Three Foods To Avoid

Three Foods To Avoid

The doctor targets these:

Guar Gum
Carageenan
Natural flavours

and says, “It is important to share this information with individuals you know that have gut issues especially inflammatory bowel disease or Crohn’s disease.”

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Tom: The doctor makes the recommendation that you should eat foods “with the fewest ingredients (ideally only 3)…”

This mirrors what Jack LaLanne said: “If man made it, don’t eat it.”

Another said, “Food should not have ingredients. You should only eat ingredients.”

While that is true of manufactured foods from most manufacturers, it does not include mine and I think you should consider mine for several reasons.

1. The basic premise on which I base my products is that of purity, density and diversity.
2. I don’t use chemicals and additives you should avoid.
3. I supply a wider range of ingredients that supply nutrients you won’t get most other places. This nourishes your body far better than you can do yourself or that you can source elsewhere. You don’t have the time, the space, the knowledge or inclination to combine over 300 ingredients to provide balanced nutrition.
4. The process I use is one of combining ingredients rather than processing them.

My products are available here:  https://healthelicious.com.au

 

A Health Professional’s Take On Moringa…

…one of the ingredients in my top bars and powders.

…one of the ingredients in my top bars and powders.

Did you know that if you’re not hungry in the morning, wake up at 3 a.m. to pee, feel constant fatigue, or notice your hair thinning out of nowhere… you might have too much of the stress hormone called cortisol?

Maybe you’ve also been getting strange shoulder pain, ringing in your ears, or stubborn belly fat that refuses to go away no matter how much you diet.

And that creaky, stiff feeling in your joints when you wake up? That ache in your knees when you stand?

That’s cortisol too.

But most people over the age of 40 tragically ignore these signals until one day they realize it’s too late.

You’ve probably heard of cortisol before…

But what you probably haven’t heard is what’s actually causing it to spike.

As you age, your adrenal glands stop regulating cortisol properly because your body is missing essential nutrients – especially potassium, magnesium, iron, and B vitamins.

Most people are unknowingly nutrient-deficient, and that deficiency causes cortisol to spiral out of control.

Maybe you’ve told your doctors about these symptoms, but they will never tell you that this is a warning sign of something deeper going on in your body, because keeping you sick makes them billions of dollars.

But there’s a natural healer I’ve been recommending for years to the people who come to me at 40, 50 years old who are exhausted, in pain, and frustrated.

And three weeks later, they always come back in tears thanking me because they feel like a new person.

Their faces have changed, they’re much happier, they look much better, and they can move without that constant joint stiffness and pain.

This ancient remedy is called Moringa.

And every time I mention it, I get the look.

Wide eyes.

Raised eyebrows.

That “You mean that green powder in health smoothies?” face.

And honestly? I get it.

It sounds too simple.

But I’ve taken it myself, every day for over 10 years.

And I recommend it to nearly every patient I see with high cortisol and joint pain.

Why?

Because it’s packed with 92 out of the 102 essential nutrients that your body needs including potassium, magnesium, iron, and B vitamins.

It provides your adrenal glands with essential nutrients to regulate cortisol properly, which reduces cortisol levels and eliminates pain and inflammation in your joints.

Just one dose of this natural healer every morning could help you:

Lower cortisol and reduce anxiety and fatigue
Sleep through the night without waking at 3 a.m.
Eliminate joint stiffness, pain, and morning creakiness
Improve nutrient absorption and hormonal balance
Shrink stubborn belly fat caused by stress hormones
Regrow thinning hair and improve skin health
Reduce sugar cravings and mood swings
Boost energy, mental clarity, and emotional balance

It’s safe.

It’s powerful.

And when done right, it works.

No prescriptions. No gimmicks. Just real support for your hormones and joints.

But before you go buy any Moringa, there’s one thing you need to know.

Most Moringa supplements? Not helpful.

Too weak.

Too low-quality.

Filled with cheap chemicals and fillers that don’t belong in your body.

And most don’t even use the real nutrient-dense part of the plant.

They’re using the stems or roots, parts that don’t actually have any nutrients, and just skip the third-party lab testing altogether.

I tried dozens.

And I saw my patients wasting money on brands that didn’t deliver.

To make sure you’re getting pure organic Moringa that actually lowers cortisol, it must be shade-dried, harvested at peak potency, and tested in certified U.S. labs.

The only brand I know that meets that standard is a small company called Rosabella.

Sadly, other brands claim to sell pure Moringa, but mix it with cheap chemicals just to increase profits.

