Cholesterol 101 & Good Nutrition vs. Heart Disease

March 29th, 2010

The CBC News network of Canada explains the basics behind cholesterol and why its important.

Read the full article ‘Cholesterol: Keeping your levels in check‘ at the CBC News website.

CBC News goes one step further and provides advice on better nutrition to protect yourself against heart disease.

Read the full article ‘Nutrition to protect yourself against heart disease‘ at the CBC News website.

Three of a healthy heart’s best buds

March 29th, 2010

Psyllium fibre is mentioned as one of nature’s best friends that reduce heart disease in a report from Canada’s National Post.

Read the full-story at The National Post website.

Constiptation and Children

March 29th, 2010

Constipation is a perennial problem for parents, especially when picky-eating habits or fears about going to public toilets make it difficult for children to have a balanced diet or allow the call of nature to take its course. Regular supplementation of psyllium fibre (discreetly added to soups or cereals, etc) provides a natural and safe way to help increase the daily fibre intake of your child and improve regularity.

Read more from About.com

The Truth About Fibre

March 29th, 2010

In a recent interview on Channel News Asia, Nutritional Therapist Pooja Vig explained the benefits of superfoods such as psyllium which increase daily soluable and insoluble fibre intake, thus helping regularity, assists with maintaining health cholesterol and sheds light on new evidence that fibre plays a role in reducing the risk of breast cancer. See the video interview in full at the Channel News Asia website.