Healthy Lifestyle Newsletter

Food Additives Linked to Children’s Behavioral Problems
In a new study scientists at the University of Southampton have found what they believe is a definitive link between artificial food additives and hyperactivity and restlessness in young children. The research was commissioned by Britain’s Food Standards Agency (FSA).

Researchers tested six popular artificial colorings; tartrazine (E102), ponceau 4R (E124), sunset yellow (E110), carmoisine (E122), quinoline yellow (E104), and allura red AC (E129) and one preservative, sodium benzoate. All of the tested chemicals were associated with some sort of medical risk, including hyperactivity, mood swings, asthma, allergic reactions, and intolerance. As a result numerous food-safety experts are urging parents to remove these substances from their children’s diets…

Change your family’s health conditions - whole and raw foods are one answer.

Recently released research has suggested that a common ingredient in toothpaste and mouthwash, can cause high cholesterol and increase the risk of heart attack or stroke.

The research by the Centre for Ageing and the ANZAC Research Institute in Sydney, has found that that the flavourless additive, called Poloxamer-407 (P407), when given to mice, coated cells in the liver that control cholesterol levels, leading to a 10-fold increase in levels.

“There’s a danger to keeping your cholesterol high … this can lead to atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) over time,” Dr Cogger said. This significantly increases the risk of heart attack, stroke or organ failure.

Have a look at the ingredients in the toothpaste in your bathroom. You might like to check out Vitality 4 Life’s oral care range - you can’t do better for your health.

Some people have asked us if the growing methods for gogi berries are safe in China. The Absolute Red goji berries are grown on a dedicated farm in the Ningxia Province in Northern China which complies with the ‘green certificate’. The next shipment of Absolute Red goji berries will be certified organic.

A quarter to half a cup full a day, ie. about a handful is good. You’ll probably find instinctively that you’ll stop eating them when you’ve had enough.

The importance of caring for our oral health is something that has been greatly underestimated. Think about it - if the first few inches of your intestinal tract isn’t healthy, how can the rest of it be?

For people with tooth decay, gum disease and bad breath the Hydro Floss is worth checking out. It cleans between teeth and deep into gum pockets, removing debris, plaque and other unwanted material utilizing a technique called hydro magnetics, which actually inhibits bacteria from adhering to the tooth surface.

Join the vibration revolution. It’s the latest fitness machine to take the sporting and celebrity world by storm. Madonna reportedly used a vibration platform to hone her 48-year-old body into looking half its age for her last tour.
So how does it work?
The machines vibrate at between 30 and 50 times a second, which transfers energy to the body and triggers rapid muscle contractions. This means you work harder all over when you’re on it. In a 12-minute workout, you train every muscle in your body and contract them to the same degree each time.
Read how NASA is now working with vibration therapy to increase bone density in astronauts. And also a study of 60 menopausal women with osteoporosis.

The latest vibration platform has no handles - so there is no interference with your workout or yoga poses.