Rosabella’s Moringa contains:
800mg of 100% pure, fresh moringa capsules (no nasty taste or powders)
Made in the USA with rigorous quality standards
3rd party lab tested for purity and potency
No fillers, no artificial junk – just essential nutrients that your body needs to regulate and lower cortisol
Organic Moringa harvested at peak nutrient levels

I take it every morning.

And now… so do my patients.

It’s become a daily ritual.

Water. Capsules. Relief. Repeat.

So if you want a natural way to lower your cortisol, improve nutrient absorption, and eliminate joint pain and stiffness, I’d run and grab some…

 

Suzanne Simard

Suzanne Simard

Ecologist Suzanne Simard revolutionized forestry science with her groundbreaking research, challenging the long-held belief that trees are isolated individuals fiercely competing for resources. Driven by observations that the Douglas fir trees would sicken after foresters removed paper birch trees—which were considered invasive weeds—Simard’s doctoral work in the 1990s used radioactive carbon isotopes to trace nutrient movement. She discovered that birch and fir trees were not merely competing, but were linked together by a vast, complex mycorrhizal network (which she nicknamed the “Wood Wide Web”) of underground fungi, which acts as a two-way pipeline. This network allows the birch to pass essential nutrients, including carbon, to the fir, especially when the fir is shaded, effectively mitigating the competitive effects and maintaining the overall health and ecological balance of the forest ecosystem.

How Civilizations Fail

A lesson in productivity, or lack of it

This is how people fail, organisations wither and die and civilizations vanish from view. The individuals are not able to quickly and efficiently perform the functions of their job thus wasting their own time, the time of their colleagues and customers and thus take too long to produce a product and lose business.

When you register a domain name you have a choice of which Registrar to use.

I have used TPP Wholesale to register Australian domain names and GoDaddy for my .com domains. I will no longer.

Nearly 50 days ago I submitted a support request to TPP as I needed to change details on one of my Australian domains.

Twice I received an email saying they acknowledge receipt of my request, apologised for the delay and will get back to me.

Instead of supplying the answer to my request R at TPP asked to confirm if it was still required.

“Hi Thomas,

I was reviewing the last ticket that you have submitted handled by the previous support representative. It seems that this was left on pending status. Our Apologies.

Given the delay, can you confirm if this issue has been resolved yet? If not, kindly provide details of your concern. In the meantime, I will set the ticket to waiting for response status, if there are any further outstanding issues please do reply and I will be attending to your enquiry.

Again, we sincerely apologise for any inconvenience.

Kind regards,
R”

I replied,

“G’day R,

You may tell your supervisor that taking 47 days to respond (not resolve, merely respond for additional data) to my support request was the single worst support incident I have experienced in my entire 73 years. It has caused me to make the decision to move my business elsewhere.

Please provide the necessary information to migrate my 6 domain names currently registered with you to another registrar.”

R replied, “The delay was due to our customer service department undergoing a transition, which unfortunately affected our response times. We understand how important timely support is, and we regret that this situation impacted your experience. Please be assured that we are already addressing the issue and improving our processes to ensure faster responses moving forward.

We understand if you would like to proceed transfer your domains to another registrar. The domain transfer will begin with your new registrar by supplying them with your domain transfer password (EPP, auth-code or domain password). Once the transfer has been initiated by the new registrar, a notification will be sent to the registrant contact email address which the registrant needs to confirm the transfer.”

without providing the EPP necessary to do so. I responded.

“G’day R,

I am going to be very honest and very blunt. You will shortly have the choice to make this a vary valuable learning experience or just dismiss it out of hand as a rant from a grumpy old man. While it may appear that your decision will not affect me in the short term, your long-term success is nevertheless important to me. Your chances for future success in business will be indicated by your choice. Choose wisely.

You say how “our customer service department undergoing a transition, which unfortunately affected our response times” like it is an explanation rather than a confession of an epic customer service catastrophe, a damning indictment of poor management planning re the transition and complete disregard for customer satisfaction. Which is why your organisation lost me as a customer.

Then you tell me what needs to be done without providing the necessary data to do so.

Your future personal productivity and potentially your success, or lack of it, will depend in part on understanding what the customer needs in order to be able to do what they need to do and helping them obtain what they need with a minimum of wasted time and communication.

From an alternative contact at TPP I have received the EPP for 5 of my registered domain names but not that for xxxxxxxxx.xxx

Please supply this at your earliest convenience.”

Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie

In 1928, Agatha Christie’s life fell apart. Her marriage had ended, her heart was broken, and she felt completely lost. But instead of hiding away, she did something extraordinary—she packed a suitcase, bought a ticket for the Orient Express, and headed east. Alone.

