We’re still the same team of Mike and James but now we’re ultra-focused on just one task: helping you (and all our readers) live as happy and healthy a life as possible.
We reminded ourselves just yesterday that 99% of health-related problems have just one solution.
Whether you’re overweight, depressed, lacking energy, suffering a specific condition such […]

A recent news item states that obesity in Britain is on an upward spiral, and with it the requests for weight loss surgery — not entirely surprising given the current climate where apparently 'easy', 'quick fix' solutions are trumpeted over long-term lifestyle changes.
New guidelines are being set suggesting that health authorities should limit […]

If you're attracted to both these teachings you may be having trouble seeing how they fit together…
On the one hand Eckhart Tolle teaches that the source of all your troubles is your own ego. You're lost in thought. You lack awareness or consciousness of your true, essential nature. This is in line with the majority […]

I want to know how to get rid of my carpal tunnel without surgery ~ Nancy
Carpal tunnel may be assisted by enzyme formulas with Bromelain, Papain, Serratiopeptidase and Nattokinase. Each of the enzymes are known to reduce inflammation, speed recovery and increase circulation.
What can we do to be beat overweight and obesity. Although the answer […]

Many thanks for posting up your health questions a few days ago. I talked them over with Mike this morning and decided to post up the answers in this separate blog post…

I want to know how to get rid of my carpal tunnel without surgery ~ Nancy
I'm afraid this is a very specific condition that's […]

All you have to do is leave a short comment below answering the following question:
What's your no.1 health-related question or concern?
That's it. And don't worry — it doesn't have to be long or unusual or fascinating. One sentence will do it :-)
If you're one of the first 5 people to leave a comment below, I'll […]

Happy New Year!
Ok, this is it! No more 'attempting'. No more 'trying'. Let's make 2008 the year you nail down what you need to do to be happy and healthy — and see it through…
Step 1 — Download your free guide to keeping New Year's Resolutions
Update: Deadline has passed. The New Year guide will be […]

Hopefully there's a little part of your brain somewhere that's just itching to start making some healthy changes…
Now's the time to gear yourself up mentally. Today. Right now. If you've got a lot of unhealthy habits to overcome, you want to go into it with as much desire and commitment as possible…
Struggling for motivation? Use […]

Once you know something, you see it everywhere.
This is something Mike has said to me on a few occasions and it's so true. Once you really internalize something, really know it, it gets fed back to you from all angles…
I just watched Dr Phil McGraw (right) talk about New Year's Resolutions and goals while I […]

In our lives there is a 'hard' landscape and a 'soft' landscape.
The hard landscape is the stuff you can't really change, so you work around it. Things like work, picking up the kids, that type of thing.
Soft landscape is everything else. It's the non-time sensitive stuff that fits around the hard landscape. Exercise, eating, washing, […]

If you spend any time talking about weight loss, you'll no doubt hear frustrated dieters say things like, 'I ruined my metabolism by crash dieting when I was in my 20s!' Or 'I have permanently wrecked my metabolism by yo-yo-dieting!'
You may have even said such things yourself — I know I have.
But when you think […]

Cancer, heart disease, diabetes and other illnesses are on the increase, in a BIG way. Did you know that 1 in 5 Americans are diabetic or pre-diabetic (that's 62 million Americans).
And the increase of Type 2 diabetes among children is particularly alarming…
Can part of the problem be traced to the food we eat? You bet… […]

Introduction by James Riddett…
The chances are you're not having as much fun as you should be. Time is obviously a factor but I've also noticed that people tend to feel guilty about having fun. Why? Because of the 'I should be…' factor. 'I should be cleaning', 'I should be shopping', 'I should be whatever'…
Now don't […]

When early philosophers were faced with tricky questions such as "Why do things fall rather than rise up?" they responded, without embarrassment, "It is in their nature to do so."
Such a response now would rightly be ignored and more deservedly ridiculed. Slightly more sophisticated versions of the 'nature' and 'natural' argument are still deployed in […]

