Kym O’Connell’s has now launched a more encompassing Life Changing Events brand that will now be the umbrella for the Gold Coast’s loved movie nights, previously hosted by Life Changing Doco’s

The first movie night for 2012 is going to be OCEANS on Monday 20th February, 2012 @ the Gold Coast Arts Centre.

Organic Way To Long Life

Switching to organic produce could help you live longer and keep you healthier and slimmer.

Fruit and vegetables grown without artificial fertilisers have significantly more key nutrients, including vitamin c.

As a result, going organic can extend average lifespans, typically by 25 days for men and 17 days for women.

But UK researchers suggest a lucky few could live for many months longer and some for up to five years more.

The University of Newcastle study argues it has as much benefit for the country as the national breast cancer screening program.

It also suggests eating organic is likely to improve general health, highlighting the higher levels of compounds which encourage the body to burn fat. This can help devotees shed kilos.

The conclusion challenges the Food Standards Agency, which has long dismissed the

health gains of organic food.

The results were welcomed by organic advocates who say better health is just one reason shoppers buy the produce.

A reduced use of chemicals, better animal welfare and improved husbandry of the

countryside are also cited. The researchers, based at Newcastle’s School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, reviewed recent research on nutrients found in organic food. They found that fruit and vegetables grown this way are richer in most of the beneficial substances called secondary metabolites and vitamin C.

Source: Mx Newspaper, Brisbane, Australia, 23/05/2011

Ingredients:

Almonds

Macadamias

Cashews

Walnuts

Pepitas

Sunflower seeds

Dates

Cranberries

Goji berries

Sultanas

Sulphur free apricots

Desicated Coconut

Maco Powder

Cacao Powder

Berry Radical Powder

Maple Syrup

Filtered or Distilled Water (for soaking)

There is an organisation called LOCK THE GATE Alliance and they are a national alliance of over 75 community, industry and environmental groups and over 500 supporters concerned with the devastating impact that certain inadequately assessed and inadequately-regulated fossil fuel extraction industries are having on our short and long term physical, social, environmental and economic wellbeing. They are particularly concerned with the damage caused by the coal and coal seam gas (CSG) mining industries.

You can help – For any Miessence purchases from Live Certified Organic or Organic Facials bookings from OrganicFacials, 10% will go to LOCK THE GATE Alliance.  Read more about Live Certified Organic’s Lock the Gate Support here, including a must-watch YouTube video local to Australia and Queensland.

To optimise our health, immunity and energy levels, the ideal balance of food intake is 80% alkaline and 20% acidic. Alkaline forming foods are mainly vegetables and some fruits. Acid-forming foods include just about everything else we eat, including
meat, poultry, milk, cheese, bread, pasta, pastries, snack food, soft drinks, and packaged foods.

If you’re falling short of the recommended 5-7 servings of vegetables every day,2,3 and include processed and packaged food in your diet, you could benefit from Miessence DeepGreen Alkalising Superfood. Just one teaspoonful in water or a smoothie is an easy, quick and simple way to get your daily alkalising greens!

More about Deep Green

Buy Deep Green online here – currently only available in a Vitality 3 Pack

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Y58YZ86

We are all fans on facebook right !  Well its time to make MiEssence go Global ! Click on the link & become a fan, check out our exclusive newsletters & make your way to the website to check out even more fantastic info & try these amazing certified organic products – it is most extensive – its a must see !  We would love to see you there !  Blog here, Blog there… its all about the fun, educational way of sharing your life experiences in health !

Who needs overpriced, unduly toxic sythetic hand sanitisers when you’ve got an age old recipe to keep your hands – Rosemary, lemon oil, cinnamon, clove bud and eucalyptus -  Add a few drops of each to a bottle  (or spray bottle) together with water and a tablespoon of Aloe Vera Gel/Juice and you have your own healthy safe yet still effective hand cleaner or hand sanitiser.  Would be great for washing hand with when Flu’s are going around.

The recipe is from a centuries old recipe called Thieves Oil – it dates back to the Middle Ages when grave robbers used the ointment to prevent catching the Bubonic Plague.

Thanks to NBC New York (of all places) for this great report: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/station/as-seen-on/Make-Your-Own-Healthy-Hand-Sanitizer-59269172.html

Watch the video report here:

ORev is having somewhat of a Renaissance of late, with changes afoot that are sure to make Rev a central part of it’s community of organic-loving people.

We’ve been down there quite a bit lately and besides the Organic Farmers Market at Miami on Sunday morning, ORev is probably the best place to find locally sourced healthy ORGANIC food on the Gold Coast.

Not only that but their cafe has a good selection of Organic RAW food on offer, lovingly crafted by Brenden and Suki of Roar Foods.

Now, I bet your wanting some details of to get there now?

