Which foods could make colds or flu worse..read on (Readers Digest https://www.rd.com/health/conditions/foods-make-cold-flu-worse/) 1. Sugar can cause inflammation, which weakens your body’s white blood cells, which are key to fighting off infections. Try to avoid comforting yourself with too many sweet treats (and yes, that includes sweetened juice) until you feel better. 2. Refined carbohydrates are […]
US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23657930 Phytother Res. 2014 Mar;28(3):412-5. doi: 10.1002/ptr.4996. Epub 2013 May 9. Comparison between the efficacy of ginger and sumatriptan in the ablative treatment of the common migraine. Maghbooli M1, Golipour F, Moghimi Esfandabadi A, Yousefi M. Frequency and torment caused by migraines direct patients toward a […]
Saffron is the world’s most expensive spice, so when you use it, you want to use it correctly. You’ll find saffron in two forms, threads and powder. Saffron threads are the whole stigma from the saffron crocus, while saffron powder has been gently dried and ground. Like resources like gold and oil, saffron can only […]
You can hear me talk about food as medicine and healthy cooking tips with Libbi Gorr on ABC Radio Melbourne 774 on Saturday mornings at around 6.25am. For those who love sleep in Saturdays, you can still listen in later via Sandra’s YouTube channel , here on this site or on My Wholefood Community Facebook […]
Self Published | January 2017 | Softback spiral bound 180 pages | RRP $55 The Cookbook that’s 30 Yearsin the MakingFor Sandra Dubs, healthy living and cooking have always been a passion. For 30 years she has been at the forefront of wholefoods and nutrition, as well as starting Melbourne’s first […]
written by Sandra Dubs Head in a vice? Stomach akimbo? Just feeling like crap? Me so hung over? Miso to the rescue! Melbourne health and wellbeing expert Sandra Dubs reveals the healing wonders of miso. According to Japanese mythology, miso was a gift to mankind from the gods, to assure man’s health, longevity and happiness. […]
Macrobiotics is just starting to be seen for what it is rather than what it is not. It is a way of life, not a cult. Most people dismiss it as the diet of the fringe brown-rice brigade, but more and more people are beginning to rethink this attitude. Macrobiotics, a coming together of Eastern […]
