by Katherine Smith | 26 Mar, 2013 | Children's Health and Development, Education, Training and Professional Development, News
Bio-Balance Health’s primary aim is to make available in Australia information on the use of a comprehensive biochemical assessment and advanced complementary nutritional treatment of a range of disorders such as behavioural disorders, ADD, ADHD, learning disorders and Autism as well as mental disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression.
Bio-Balance Health supports on a not-fo- profit... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 25 Mar, 2013 | Book and DVD Reviews, Cancer Prevention and Treatment
One Man Alone: An Investigation of Nutrition, Cancer and William Donald Kelley By Nicholas Gonzalez, MD New Springs Press, New York Oversize paper back, 494 pages $US 39.95 http://www.newspringpress.com/oneman.html Reviewed by Katherine Smith Sometimes,...
by Katherine Smith | 19 Mar, 2013 | Children's Health and Development, Environmental Health
In February 2013, Dr Paul Connett, a retired professor of toxicology and international expert on fluoride visited New Zealand and toured the country speaking on the fluoride issue. Key parts of his presentation included how exposure to high levels of fluoride can lower IQ.
If you missed his presentation, the footage is now online thanks to Vincent Eastwood of Guerilla News... Read More | Share it now!
The Australian Traditional Medicine Society is proud to present the International Natural Medicine Summit May 3 – 5 in Sydney.
Healthy Aging Naturally!
Presenting a fabulous gathering of practitioners, doctors and academics across modalities including specialised bodywork, naturopathy, homeopathy, nutrition, allopathic medicine, university academics, and psychotherapy.
The Friday Pre-‐Summit Workshops... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 6 Mar, 2013 | Events
The Australian Traditional Medicine Society is proud to present the International Natural Medicine Summit May 3 – 5 in Sydney.
Healthy Aging Naturally!
Presenting a fabulous gathering of practitioners, doctors and academics across modalities including specialised bodywork, naturopathy, homeopathy, nutrition, allopathic medicine, university academics, and psychotherapy.
The Friday Pre-‐Summit Workshops... Read More | Share it now!
Editor’s introduction: If you live in Auckland and are concerned that Auckland Council (or any of its “Council Controlled Organisations” are acting in ways that are undermining people’s health (for example, using glyphosate based herbicides to kill weeds rather than steam or some other less toxic method, fluoridating the public water supplies or are not stepping up to support worthwhile... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 22 Feb, 2013 | News |
Editor’s introduction: If you live in Auckland and are concerned that Auckland Council (or any of its “Council Controlled Organisations” are acting in ways that are undermining people’s health (for example, using glyphosate based herbicides to kill weeds rather than steam or some other less toxic method, fluoridating the public water supplies or are not stepping up to support worthwhile... Read More | Share it now!
HERBAL LTD – Educational Division
Herbal Education Resources Centre
PO Box 6041, Tauranga 3146, New Zealand
Phone: + 64 7 570 0560 / Fax: + 64 7 570 0360
Web: www.herbaleducation.co.nz
Traditional Herbal Medicine Courses
Authored and Tutored by Malcolm K. Harker M.H.D.
Course one introduces the interesting world of traditional herbalism to beginners. Course two offers professional herbalism, enabling one to... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 14 Feb, 2013 | Education, Training and Professional Development, News
HERBAL LTD – Educational Division
Herbal Education Resources Centre
PO Box 6041, Tauranga 3146, New Zealand
Phone: + 64 7 570 0560 / Fax: + 64 7 570 0360
Web: www.herbaleducation.co.nz
Traditional Herbal Medicine Courses
Authored and Tutored by Malcolm K. Harker M.H.D.
Course one introduces the interesting world of traditional herbalism to beginners. Course two offers professional herbalism, enabling one to... Read More | Share it now!
Real Medicine, Real Health Speaking Tour
Dr Ardern Anderson, MD, MPH, PhD is visting NZ to give talks on nutrition and health and how biological agriculture can help produce the nutritious food we all need.
Dates include:
February 16 at the Havelock North Function Centre in Havelock North (A lecture on human health)
February 23 at St Cuthbert’s College in Auckland (A lecture on human health)
For details... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 14 Feb, 2013 | News |
Real Medicine, Real Health Speaking Tour
Dr Ardern Anderson, MD, MPH, PhD is visting NZ to give talks on nutrition and health and how biological agriculture can help produce the nutritious food we all need.
