While scientific interest in beetroot has only gained momentum in the past few decades, reports of its use as a natural medicine date back to Roman times (1).

Beets are an ancient and prehistoric food that grew wild along the coastlines of North Africa, Asia, and Europe and was part of the human diet. Our prehistoric ancestors consumed the green part of the beets, in fact the sweet beet “root” we eat today and consider “beet” was only first cultivated in the era of ancient Rome. Then, in the 19th century beets began to be used for the production of sugar and still are today (these beets are unfortunately often genetically modified) (2).

The Truth about Sugar - BBC documentary that really highlights the very important message today in nutrition that it is the SUGAR that needs to be avoided and not traditional FATS

Penny Beginning To Drop

I have been banging this drum for over a decade - thankfully the message is beginning to get out there that it is added SUGAR that needs to be cut out of the diet and not traditional FATS. Watch this well put together documentary on the subject

75% of people with rosacea feel the condition has affected their self-esteem. Rosacea is a disorder of your facial skin. While it is similar to acne, it is distinctly different and is characterized by some or all of the following indicators:

The tendency to develop asthma is genetic, but the disease itself is usually precipitated by environmental influences. The environment we live in and the stressors we are exposed to have changed a great deal in recent years, and this has caused more and more people to develop the condition. Feel like you've tried everything to improve your asthma? Try these 10 things and see

The devil is in the detail here but the important thing to understand is red meat IS healthy but when it is processed with the addition of cancer causing chemicals it is then NOT healthy.

Lets set the record straight on the meat causes cancer topic, what’s healthy and what’s not?

Research, Nothing New Here

Today the World Health Organisation, said: "Processed meat was classified as carcinogenic to humans, based on sufficient evidence in humans that the consumption of processed meat causes colorectal cancer." Shocking when you take into account the amount of processed meats consumed in Ireland today, but there is nothing new here.

Eczema (atopic dermatitis), and the closely associated Psoriasis, are two very common skin problems. Learn how to How to Effectively Treat Eczema and Psoriasis the Natural Way

Allergic Response

Both eczema and psoriasis are potentially allergic conditions that can be triggered by environmental factors and dozens of other external irritants like:.