Monthly Archives: March 2020

Moringa oleifera: Anxiety Treatment?

Posted on March 11, 2020 by Robert Barrington

Moringa oleifera is also commonly called the drumstick trees, shevga, horseradish tree or moringa tree. The plant is characterised by long slender seed pods and has roots that taste of horseradish. The plant is used in traditional medicine to treat … Continue reading →

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Does Drinking Green Tea Protect Your Teeth?

Posted on March 10, 2020 by Robert Barrington

Green tea is a decoction made from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant. Unlike black tea, green tea is not oxidised during processing, and so green tea retains more of the original phytochemicals present in tea leaves. One chemical … Continue reading →

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Green Tea Catechin for Tooth Health?

Posted on March 9, 2020 by Robert Barrington

Tooth decay is caused by dental caries, or holes in the enamel coating of the teeth. These holes are caused by the dissolution of the tooth enamel by acid produced from bacteria. As the holes enlarge the structure of the … Continue reading →

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Gluten free Foods for Non-Coeliacs

Posted on March 8, 2020 by Robert Barrington
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Coconut Oil and Catchins

Posted on March 7, 2020 by Robert Barrington
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How Does Fluoride Work and Does It Matter?

Posted on March 6, 2020 by Robert Barrington

Fluoride is often added to toothpaste. Fluoride is also often added to drinking water. Fluoride may improve tooth health because it can decrease the demineralisation rate of tooth enamel. However, the mechanism for this has been misunderstood and in this … Continue reading →

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Fluoride in Toothpaste

Posted on March 5, 2020 by Robert Barrington

Studies show that adding fluoride to toothpaste can reduce the demineralisation of enamel seen with consumption of varying levels of carbohydrate. We are told this is because fluoride is required for the correct mineralisation of tooth enamel, and that the … Continue reading →

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Milk For Weight Loss?

Posted on March 4, 2020 by Robert Barrington

Cow’s milk is a nutritious food for animals other than young cows. There is a belief that cow’s milk is a poor quality food, but the science behind cow’s milk has been misunderstood. Certainly, certain individuals cannot consume cow’s milk … Continue reading →

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More on the Benefits of Goat’s Milk

Posted on March 3, 2020 by Robert Barrington

Goat’s milk, also called caprine milk, has a number of nutritional advantages when compared to cow’s milk. It has been shown for example, that goat’s milk has better digestibility in non-caprine animals, compared to cow’s milk. In addition, caprine milk … Continue reading →

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The Benefits of Goats Milk

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Robert Barrington

Goat’s milk is nutritionally beneficial. Some of this benefit comes from the fact that those that cannot tolerate cow’s milk can often tolerate goat’s milk. When such individuals switch to consuming goat’s milk, idiopathic health problems they may have can … Continue reading →

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