Comments for Good Health Naturally http://goodhealthnaturally.nourished.com.au Natural Health and Food as Medicine Consultant in Sydney Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:03:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 Comment on Your Help Needed to Create a New Generation of Naturopaths by glenn http://goodhealthnaturally.nourished.com.au/your-help-needed-to-create-a-new-generation-of-naturopaths/#comment-96 glenn Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:19:45 +0000 http://goodhealthnaturally.nourished.com.au/your-help-needed-to-create-a-new-generation-of-naturopaths/#comment-96 hi Sarah, I have found a number of sources that might help, including the first book that turned me head around to this type of diet. Its called Eat, move and Be Healthy by Paul Chek.. a wonderful book and he subscribes to our type diet. Another you probably know, Eat Fat, Lose Fat by Sally Fallon & Dr Mary Enig.. a wonderful book.. soy eaters should see the website. Anthony Colpo from Melbourne is another.. he is a fantastic researcher and has great insight into cholesterol myths.. www.anthonycolpo.com The latest i have found is from www.foodmatters.tv They are more raw foodists, but there is still some very useful information including a fascinating insight into Orthomolecular Medicine. hi Sarah,

I have found a number of sources that might help, including the first book that turned me head around to this type of diet. Its called Eat, move and Be Healthy by Paul Chek.. a wonderful book and he subscribes to our type diet. Another you probably know, Eat Fat, Lose Fat by Sally Fallon & Dr Mary Enig.. a wonderful book.. soy eaters should see the website. Anthony Colpo from Melbourne is another.. he is a fantastic researcher and has great insight into cholesterol myths.. www.anthonycolpo.com
The latest i have found is from www.foodmatters.tv They are more raw foodists, but there is still some very useful information including a fascinating insight into Orthomolecular Medicine.

]]> Comment on Beta Carotene vs Vitamin A by cathy mifsud http://goodhealthnaturally.nourished.com.au/beta-carotene-vs-vitamin-a/#comment-95 cathy mifsud Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:23:24 +0000 http://goodhealthnaturally.nourished.com.au/beta-carotene-vs-vitamin-a/#comment-95 Thanks Sarah, well I have just started with the green and orange vege again with the butter and it all is good. The pumpkin soup did make me go a bit orange, maybe not enough fat or too much pumpkin. What ever is going on that carrot juicing I did all those years ago while vegan has had negative lasting effects because its now 5 years later. I would never do lots of juicing again. Herb teas are good. Thanks Sarah, well I have just started with the green and orange vege again with the butter and it all is good. The pumpkin soup did make me go a bit orange, maybe not enough fat or too much pumpkin. What ever is going on that carrot juicing I did all those years ago while vegan has had negative lasting effects because its now 5 years later.
I would never do lots of juicing again. Herb teas are good.

]]> Comment on Beta Carotene vs Vitamin A by Sarah Luck http://goodhealthnaturally.nourished.com.au/beta-carotene-vs-vitamin-a/#comment-94 Sarah Luck Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:51:19 +0000 http://goodhealthnaturally.nourished.com.au/beta-carotene-vs-vitamin-a/#comment-94 Hi Cathy You were suffering from carotenemia or orange discolouration of the skin due to excess beta carotene. If you over do the carrot juice or other orange veges the beta carotene is deposited in your skin, usually starting with the palms of your hands. It's generally not serious but can cause temporary health problems, mostly you just have to put up with looking like you've used a bad 80's fake tan or a have a serious case of jaundice. It's interesting that it would still occur while eating other vege such as broccoli etc. I've not come accross this before. I wonder if it would have still occurred if you'd had lashings of butter with your broccoli and vege. Glad to hear that you can enjoy pumpkin soup again without turning orange! Hi Cathy
You were suffering from carotenemia or orange discolouration of the skin due to excess beta carotene. If you over do the carrot juice or other orange veges the beta carotene is deposited in your skin, usually starting with the palms of your hands. It’s generally not serious but can cause temporary health problems, mostly you just have to put up with looking like you’ve used a bad 80’s fake tan or a have a serious case of jaundice.
It’s interesting that it would still occur while eating other vege such as broccoli etc. I’ve not come accross this before. I wonder if it would have still occurred if you’d had lashings of butter with your broccoli and vege. Glad to hear that you can enjoy pumpkin soup again without turning orange!

