SALT: THE MIRACLE MINERAL

Salt has a very bad reputation, but it has the most amazing benefits.  Our bodies are 75% water, salty water, similar to seawater.  Over- consumption of salt is linked to high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke, so current guidelines recommend we keep our salt intake to less than 6g per day – about a [...]

MINERALS: SOURCE, FUNCTION, DEFICIENCY, RDA

Minerals are a vital part of our diet for building bones and teeth, turning food into energy and controlling body fluids inside and outside cells.  Just like vitamins, the best way to get minerals is through a healthy, balanced diet.  And again, just like vitamins, every so often a story will come along claiming that [...]

WHAT IS A HEALTHY DIET?

In order for us to avoid disease, stay fit, healthy and to enable our bodies to work at an optimum level, we need to take in the right fuel. But what is this and where can we find it?