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In
the Subscriber E-Magazine this month:
IN THE NEWS
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The Fructose
Fiasco
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Does Soy turn
Little Boys into Little Girls?
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Health News
from around the World
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Major Breast
Cancer Drug Causes Cancer
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New Research
on Vitamin C Protection
THE NUTRITION LOUNGE
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Aid
for Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea
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October Specials
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Nourishing Solutions: Benefits of Ginger
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Did
You Know: chocolate, bananas, tomatoes
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HRT/Breast
Cancer Link Confirmed
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Amazing Human Body Facts
Quote of the Month: Sir
Isaac Newton
Nutritional “Quickies”
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QUIZ:
Which Nutrient Deficiency is this?
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Health Tip:
Beat Party-Time Weight Gain
The Health Café:
Grilled Fresh Fruit – Perfect
Pudding
Fun Therapy: Secrets to
Living Longer
Links I like – Fantastic links to enjoy
Living Gluten-Free - and Loving It!
Watch out for these hidden
gluten-containing foods
Make Your Own:
Beauty Aids
Q & A: Removing Bags
from under the Eyes
Study Nutrition At Home:
Excellent Australian Correspondence Courses to study (6 weeks – 2
years)
Healthy Pets:
Importance of Fibre in your Pet’s
Diet
Gorgeous Animal Video – not to be missed!
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General Health Newsletter – October 2009
A free
monthly newsletter by Sally-Ann Creed,
Clinical Nutritionist
Winner of SA’s Most Influential Women in Business &
Government 2009/2010
Rather than fill my newsletters with fluff,
padding and ‘testimonies’, I hope they will
truly help to equip you with real information on
how to embark on a healthier life. Enjoy the
newsletter this month – a little on hot flushes,
hair treatments and even how to restore some
natural colour to your hair. [Lots more
information in our Subscriber E-Mag too - should
you wish to
subscribe.]
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In this Newsletter: |
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Hot Flushes May Mean a Longer Life
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Q & A: Treatment for
Alopecia Areata
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Creeds launches ON-LINE STORE!
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October Specials: Buy 2, get 1 free!
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Restore your Hair Colour Naturally –
with Supplements
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Make Your Own: Almond Rice Pudding
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Contents of Subscriber E-Mag
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The Health Café: Easy, Healthy Hummus
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Spiritual Health |
Hot
Flushes & Night Sweats May Mean a Longer
Life
Just
when we thought there was no good news
about menopause, a study has come out
which shows that reasonably healthy
menopausal women who experience hot
flushes and night sweats, have a 30%
lower risk of dying over 20 years
than women who don’t experience these
classic menopausal symptoms.
It’s
estimated that 50% of menopausal women
suffer from hot flushes and night
sweats, but in this study of
predominantly upper middle-class white
women from the Rancho Bernardo study,
73% reported hot flushes and of those,
39% also had night sweats. Following
these women up 11.5 years later - those
who had both hot flushes and
night sweats had almost a 30% lower risk
of dying. Amazingly this lower risk held
true even if the women were overweight,
didn’t exercise, smoked, or were past or
present users of conventional hormone
replacement therapy.
It’s not
clear why this is the case, but has been
postulated that this may be a sort of
natural detoxification. As the skin is
our largest organ of detoxification and
sweating is one of the best ways to
detoxify – sweating releases fat-soluble
toxins, which are typically found in fat
cells eventually causing the kinds of
DNA damage that can lead to cancer. If
night sweats are a form of
detoxification, menopausal women may
want to consider embracing hot flushes
and night sweats, at least for a few
months, before resorting to even
bioidentical hormones.
(Svartberg J, von Muhlen
D, Kritz-Silverstein D, Barrett-Connor
E, “Vasomotor symptoms and mortality:
the Rancho Bernardo Study,” Menopause
2009 Sep-Oct;16(5):888-91.) |
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Q & A: New Developments in
Alopecia
Areata
Q:
Have there
been any new developments in
treating Alopecia Areata as my
adult son has a severe case and
is now losing his eyelashes and
eyebrows?