]]> Comment on Beta Carotene vs Vitamin A by Sarah Luck http://goodhealthnaturally.nourished.com.au/beta-carotene-vs-vitamin-a/#comment-93 Sarah Luck Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:43:14 +0000 http://goodhealthnaturally.nourished.com.au/beta-carotene-vs-vitamin-a/#comment-93 Dear pregnant According to the World Health Organisation, there are more birth defects associated with vitamin A deficiency than from toxicity. Synthetic derivatives of vitamin A used to treat acne and other skin conditions are exceedingly toxic and associated with a high risk of birth defects - however this is not relevant to your situation. Check you pregnancy prenatal multi and you will probably find that it does not actually contain any actual preformed vitamin A or retinol. I don't know of any that do (but that doesn't mean they aren't out there). Most contain beta carotene and then underneath is written "equivalent to X iu of vitamin A". Beta carotene is NOT the equivalent of vitamin A and no one has 100% conversion. Even the beta carotene in your pumpkin and sweet potato will not be converted to very much vitamin A. This poor conversion is widely acknowledged in medical literature and this is why they give high amounts of actual vitamin A (retinol) and not beta carotene when trying to achieve therapuetic effects from vitamin A. Your baby is quite safe from the teratogenic effects of vitamin A derived from beta carotene. Vitamin A is essential in pregnancy - too many babies are born with low vitamin A stores and poor immunity because their mum's were deficient during pregnancy. This puts them a much greater risk of respiratory infections as babies. To help ease your anxiety be sure to read Vitamin A Saga on the Weston A Price website <a href="http://www.westonaprice.org/basicnutrition/vitaminasaga.html" rel="nofollow">(vitamin A saga) Dear pregnant
According to the World Health Organisation, there are more birth defects associated with vitamin A deficiency than from toxicity. Synthetic derivatives of vitamin A used to treat acne and other skin conditions are exceedingly toxic and associated with a high risk of birth defects - however this is not relevant to your situation.
Check you pregnancy prenatal multi and you will probably find that it does not actually contain any actual preformed vitamin A or retinol. I don’t know of any that do (but that doesn’t mean they aren’t out there). Most contain beta carotene and then underneath is written “equivalent to X iu of vitamin A”. Beta carotene is NOT the equivalent of vitamin A and no one has 100% conversion. Even the beta carotene in your pumpkin and sweet potato will not be converted to very much vitamin A. This poor conversion is widely acknowledged in medical literature and this is why they give high amounts of actual vitamin A (retinol) and not beta carotene when trying to achieve therapuetic effects from vitamin A.
Your baby is quite safe from the teratogenic effects of vitamin A derived from beta carotene.
Vitamin A is essential in pregnancy - too many babies are born with low vitamin A stores and poor immunity because their mum’s were deficient during pregnancy. This puts them a much greater risk of respiratory infections as babies.

To help ease your anxiety be sure to read Vitamin A Saga on the Weston A Price website (vitamin A saga)

]]> Comment on Beta Carotene vs Vitamin A by Pregnant http://goodhealthnaturally.nourished.com.au/beta-carotene-vs-vitamin-a/#comment-92 Pregnant Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:21:25 +0000 http://goodhealthnaturally.nourished.com.au/beta-carotene-vs-vitamin-a/#comment-92 Dear Sarah, I am 12 weeks pregnant. In my second month I was taking prenatal multivitamins that contain 4,000 IU of vitamin A plus my diet contains of eggs, carrots, sweet potato, etc. One day, by accident I took double dose of my vitamin. Later I found out about teratogenic effect of Vitamin A and now I am worrying sick about my baby. What are YOUR thoughts about my situation, please. Dear Sarah,
I am 12 weeks pregnant. In my second month I was taking prenatal multivitamins that contain 4,000 IU of vitamin A plus my diet contains of eggs, carrots, sweet potato, etc. One day, by accident I took double dose of my vitamin. Later I found out about teratogenic effect of Vitamin A and now I am worrying sick about my baby.
What are YOUR thoughts about my situation, please.

]]> Comment on Your Help Needed to Create a New Generation of Naturopaths by Deborah Hannam http://goodhealthnaturally.nourished.com.au/your-help-needed-to-create-a-new-generation-of-naturopaths/#comment-89 Deborah Hannam Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:13:37 +0000 http://goodhealthnaturally.nourished.com.au/your-help-needed-to-create-a-new-generation-of-naturopaths/#comment-89 Iam a naturopath in country QLD and got introduced to the Weston Price and Sally Fallon way of eating about 8 years ago. changed the way i practice naturopathy, some clients find it hard to get their head around it because of what the media feeds them, but for those who do get it, just love the old fashioned way of eating and how nourishing it is. When I share this information with many fellow naturopaths many of them are horrified. Iam a naturopath in country QLD and got introduced to the Weston Price and Sally Fallon way of eating about 8 years ago. changed the way i practice naturopathy, some clients find it hard to get their head around it because of what the media feeds them, but for those who do get it, just love the old fashioned way of eating and how nourishing it is. When I share this information with many fellow naturopaths many of them are horrified.

]]> Comment on Your Help Needed to Create a New Generation of Naturopaths by Jad http://goodhealthnaturally.nourished.com.au/your-help-needed-to-create-a-new-generation-of-naturopaths/#comment-87 Jad Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:25:11 +0000 http://goodhealthnaturally.nourished.com.au/your-help-needed-to-create-a-new-generation-of-naturopaths/#comment-87 Oh wow hey Kate ! i thought your name looked familiar! Oh wow hey Kate ! i thought your name looked familiar!