Dates include:
February 16 at the Havelock North Function Centre in Havelock North (A lecture on human health)
February 23 at St Cuthbert’s College in Auckland (A lecture on human health)
For details... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 11 Feb, 2013 | Cancer Prevention and Treatment |
Editor’s introduction:
Issue 8 of The New Zealand Journal of Natural Medicine features an article by by Dr Rozencwagj, NMD which details the development of a new treatment for non-melanoma skin cancers. Broccoli for Non-Melanoma SkincancerNATMED 8 p63-66
This article may be downloaded as a PDF document from the link above, or read in the hard copy of issue 8 of the journal.
Below is a list of additional... Read More | Share it now!
If fluoridated water is safe, then why does the American Dental Association advise parents not to make baby formula with fluoridated water?
Professor Connett, an world renowned expert on the fluoride issue arrives in Auckland on Sunday the 17th of February and departs from Auckland on Sunday the 10th of March. He will spend the first two weeks giving talks in the North Island and the last week giving talks in... Read More | Share it now!
by Kitt McGregor | 7 Feb, 2013 | Environmental Health, Events, News
If fluoridated water is safe, then why does the American Dental Association advise parents not to make baby formula with fluoridated water?
Professor Connett, an world renowned expert on the fluoride issue arrives in Auckland on Sunday the 17th of February and departs from Auckland on Sunday the 10th of March. He will spend the first two weeks giving talks in the North Island and the last week giving talks in... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 28 Oct, 2012 | Cancer Prevention and Treatment, Children's Health and Development, Environmental Health |
How To Reduce Your Exposure To EMR
The following, mostly simple steps can greatly reduce your exposure to potentially harmful EMR. If you appreciate what you learn through reading this link, please share it with friends and family. Thank you.
1) Use a landline phone – use the type of phone that has a cord, not a cordless phone.
(Cordless phones use radiofrequency radiation and the most models of the new... Read More | Share it now!
By Anne Gastinger
A figure from Greek Mythology came to mind when the World Health Organisation (WHO) in May 2011 announced it was classifying radio frequency radiation, (a non ionizing type of electromagnetic radiation) as a Class 2b possible carcinogen. It is Cassandra, the Trojan woman Homer writes of in his epic, ‘the Iliad’. On viewing the monumental horse left outside the city gates, she senses ruin... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 28 Oct, 2012 | Cancer Prevention and Treatment, Children's Health and Development, Environmental Health |
By Anne Gastinger
A figure from Greek Mythology came to mind when the World Health Organisation (WHO) in May 2011 announced it was classifying radio frequency radiation, (a non ionizing type of electromagnetic radiation) as a Class 2b possible carcinogen. It is Cassandra, the Trojan woman Homer writes of in his epic, ‘the Iliad’. On viewing the monumental horse left outside the city gates, she senses ruin... Read More | Share it now!
A Herbal Life
By Wendy Kendall
Creating natural potions was one of my favorite childhood pastimes. Whether it was from various plants, flowers, leaves and seeds from my mother’s abundant garden, or from various items in our bathroom (my mother never kept anything toxic there!), I loved mixing natural substances together to make something “magic”. I was a flower child of the late 1960’s,... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 26 Jul, 2012 | Reader's Stories |
A Herbal Life
By Wendy Kendall
Creating natural potions was one of my favorite childhood pastimes. Whether it was from various plants, flowers, leaves and seeds from my mother’s abundant garden, or from various items in our bathroom (my mother never kept anything toxic there!), I loved mixing natural substances together to make something “magic”. I was a flower child of the late 1960’s,... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 24 Jun, 2012 | Children's Health and Development, Vaccination |
THE VITAMIN C TREATMENT OF WHOOPING COUGH
By: Suzanne Humphries, M.D. December 20, 2011
Are you concerned about your unvaccinated (or vaccinated) child getting whooping cough? Well, you shouldn’t be, if you know how to care for your infant and child when it happens. The reason you hear of so much dread and why there is so much fear mongering among the conventional medical community, is because... Read More | Share it now!
Editor’s Introduction
This article, contributed by Philip Tomlinson recounts how he and his family worked together to help his elderly mother recover metastacised cancer. The story illustrates the importance of making a commitment to health after a cancer diagnosis – and how invaluable family member’s love and practical support are in the recovery process.
How My Mother Recovered from... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 2 Jun, 2012 | Cancer Prevention and Treatment, Reader's Stories
Editor’s Introduction
This article, contributed by Philip Tomlinson recounts how he and his family worked together to help his elderly mother recover metastacised cancer. The story illustrates the importance of making a commitment to health after a cancer diagnosis – and how invaluable family member’s love and practical support are in the recovery process.
How My Mother Recovered from... Read More | Share it now!