Her journey took her through Istanbul’s spice-scented streets, across the deserts of Iraq, and into the ruins of ancient Ur. She went looking for peace—but what she found changed her life.

At the dig site, surrounded by sand and history, she met Max Mallowan, a young archaeologist with sharp eyes and a kind smile—fourteen years younger than her. What began as friendship soon turned into quiet love. Two years later, they married.

Their life together wasn’t glamorous—it was gentle. They drank tea on dig-site verandas, worked side by side brushing dust from relics, and wrote their notes by lamplight. Agatha even used her own face cream to clean ancient pottery.

Those years in the Middle East shaped her imagination. The deserts, bazaars, and train journeys became the heart of her stories—Murder in Mesopotamia, They Came to Baghdad, Murder on the Orient Express.

Agatha Christie didn’t just recover from heartbreak—she rewrote her life. She turned pain into adventure, loss into love, and mystery into meaning.

Sometimes, the best stories start when you decide to keep going.

Kangaroo Joey

Kangaroo Joey

Imagine being born the size of a jellybean and then crawling blindly to safety. For the newborn red kangaroo in Australia, this is just the first few minutes of life.

This tiny creature, barely an inch long, emerges after only about 34 days of gestation. He is translucent, blind, hairless, and looks more like a little worm than a kangaroo.

Instinct alone guides him on a dangerous journey. Using only his small forelimbs, he must climb through his mother’s thick fur to reach the safety of her pouch.

This difficult climb can take around three minutes. It is a slow and perilous trip, and any fall would be the end of him.

Once inside the pouch, he latches onto a nipple, which swells in his mouth to keep him securely attached. He will not leave the pouch again for many months.

He will spend the next six to eight months developing inside this warm, safe nursery, eventually growing into a recognizable joey ready to see the world.

It is an amazing process to consider. The little guy goes from being completely helpless to a young kangaroo preparing to explore the outback.

This unique reproductive strategy is what sets marsupials apart, a design perfectly suited for the often harsh Australian environment.

Sources: Australian Museum, American Museum of Natural History, World Animal Protection

Second Hand Lions

Second Hand Lions

Secondhand Lions (2003) is one of those rare films that sneaks up on you with its quiet magic and ends up staying in your heart forever. Directed by Tim McCanlies, this nostalgic coming-of-age story blends humor, tall-tale adventure, and tender wisdom in a way that feels timeless.

The story follows Walter (Haley Joel Osment), a shy, lonely boy sent to live with his two eccentric great-uncles—Hub (Robert Duvall) and Garth (Michael Caine)—on a dusty Texas farm in the 1960s. At first, the men seem gruff and impossible, more comfortable firing shotguns than showing affection. But over the course of one unforgettable summer, Walter learns their secrets: whispered legends of treasure, a great lost love, wild adventures in Africa, and a code of honor that still guides their lives.

What he discovers isn’t just the truth about his uncles’ past—it’s a new way of seeing the world. In their rough-edged way, Hub and Garth teach him about courage, loyalty, and the importance of living a life worth remembering. And in return, Walter gives them something they never expected: a chance to be family again.

What makes Secondhand Lions so beloved is its balance of whimsy and honesty. Robert Duvall and Michael Caine are unforgettable as the crusty old men with hearts of gold, while Haley Joel Osment delivers one of his most heartfelt performances. Together, they remind us that storytelling—whether fact or fiction—has the power to shape who we are.

It’s a film about legacy, about believing in the impossible, and about finding love and honor in unlikely places. Equal parts funny, touching, and inspiring, Secondhand Lions remains a comfort watch—a story that makes you laugh, makes you cry, and makes you believe that even the wildest tales hold a kernel of truth.

Operation Beluga

Operation Beluga

In December 1984, a group of 3,000 beluga whales were trapped by ice in the Chukchi Sea, near Russia. The whales were confined to small open water ponds surrounded by thick, impassable ice up to 3 m thick in some areas.
Without access to larger areas of the ocean, the whales had difficulty breathing and were at risk of dying. To help rescue them, an icebreaker named Admiral Makarov was brought in, equipped with a specially reinforced ice-breaking hull. The ship attempted to take the whales to safety by breaking the ice, but the belugas initially refused to follow.
When the crew began playing classical music like Tchaikovsky over the ship’s speakers, the whales finally began to follow the Makarov through the narrow open-water channel. This allowed 2,000 whales to reach the unfrozen ocean after a journey of almost 100 miles.
The successful rescue effort lasted several days and was later dubbed Operation Beluga. It was a massive undertaking that involved several countries, including the Soviet Union, the United States, Canada, and Japan.
Text credit: Irregular Earth