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Archive for June, 2006

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

By Joanne Hay June 27th, 2006

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Fiona from Queensland, Australia says, "what a great site. so informative." We love getting feed back like this, especially as we are about to redevelop nourished.com.au into a monthly magazine format. We intend to offer readers more infomative stories about native nutrition, natural healing, sustainable living and conscious ... MORE...

Sarah Speaks

By Joanne Hay June 22nd, 2006

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Can birth really be an ecstatic experience? How can an ecstatic birth enhance safety, ease and pleasure for mother and baby? What is the scientific evidence that supports natural and ecstatic birth? Why is gentle birth a logical choice? MORE...

Hemp: Not for Human Consumption

By Sally Fallon June 15th, 2006

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A number of companies are now selling hemp oil, toasted and shelled hemp seeds and granola bars containing hemp seeds. This is not a good use for hemp. Hemp may be appropriate for domestic animals and birds, but it should not be used for human food. In China, where cultivation of hemp originated, hemp oil was used occasionally, but there are no references in the Chinese literature to the use of hemp seeds as food for human beings. (Simoons, Food in China, 1991) MORE...

Book Review: Eat Right For Your Type Hype

By Sally Eauclaire Osborne June 14th, 2006

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Eating according to your blood type seems to be the hottest idea in nutrition today. Despite negative reviews in nearly every mainstream publication - nearly all of whom have proclaimed the diet to be "no bloody good" - Eat Right 4 Your Type by Peter J. D'Adamo, N.D. (Putnam, 1996) has become a bestseller. MORE...

Mothers given wrong infant health advice for 40 years

By Joanne Hay June 8th, 2006

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BREAST-FEEDING mothers have been given potentially harmful advice on infant nutrition for the past 40 years, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has admitted. These breast-feeding mothers were wrongly told that their babies were underweight and were advised, or felt pressured, to fatten them up by giving them formula milk or extra ... MORE...

Who’d Want to be Normal

By Joanne Hay June 7th, 2006

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Australia's most purchased products. MORE...

Connection

By Joanne Hay June 2nd, 2006

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If you have come to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is wrapped up in mine, then let us work together. Lilla Watson from Gangulu country in Central Queensland.

nour·ish (nûrsh, nr-)
  1. To provide with food or other substances necessary for life and growth; feed.
  2. To foster the development of; promote: “Athens was an imperial city, nourished by the tribute of subjects” (V. Gordon Childe).
  3. To keep alive; maintain: nourish a hope.

Originating from Latin Nutrire which means to feed or suckle

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