Good News for the Alphabet Kids: How to reverse learning and behavioural disorders without drugs (Expanded and updated third edition)
by Michael Sichel DO, ND, PhD with Greta Sichel
Paperback, 292 pages
$A38 available from http://www.addkidsdrugfree.com/
ISBN 978 -980364118
Autism is still largely blamed on genetic rather than environmental causes. It is true that some people with rare genetic conditions such... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 4 May, 2012 | Book and DVD Reviews, Children's Health and Development
Good News for the Alphabet Kids: How to reverse learning and behavioural disorders without drugs (Expanded and updated third edition)
by Michael Sichel DO, ND, PhD with Greta Sichel
Paperback, 292 pages
$A38 available from http://www.addkidsdrugfree.com/
ISBN 978 -980364118
Autism is still largely blamed on genetic rather than environmental causes. It is true that some people with rare genetic conditions such... Read More | Share it now!
Natural Health Products Bill
by Katherine Smith
UPDATE Nov 9, 2012: The Health Select Committee has now produced its report on the Natural Health Products Bill. The Report may be downloaded from this link: http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/PB/SC/Documents/Reports/0/9/f/50DBSCH_SCR5643_1-Natural-Health-Products-Bill-324-2.htm
I will be reading the bill and will post an update on this section of this site as... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 11 Feb, 2012 | Health Freedom Reports
Natural Health Products Bill
by Katherine Smith
UPDATE Nov 9, 2012: The Health Select Committee has now produced its report on the Natural Health Products Bill. The Report may be downloaded from this link: http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/PB/SC/Documents/Reports/0/9/f/50DBSCH_SCR5643_1-Natural-Health-Products-Bill-324-2.htm
I will be reading the bill and will post an update on this section of this site as... Read More | Share it now!
Flower Essences for an Emotionally Distressed Child
Editor’s introduction
The following article is essentially a case history as recorded by the mother of the patient and the natural health practitioner. Ann (a pseudonym) sought help for her 11 year old daughter Ruth (a pseudonym) from practitioner Jeanette Shearer. Ann was concerned about Ruth as Ruth had problems relating to others... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 11 Feb, 2012 | Children's Health and Development
Flower Essences for an Emotionally Distressed Child
Editor’s introduction
The following article is essentially a case history as recorded by the mother of the patient and the natural health practitioner. Ann (a pseudonym) sought help for her 11 year old daughter Ruth (a pseudonym) from practitioner Jeanette Shearer. Ann was concerned about Ruth as Ruth had problems relating to others... Read More | Share it now!
Maggot Therapy vs. MRSA –The Antimicrobial Bio-surgeons that Know Best
by Jade Rogers
December, 2011
The battle between infectious bacteria and the antibiotic drugs used to treat them is not a new one, and is far from over. The World Health Organisation reports that many infectious diseases of today are at high risk of becoming uncontrollable due to antibiotic resistance. Approximately 440,000 new cases of... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 1 Feb, 2012 | Infections
Maggot Therapy vs. MRSA –The Antimicrobial Bio-surgeons that Know Best
by Jade Rogers
December, 2011
The battle between infectious bacteria and the antibiotic drugs used to treat them is not a new one, and is far from over. The World Health Organisation reports that many infectious diseases of today are at high risk of becoming uncontrollable due to antibiotic resistance. Approximately 440,000 new cases of... Read More | Share it now!
Editor’s note: This is the story of how symptoms caused by an undiagnosed urinary tract infection (UTI) were mistaken for Alzheimer’s disease, leading to the prescription of the drug Haloperidol – which in turn caused life threatening side effects. It is crucial reading for anyone with elderly friends or relatives.
“Hell”operidol and Back
April 2010 … was a life changing... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 29 Jan, 2012 | Infections, Reader's Stories
Editor’s note: This is the story of how symptoms caused by an undiagnosed urinary tract infection (UTI) were mistaken for Alzheimer’s disease, leading to the prescription of the drug Haloperidol – which in turn caused life threatening side effects. It is crucial reading for anyone with elderly friends or relatives.
“Hell”operidol and Back
April 2010 … was a life changing... Read More | Share it now!
First published issue 3 of The New Zealand Journal of Natural Medicine (November 2011 – February 2012)
The Natural Health Products Bill has just passed its first reading in parliament.
Retiring Green MP Sue Kedgeley had the following to say about the bill: “It will set up a low risk regulatory scheme which is appropriate for the low risk nature of natural products; not a heavy handed regime…Before... Read More | Share it now!
by Katherine Smith | 29 Jan, 2012 | Health Freedom Reports
First published issue 3 of The New Zealand Journal of Natural Medicine (November 2011 – February 2012)
The Natural Health Products Bill has just passed its first reading in parliament.
Retiring Green MP Sue Kedgeley had the following to say about the bill: “It will set up a low risk regulatory scheme which is appropriate for the low risk nature of natural products; not a heavy handed regime…Before... Read More | Share it now!