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Maggi’s Jottings. Sunday, 20 April 2003
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Over three years after we first put up this website we have had the bright
idea that I write an occasional (possibly monthly?) article for the site!
What has been tending to happen is that I say to Paul,
“You know, the website needs something on
 | essential
fatty acids |
| cholesterol |
| cosmetics
for sensitive skin |
| managing
“flimsy” hair |
| making
your immune system work better |
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one of a hundred other things that I have been talking to friends,
colleagues, family about during the previous few days.” |
He sighs resignedly and adds it to his already
teetering dangerously pile of things that he Needs To Get Done (after all,
the website is an add-on to all his other work.)
Then, several months later, he asks me,
“What was that you thought needed
adding to the website?”
And I’ve forgotten what the impulse
was.
Up to now, I’ve not thought of writing this stuff
myself for the simple reason that, unlike Paul, I am not a scientist, and
one of the main reasons for us putting up this site was to demonstrate the
firm, solid scientific credibility of so much of what is known as “complementary health”.
But, in fact, often people seem to like to hear my
take on things – probably because most of the visitors to our site and
other people we work with aren’t scientists either.
So, you have been alerted. My jottings will NOT be
scientific! However, as a habit, we personally don’t use any supplement
or adopt a lifestyle or cooking style change unless Paul has cast his
gimlet eye over its scientific credentials – and, as always, if you want
to know more detailed information, email Paul to let him know.
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Okay, introduction over. What has been engaging my attention recently?
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Firstly, high cholesterol.
My Mum telephoned us recently to say that she had had
a medical check up recently and her doctor said that she was doing really
well for a seventy-nine year old, but that her cholesterol level was high.
Mum has been a vegetarian for about twenty years, but has always eaten a
lot of hard cheese and butter, and since being a widow probably cooks
fewer fresh vegetables than she did when she was cooking for two.
I put together a Mother’s Guide to Reducing
Your Cholesterol , together with some easy cholesterol-friendly
recipes, and Paul has uploaded them to this site as well as sending them
to Mum. You can find them by clicking
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Secondly, cosmetics for
sensitive skin.
Despite getting eczema far less often than I used to, I still have to be
very careful about what cosmetics I use. Especially, I have to be very
choosy when it comes to eye make-up, as so many brands contain propylene
glycol and/or sodium lauryl sulphate, both of which I am extremely
allergic to, as I am to lanolin, another common ingredient.
To my delight, I have discovered that I can wear Neways’ mascara all
day, every day, and my eyes remain fine – no redness, soreness, watering
at all. The only problem is that I easily forget that I am wearing it and
forget that I need to use a cream cleanser to take it off at night. (I use
Neways’ Milky Cleanser for this, and Extra Gentle Cleanser for a
water-based face wash.)
I now spend quite a lot of the year in Spain where (horror!) Neways’
don’t yet do business, so I tried a few other (more expensive and
extravagantly packaged…) brands of make-up and skin care before throwing
them all away and getting Neways’ products posted out to me.
I would say to anyone (male or female) that if you have any problem
with your skin at all – use Neways’ skin care and hair care products
to the exclusion of any other brand.
As regular visitors to this site know, we don’t make a habit of
“selling” products – but, after four years of using the Neways’
range, I am starting to feel
strongly about telling you how extremely good they are!
If you want to know how to get hold of them – email
Paul. |
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Thirdly and finally, low energy linked to under-active thyroid.
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First,
a disclaimer on behalf of Paul:
he
still feels that the “jury is out” on the importance of Blood
Type to one’s functioning. If you do a web search, you will see
that that is the case throughout the scientific community.
So,
what I am writing here is purely personal and anecdotal.
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A friend lent me “The Eat Right Diet” by Peter
D’Adamo recently as she had found that she had a great deal more energy
when she ate “according to her blood type.”
This roughly means that type O blood groups can eat meat and metabolise it
comfortably, but have more difficulties with grains and pulses and that
types A and B are more comfortable with a vegetable based diet and with
avoiding meat.
One of the things that the author noted is that – in his experience –
type O blood group people can have a tendency to have an underactive
thyroid and that taking a supplement of Fucus vesiculosus (a form
of seaweed) can improve the functioning of the thyroid and lead to
improved energy levels.
I bought some Fucus from our local health food store and my
impression is that my stamina has improved considerably.
I stopped taking them for a week to see what effect that this had,
but resumed the recommended dose after that time as I did seem to have
reduced energy when not taking it. |
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If any reader has experience with this supplement and/or with the blood
group diet I would be interested to hear about it. My email address is maggiannuk@yahoo.com
I’ll do my best to reply, but – despite all the
improvements that we have written about on this site – I am still
severely disabled and have to pace myself strictly if I am to maintain the
level of health that I have reached. Thanks for understanding!
And, that is all for this set of Jottings. If you’d like to know when
new stuff is uploaded to the site (including these Jottings) just let Paul
know and he’ll email you. (Obviously, we don’t pass on your details to
anyone else.)
I’m writing this on a beautiful Easter Sunday afternoon and life feels
very good: I hope that is for you as well, wherever you are.
Best wishes,
Maggi. |
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