Dr Pete's Health Secrets

      Losing weight to achieve the “killer figure” has been all the rage over the past few years. But it’s about more than just self-image, it’s about your health.  When you have excess fat in the body, you increase risk factors for diseases that affect the heart and the other vital organs of your body. Many people turn to crash diets, a very unhealthy way to lose weight. Another draw back is you tend to put it back pn when you stop the diet. Did you know that there are certain foods you can include in your diet to help loose weight.  In this article I will examine 10 foods that you can incorporate into your diet, that will help you loose weight and better still, keep the weight off. 1. Chilles Chilli peppers belong to the plant group, Capsicum. The bioactive ingredient is called Capsaicin , the substance responsible for the heat in chili peppers.  It has been found to have numerous health benefits, from reducing the risk of heart disease t...

          The body is continously producing toxic substances as by products of its metabolic activity. These toxic by-products are called "free radicals".  Free radicals as they accumulate in the body cause inflammation which is responsible for the aging process and non communicable diseases including cancer. Many tropical herbs act as anti-oxidants. Anti-oxidants are chemical substances that act as magnets that bind and neutralise free radicals thus preventing inflammationand tissue destruction.  The bound toxins can then be safely excreted by the body as waste products. One such herbal supplement is the Hibiscus flower  known by its scientific name  Hibiscus sabdariffa   and called Zobo in parts of Africa .  Hibiscus tea is a very popular drink in many parts of the world and is often used as a medicinal tea. However, hibiscus flowers have various local names, and it might be called by its other rather common West African na...

      Alkaline water benefits stem from the fact that alkaline ionized water is highly capable of neutralising and eliminating harmful toxins and acid waste from our body and restoring your acid / alkaline balance.  Most natural and spring water have an alkaline pH. You can achieve the same result by squeezing a lemons into your water Reportedly, alkaline water benefits people who have varied conditions like cancer, indigestion, high blood pressure, and rheumatism among others.  It has also been demonstrated that alkaline water benefits include weight loss. How it works Your body is a giant complex factory digesting food and producing energy. The basic waste product includes carbon dioxide among other free radicals.   When the carbon dioxide is dissolved in Water which makes up 2/3 of the average body weight, carbonic acid is produced. The carbonic acids disturbs the normal pH balance of 7.4. Drinking alkaline Water helps to restore the ...

               Turmeric , the yellow spice with a slight peppery taste. It is touted as the healthiest spice on Earth and has been used 4000 years in the Vedic region of India , to treat a wide range of ailments.  Tumeric contains over 200 ingredients but the active medicinal  component is the polyphenol curcumin .  From  detoxing the body and improving digestion, to fighting chronic inflammation and cancer. One teaspoon a day is all you need. Turmeric, whose scientific name is Curcuma longa , is one of the most thoroughly researched plants in existence today .  Its medicinal properties and components, primarily curcumin have been the subject of over 5600 peer-reviewed and published biomedical studies. The intestinal absorption of Tumeric is greatly enhance when combined with small amounts of black pepper - Piperine, in a ratio of about 95 : 5. Tumeric has over 600 potential preventive and therapeutic app...