Since introducing a bit of bread into my diet six months ago I have been constantly battling with candida again, which once it flares up is incredibly difficult to get rid of. I have since removed the bread from my diet again, but once our bodies are harbouring a yeast infection it doesn’t just go [...]
http://www.petrasmirnoff.com/80-10-10_vs_rainbow_green/
A storm has been brewing for a while in the raw food movement and that is the question of fruit vs fat. Yes, we all love fruit. We’re hardwired for sweetness. Its moist, hydrating, tasty, aroma-filled and beautifully coloured. It appeals to all our senses. But fruit comes with a surprise package called sugar and [...]
http://www.petrasmirnoff.com/why-a-high-fruit-raw-food-diet-requires-exercise/
I found this medical journal abstract today, and I thought it was very interesting. It explains the effect that almonds and walnuts have in improving the symptoms of PCOS. The people in the study ate about 50g of their allocated nut each day. Walnuts lowered cholesterol and increased insulin response by 26%! (Insulin response is [...]
http://www.petrasmirnoff.com/scientific-study-showing-almonds-and-walnuts-can-help-pcos/
On the weekend I decided to work out what raw foods give the most bang for the buck in terms of nutritional value for fixed calories and price. I thought it was more interesting than by weight as we normally look at it (certainly for anyone who wants to lose weight and save money). So [...]
http://www.petrasmirnoff.com/nutritional-data-revealed-and-the-winner-is/
