Dietary Approach

What is a sensible approach to diet? This is one of the most common questions that a naturopath is asked. In the modern world, the diet of humans has changed a great deal, even from only fifty years ago. In addition, the way that we produce that food is also quite different.

Facts About Fats

Dietary fats have received much bad press because of their contribution to such disease conditions as heart disease, cancer, gall bladder disease, diabetes, osteoarthritis, and poor physical fitness. However, what is not widely recognized is that there is a difference between various types of fats. Some fats are not only beneficial but vitally important to our health.

The Fiber of Life

Fiber is one of those things that most people associate with bran - flaky, brown and not very appetizing. But there is more to fiber than bran. Implicated in many diseases, fiber intake is usually not a strong point in Western diets. Look here for a description of fiber and its benefits.

Water, water, everywhere

Water covers the earth's surface, much of life on earth is thought to have evolved from it, and the cells of humans are bathed in it. Water is crucial to life, and we ought to pay it more attention!

Protein and the amino acids

Protein is an essential foodstuff that we need to pay attention to. here is a brief introduction to protein.