Foods that will elevate your levels naturally The B vitamins and zinc are important as they help the brain to manufacture neuro-chemicals out of amino acids (protein foods). B3 is very important and is found in a B complex supplement. Do not take B3 on its own, however you can take a B complex and add...
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By supporting the organic movement, we help to minimize chemical damage which poses a real threat to the future of humanity. We need to think hard before choosing an intensively produced product over an organic product simply because of the small extra cost. Organic food is free from insecticides, pesticides, growth hormones, antibiotics,...
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Sonia Jones ND from the Haven Spa and Health Clinic A shopping list to simplify things for you - PROTEIN SECTION Avoid pork – very acid forming Free-range or organic if possible Beef is second to pork, in the acid forming stakes then Lamb Chicken Duck Venison Turkey _________eat less of the protein foods above this line_____________ Fish Tofu – organic ...
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Sonia Jones ND from the Haven Spa and Health Clinic, Boquete, Chiriqui, Panama I love 99.99% of fruits and vegetables, but this one is in the 00.01% for me. However, I do know a lot of people who really enjoy this vegetable, each to their own. It is a good source of B3 (helps to...
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Sonia Jones ND from the Haven Spa and Health Clinic, Boquete, Chiriqui, Panama We all know the saying there are always exceptions that prove the rule. Here we discuss the general rule that all natural foods are good for you, but there are exceptions to this rule, that might surprise you. Some natural foods contain compounds...
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Sonia Jones ND from The Haven Spa and Health Clinic As an arthritis sufferer you may have read how cutting down on meat will help to relieve inflammation by cutting down on foods that encourage the production of arachidonic acids, certain prostaglandins, and hence inflammation and pain. I am not suggesting you need...
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Sonia Jones ND from The Haven Spa and Health Clinic Don’t skip this article, you may think because you don’t take recreational drugs or don’t smoke cigarettes or drink too much alcohol that addiction doesn’t apply to you. However, I am talking about the everyday substances you find on the supermarket shelves! Do addictions...
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Sonia Jones ND from The Haven Spa and Health Clinic I often read things that orthodox practitioners write about how there is no evidence that natural nutrition can make any difference to conditions like arthritis – yet there are thousands of people who have changed their lifestyles and have reaped the benefits of an almost...
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There is much confusion about allergies and intolerances. Maybe a better way to describe these conditions – instant allergies or true allergy, and delayed allergies. A true allergy  is generally instant – someone who has a problem with say peanuts – unknowingly eats a trace of peanut in something and immediately their throat swells up,...
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Sonia Jones From The Haven Spa and Health Clinic Do you know what lectins are? You may have heard of ricin, its a highly toxic substance. What might surprise you is that it occurs naturally in castor bean. The very beans used to make castor oil. In 1998 experiments with genetically-modified potatoes caused a problem...
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