]]> Comment on Your Help Needed to Create a New Generation of Naturopaths by cathy mifsud http://goodhealthnaturally.nourished.com.au/your-help-needed-to-create-a-new-generation-of-naturopaths/#comment-86 cathy mifsud Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:51:01 +0000 http://goodhealthnaturally.nourished.com.au/your-help-needed-to-create-a-new-generation-of-naturopaths/#comment-86 Thanks Kate! Love Cathy X Thanks Kate!
Love Cathy X

]]> Comment on Your Help Needed to Create a New Generation of Naturopaths by Kate McGann http://goodhealthnaturally.nourished.com.au/your-help-needed-to-create-a-new-generation-of-naturopaths/#comment-85 Kate McGann Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:10:52 +0000 http://goodhealthnaturally.nourished.com.au/your-help-needed-to-create-a-new-generation-of-naturopaths/#comment-85 This course sounds wonderful! I would love to know whether you think you could run a workshop in Melbourne. I'm a qualified naturopath (graduated with you, Jad - Hi!) and would be keen to participate in the workshop from both a learning and a networking perspective. It would be great if there was a workshop in Melb because I know of a number of people who would be interested in attending. Attending in Sydney might be a bit beyond our budgets. Further to what has already been written about the teaching in Naturopathic courses; I remember Weston Price being mentioned a number of times throughout my 4 yrs of Nutrition at the Southern School but there wasn't a great deal of emphasis put on his work. There was such a huge amount of information being given (alongside numerous other subjects) that he probably didn't get the "airing" he deserved. In fourth year I do remember my favourite nutrition lecturer urging us to read an article entitled "The Oiling of America" but as it wasn't part of the official course and we were so busy balancing clinic, a thesis, final yr subjects and paid work, I for one (and many of my fellow students) didn't get around to reading it. As it happens, it was written by Sally Fallon and Mary Enig! It wasn't until 3 yrs later with the encouragement of an inspiring friend (thanks, Cathy Mifsud) that I started reading Sally's work. Personally I think we all come to these things at exactly the right time for us and I'm grateful that I've encountered the nourishing lifestyle during my child's early years. Keep up the great work! Kate This course sounds wonderful! I would love to know whether you think you could run a workshop in Melbourne. I’m a qualified naturopath (graduated with you, Jad - Hi!) and would be keen to participate in the workshop from both a learning and a networking perspective. It would be great if there was a workshop in Melb because I know of a number of people who would be interested in attending. Attending in Sydney might be a bit beyond our budgets.
Further to what has already been written about the teaching in Naturopathic courses; I remember Weston Price being mentioned a number of times throughout my 4 yrs of Nutrition at the Southern School but there wasn’t a great deal of emphasis put on his work. There was such a huge amount of information being given (alongside numerous other subjects) that he probably didn’t get the “airing” he deserved. In fourth year I do remember my favourite nutrition lecturer urging us to read an article entitled “The Oiling of America” but as it wasn’t part of the official course and we were so busy balancing clinic, a thesis, final yr subjects and paid work, I for one (and many of my fellow students) didn’t get around to reading it. As it happens, it was written by Sally Fallon and Mary Enig! It wasn’t until 3 yrs later with the encouragement of an inspiring friend (thanks, Cathy Mifsud) that I started reading Sally’s work. Personally I think we all come to these things at exactly the right time for us and I’m grateful that I’ve encountered the nourishing lifestyle during my child’s early years.
Keep up the great work!
Kate

]]> Comment on Beta Carotene vs Vitamin A by cathy mifsud http://goodhealthnaturally.nourished.com.au/beta-carotene-vs-vitamin-a/#comment-84 cathy mifsud Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:18:34 +0000 http://goodhealthnaturally.nourished.com.au/beta-carotene-vs-vitamin-a/#comment-84 After about 10 years vegetarian / vegan I started drinking vegie juices. Anyway I drank heaps of carrot juice for about 6 weeks. My body from head to toe became very very orange and even when I stopped the carrot juice the orange stayed for many weeks. Over the next several years I would go orange in the face and hands everytime I ate a good serving of brocoli, spinach, pumpkin or sweet potato and sometimes just from a tiny amount. It was awful. Even when I began eating meat ( no fat ) I still had this problem so I started avoiding veg and eating salad low in caroteins. Now after 2 years of eating properly with lots of good animal fats I finally have no more orange and I can enjoy pumpkin soup again thanks to Sally Fallon. After about 10 years vegetarian / vegan I started drinking vegie juices. Anyway I drank heaps of carrot juice for about 6 weeks. My body from head to toe became very very orange and even when I stopped the carrot juice the orange stayed for many weeks. Over the next several years I would go orange in the face and hands everytime I ate a good serving of brocoli, spinach, pumpkin or sweet potato and sometimes just from a tiny amount. It was awful. Even when I began eating meat ( no fat ) I still had this problem so I started avoiding veg and eating salad low in caroteins. Now after 2 years of eating properly with lots of good animal fats I finally have no more orange and I can enjoy pumpkin soup again thanks to Sally Fallon.

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