A:
There is some evidence that
topically applying lavender oil
in combination with the
essential oils from thyme,
rosemary, and cedar wood
improves hair growth after 7
months of treatment. Although
there is preliminary evidence
that suggests zinc in
combination with biotin might be
helpful for alopecia areata,
most studies indicate that zinc
is not effective for alopecia
areata. Make sure that you eat
enough proper animal protein
too, as hair loss is frequently
a result of protein deficiency. |
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CREEDS-ON-LINE SHOPPING LAUNCHED!
Please go to
www.creedsonline.co.za and see
our on line store – you can now have
your products delivered to your
door!
It’s the easy way to shop!
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A hair in the head is worth two in the
brush
– Oliver Herford |
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October Special Prices: Buy 2 get
one FREE
Buy
2 Organic Ginger Powder Spice
from our Nourishing Solutions this
month and
get one free! Ginger with
honey is a delicious drink, hot or
cold. Buy 2 MaxiBiotic 5 and
get one
free for October too! For
these & other special prices contact
our offices at
pa@sallyanncreed.co.za.
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Restore your
Hair Colour Naturally - With Supplements
Did you know you could avoid grey hair –
at least for a while? Sometimes you can
even reverse your hair colour from grey
back to the colour it was. I have
actually seen this happen. The
combination that some studies have
reported effective is:
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100mg of pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)
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200mg of PABA
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50g of brewer's yeast
You won’t see an overnight result, and
it may not restore your hair 100% to its
original colour but it should help
restore some colour over the course of a
couple of months. This doesn't impart a
lasting effect, and the grey will return
if you discontinue taking the
supplements. |
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She was what we used to call a suicide
blonde - dyed by her own hand
– S. Bellow |
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Make Your
Own:
Almond Rice Pudding
What you’ll Need:
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2 cups rice |
5 cups almond milk |
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¼ cup sugar or xylitol |
Toasted sliced almonds for
garnish |
What you do Next:
Combine the rice, almond milk, and
sugar/xylitol in a pot. Cook as you
would any rice, but leave it a little
liquid. Serve garnished with sliced
almonds. Serves 6-8 – great for lactose
intolerant people. |
Training is everything. The peach was once a
bitter almond, cauliflower is nothing but
cabbage with a college education
~ Mark Twain
THE HEALTH CAFÉ
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Recipe:
Quick, Easy, Healthy Hummus
What you’ll need
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1
can of chickpeas or garbanzo beans
(or soak & cook them yourself)
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¼
cup liquid from can of chickpeas
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3-5 tablespoons lemon
juice (depending on taste)
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1½
tablespoons tahini
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2
cloves garlic, crushed
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½ teaspoon Himalayan
salt
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2
tablespoons extra virgin olive oil |
What you do with this
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Drain
chickpeas and set aside liquid.
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Combine
remaining ingredients in blender or food
processor.
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Add ¼ cup of
liquid from chickpeas.
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Blend for
3-5 minutes on low until thoroughly mixed
and smooth.
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Place in
serving bowl, and create a shallow well in
the center of the hummus.
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Add a small
amount (1-2 tablespoons) of olive oil in the
well. Garnish with parsley (optional).
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Serve
immediately with fresh, warm or toasted pita
bread, or cover and refrigerate.
Ever wonder about those people who spend $2
apiece on those little bottles of Evian water?
Try spelling Evian backward
– George Carlin
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Spiritual Health:
Let go of any anger you have towards
another because of the wrong they've
done you - and not just that, but
forgive them completely. We must
forgive, because we so badly need
forgiveness ourselves. When you know the
forgiveness of God in your own life, you
are able to forgive others. This says
it all: |
And be kind to one another, tenderhearted,
forgiving one another even as God in Christ
forgave you
- Ephesians 4:32, Holy Bible
BYE
Till next month,
love & God bless from
Sally-Ann Creed,
Clinical Nutritionist
(Grad Dip Clin Nutr, Australia)
Winner of
SA’s Most Influential Women in Business &
Government 2009/2010
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