I have now been a practising nutritionist and herbalist for four years. As you'd expect I've learnt a lot over that time and have grown and developed as a practitioner.
While I still have the same fundamental philosophy about health, my approach to patients and their health has changed considerably…
Most naturopaths start out with a gung-ho […]

In a movie "Sunday Bloody Sunday", made many years ago, there is a scene of a young woman, dumped by her boyfriend, crying and eating a pan of oven hot brownies. She is so desperate to eat them that she burns her fingers scooping them out of the pan and as she eats, her tears […]

Make no mistake, this is about feeling good!
If you're trying to get healthy and happy, what you need is a lifestyle plan. A clear vision…
So, we've now put all our cards on the table and spelled out exactly what we think is the lifestyle that leads to the best health and happiness. This plan […]

For anyone who poo-poos The Secret movie and says it's rubbish, all I can say to you is… "YOU'RE WRONG!" :-)
Once you know something, you see it everywhere. Like when you buy a new car and suddenly start noticing all the other cars of the same type about…
One of the first 'spiritual' books I ever […]

Everyone's a winner it seems with this simple but powerful idea. Something quite exciting is happening — and it's coming to a supermarket near you!

WOW — A gem. For me anyway…
I just listened to an interview with one of my favorite spiritual guys — Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh (pronounced tic nat harn). I first came across Thich Nhat Hanh years ago when I bought one of his books called 'The Miracle of Mindfulness'.
But it wasn't the actual interview […]

Did you see 'Whistleblower' on BBC1 last night? Shocking!
Let me give you fair warning — what you're about to read is pretty horrific, so if you'd rather keep visiting your local supermarket in blissful ignorance, look away now. Seriously.
If you'd rather arm yourself with the knowledge of what's really going on behind closed doors at […]

Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!
If I see ONE MORE ARTICLE on "Size 0" I will go mad! How long will the magazines keep printing stuff about it? Surely everyone is sick of it by now? Still, I suppose if it means them writing less about reality TV "celebrities"…
Keira Knightley — absolutely beautiful and naturally slim? No — she is […]

Why is it, with so much health information easily available to us that as a whole, we aren’t getting the health and vitality we all deserve?
The simple answer is that in general, we know what we need to change. We might be a bit hazy on the finer details, due to the confusing messages sent […]

I was delighted when Jim over at Diet-Blog asked me to do a guest post for his website. It's a lively site and has some great content about weight loss scams, weight loss research and exposés of the diet industry.
Jim wanted me to write a bit about "Nutrition as Medicine" and it was posted up […]

If you're into natural health, you may have come across the name of Dr. Joseph Mercola. If fact, we've even got one of his articles here on passionforhealth.org.
Believe me, Dr. Mercola is a very rare breed of doctor. He's largely abandoned the sinking ship that is "The medical model" and we're in for one hell […]

If you're following the Habit Guide Diet (download Habit Guide to get it) or if you're just into fruit smoothies, I've got a great little tip for you.
Up until recently I've been slicing up apples, bananas, berries and cherries to add to my morning smoothie.
Well Mike came over to Ireland for a visit recently and […]

As you may know, Passion for Health has been fighting the cause of natural healing methods. In particular lately, cases of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, which respond very dramatically to natural methods. These 2 illnesses are also dramatic both in their severity and the severity of the treatments offered by conventional methods—to the point […]

One of the most popular modules on my Raw Food For Beginners classes is undoubtedly the sprouting teach-in.
Whether I am lucky, have unrecognised green fingers or what, I do not know, but it seems that many people have struggled and continue to struggle with sprouting seeds, beans, pulses and grains successfully, and after a couple […]

My head is buzzing with this whole "Secret" thing.
I've been into spiritual stuff since I was about 20 years old (41 now). One guy who’s influenced me is Thich Nhat Hanh… I like the Zen ideas on "Mindfulness" but he’s critical of what he calls "Spiritual shopping"—the current trend of chopping and changing from one […]

Go to part 1 of the interview
Mike: OK Dave, just a couple more questions… how do you feel about the use of raw milk, raw eggs and things like that occasionally?
Dave: Those are going to be incredibly mucus forming and clogging in my system. I've only met one other person who was incredibly strong […]