Organic Revolution (ORev) is here: 15/33 Tallebudgera Creek Rd, West Burleigh QLD – (07) 5535 6078

Roar Foods are here: http://www.roarfood.com.au

Us?: We can be found here: http://www.LiveCertifiedOrganic.com

The gut bacteria appear to have a direct effect on the overall health of our bodies. Having the right balance of bacteria in our guts is not only essential for good digestion but also for the prevention of chronic diseases.

A study in Western Australia found that probiotics and products containing probiotics may help young children with eczema9.. The children who took supplements of the probiotic Lactobacilli showed great improvements and the benefits lasted once the supplementation stopped10,11. Similarly, recent studies suggest that babies whose mothers used probiotics during pregnancy and while breastfeeding were less likely to have eczema12. The supplementation of probiotics for infants with eczema has also been hugely beneficial13,14.

Other conditions that are improved with probiotic supplementation include:

• Cancer15
• Diabetes16
• Eating disorders17
• Gastric ulcers18
• Allergies19
• Infection and sepsis20,21
• Inflammation22
• Nutrient synthesis and availability to the body23
• Multiple trauma24
• Immune function function25,26
• Vaccine response27
• Infant growth28

9 Weston, S., Halbert, A., Richmond, P. and Prescott, SL. (2005) Effects of probiotics on atopic dermatitis: a randomised controlled trial. Archives of Disease in Childhood 2005;90:892-897

10 Hauer, A. MMW Fortschr Med. 2006 Aug 31;148(35-36):34-6. Probiotics in allergic diseases of childhood. [Article in German.] Klin. Abt. fur Allgemeine Padiatrie Univ. -Klinik fur Kinder-und Jugendheilkunde, Graz.

11 Weston, S., Halbert, A., Richmond, P. and Prescott, SL. (2005) Effects of probiotics on atopic dermatitis: a randomised controlled trial. Archives of Disease in Childhood 2005;90:892-897

12 University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) (2006) Eczema (Available Online) www.umm.edu/altmed/ConsConditions/Eczema

13 Murch, SH. (2005) Probiotics as mainstream allergy therapy? Archives of Disease in Childhood 2005;90:881-882

14 Weston, S., Halbert, A., Richmond, P. and Prescott, SL. (2005) Effects of probiotics on atopic dermatitis: a randomised controlled trial. Archives of Disease in Childhood 2005;90:892-897

15 Lionettil E, Fico S, Maurogiovanni G, Cavallo L and Francavilla R. (2006) Treatment for Helicobacter pylori in children. Recent advances. Prog Med. 2006 Sep;97(9):472-6

16 Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA) (2006) Digestive Problems. (Available Online) www.diabetes.ca

17 Fuller, R. and Perdig—n, G. (2003) Gut Flora, Nutrition, Immunity and Health. Journal of Human Nutrition & Dietetics Volume 17 Page 159 – April 2004

18 Lionettil E, Fico S, Maurogiovanni G, Cavallo L and Francavilla R. (2006) Treatment for Helicobacter pylori in children. Recent advances. Prog Med. 2006 Sep;97(9):472-6

19 Hauer A (2006) Probiotics in allergic diseases of childhood. MMW Fortschr Med. 2006 Aug 31;148(35-36):34-6

20 Sanders ME. (2006) Summary of Probiotic Activities of Bifidobacterium lactis HN019. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2006 Oct;40(9):776-83

21 Douglas.L, Sanders.M, 2008, Probiotics and Prebiotics in Dietetics Practice, Journal of the American Dietetic Association, Volume 108, Issue 3,pg 510. (Accessed 10th April 2008) Proquest

22,23,24 Kotzampassi K, Giamarellos-Bourboulis EJ, Voudouris A, Kazamias P, Eleftheriadis E. (2006) Benefits of a Synbiotic Formula (Synbiotic 2000Forte(R) in Critically ill Trauma Patients: Early Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Benefits of a Synbiotic Formula (Synbiotic 2000Forte(R)) in Critically Ill Trauma Patients: Early Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial. World Journal of Surgery. Oct 2006.Vol.30, Iss. 10; pg. 1848

25 Kim, H.S., Park, H., Cho, I.Y., Paik, H.D. and E. “Dietary supplementation of probiotic Bacillus polyfermenticus, Bispan strain, modulates natural killer cell and T cell subset populations and immunoglobulin G levels in human subjects,” J Med Food. 2006 Fall; 9(3):321-7.

26, 27 Taylor AL, Hale J, Wiltschut J, Lehmann H, Dunstan JA and Prescott SL. .2006. Effects of probiotic supplementation for the first 6 months of life on allergen- and vaccine-specific immune responses. Clin Exp Allergy. 2006 Oct;36(10):1227-35

28 Sanders ME. (2006) Summary of Probiotic Activities of Bifidobacterium lactis HN019. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2006 Oct;40(9):776-83

Courtesy of Nova magazine and Dr Dingle

http://www.novamagazine.com.au/article_archive/2008/08_11_probiotics.htm

http://drdingle.com

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