Blog Notes

Last Friday, I provided a ‘whiz’ as my contribution to the dinner for the group of guests that joined me for our regular Open House Evening. I needed to make another dish this week that would show my guests that eating ‘raw’ can be delicious and satisfying.

It had been a busy day and I only had fifteen minutes between the departure of my last client and the arrival of the first visitor for the evening, so my dish had to be something quick! I chose ‘cauliflower rice’ which is a dish that many people […]

While I was in general practice in Australia, I enjoyed working with people with arthritis.  One morning, I was particularly inspired following a radio interview to which I listened as a trapped audience on my way to work. The interviewer described the arthritis specialist in glowing terms, she was clearly impressed.  The specialist stressed that he had done seven years of medical training, then several more years of surgical training, then even more years of training in arthrology. Wow, impressive credentials! He outlined the different types of arthritis and described them in detail. He […]

Many years ago, before I specialised in cancer support, a friend contacted me to say she had discovered a lump in her breast. She lived many miles outside Sydney, but she wanted to come and see me to discuss her health. She had seen her doctor who wanted her to do a mammogram and have a biopsy. She knew of the dangers of both in relation to encouraging metastasis and was terrified. This was the early 1980s and it was difficult to get information as there was no ready internet that we could turn […]

Last week I wrote about the combination of Yoghurt (or some equivalent amount of vegetable protein powder) with flaxseed oil. This is enormously helpful. Dr Budwig stated that this combination improves the structure and function of cell membranes, increasing the uptake of oxygen and other nutrients by the cells. This combination has been recommended for several decades and the reported results have always been very positive.

Most people’s diet has too high a ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids. This can be especially true of people who reduce their intake of animal proteins and eat large amounts of […]

Veronica came to see me. She looked very stressed and worried which made me wonder what type of cancer she had and how bad it was. However, her story was different. She had been encouraged by her friend Betina to schedule an appointment with me.

Betina had been seeing me for some time. She had breast cancer and was undergoing treatment from her oncologist. However, she had asked me for as much supportive help as I could give her, both in general and to help reduce some of the toxic effects of the chemotherapy. Veronica, […]