $39.00 your face. But GARDENING not anymore! This Sub-titled ‘The By Annette McFarlane $42.00 recently published Amazing Nutrient- book provides Rich Program In a world where all the necessary for Fast and mass-produced information for Sustained Weight food often lacks anyone, regardless Loss’, this is the taste and fresh- of experience, to easily create their own work of a medical ness, more and skin-care products – and avoid the vast array doctor with a full more people are of artificial chemicals found in commercial understanding of growing their own products.. natural foods and vegetables. This sound nutrition. Make Your Own Natural Skin Care Products new edition of His knowledge offers a practical, down-to-earth approach Annette McFarl- is totally consist- to making protective and nourishing day ane’s gardening ent with Natural Health principles and moisturisers, regenerative night creams, classic offers gardeners an authoritative practices – we have previously published and comprehensive guide to growing an hand and body lotions, body butters, lip his article on diabetes – and his depth of balms, masks, scrubs and cleansers and extensive range of organic vegetables. It coverage means it could be close to the is 256 large pages including index. toners. And while these all have the look ultimate book on the subject. 380 pages and feel of the best commercial skin-care with index. As well as outlining the basics – how products, you know they have nothing to plan your garden and prepare soil, Dr Fuhrman is a young New Jersey, artificial added – because you haven’t put make compost, develop a planting guide, it there! USA, doctor who declares that his plan is designed to not only supply optimal propagate and sow and germinate seeds A trained naturopath, author and publisher, nutrition while the person loses weight – the book offers a mass of new and Allannah Nugent wrote, “I began to quickly, but many of his patients have fascinating material. ‘Garden to Gourmet’ question my use of commercial skin-care been able to discontinue their medications explains how to grow Australian bush products when I asked myself ‘why would as they recover from angina, high blood food, while the herbs and spices give the I put something on my skin that I probably pressure, diabetes, asthma, fatigue, unique character to the cuisines of China, wouldn’t dare put in my mouth’”. That was allergies, arthritis and other illnesses. He Greece, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, more than 20 years ago. describes case after case of successful Thailand and India. weight loss and disease recoveries. Allannah’s book dispels the mystery/ There are additional chapters on growing uncertainty behind creating your own Some of his patients – including those different types of mushrooms, and edible skin-care products. “It enables anyone who ‘have tried everything’ – lose seven flowers and weeds. For gardeners with to make sure that they use the very best kilos in the first month and around four not much room to move, there is a chapter ingredients on their skin, without being kilos each month thereafter. His core on growing a large range of vegetables in confused by technical terms or fussing with principle is that health = nutrients divided containers. And for those interested in complicated recipes,” said Allannah. “I wrote by calories, and applying this rarely fails. it for readers with little or no experience, heirloom vegetables, there is advice on Chapters one to four give an overview of so it covers all the necessary foundation collecting and storing seeds. nutrition, including an inspiring account information.” of the phytochemicals (nature’s ‘magic’ All this is capped by extensive instructions There are more than 30 tested recipes, pills) that are found mainly in plant foods, on how to grow over 115 usual and with step-by-step instructions and lots and the problems of a diet rich in animal unusual vegetables in the final ‘A is for of handy hints. The super-easy-to-follow proteins. The next two chapters expand Amaranth – Z is for Zucchini’ section, chapters include the range of commonly nutritional wisdom and how to deal with which occupies over half the book.

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