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Introducing the hidden enemy: Refined Sugar -Tuesday, November 15, 2016 Our taste for sugar may go way back to our days as hunter-gatherers, when sweet, ripe fruits were an essential source of calories. So it’s hardly surprising we find the sugar habit hard to kick!

Five essential facts about essential fats -Tuesday, November 1, 2016 They don’t call them essential fats for nothing! Here we share five essential facts you might not know about essential fats.

Organic Pea Protein - Great for Vegans, Vegetarians or those wanting to build muscle healthily -Thursday, September 29, 2016 A much healthier alternative to most protein powders used by athletes and body-builders, our new pea protein has all the benefits of healthy protein without all the unsavoury ingredients found in so many protein powders.

Introducing Dog Formula Multi Nutrient -Wednesday, January 29, 2014 This newsletter explains the rationale for a dog’s nutritional supplement which provides ‘Food State’ vitamins, minerals, proteins, trace elements and other vital nutritional components or co-factors. The Food State nutrients in this Holistic canine formula are proven to be the most effective available.

Essential fatty acids: Choose the best source -Monday, August 5, 2013 Our Essential fatty acid complex is sourced from Flax seed and created as a foodstate product to preserve all the integrity of what can otherwise be an unstable oil. It is known to support our health in many ways including our immune system, cardiovascular system, nervous system, metabolism, improved hair and eyesight, our bones, and supporting pregnancy.Food State Essential Fatty Acid Complex

The Importance of Food Minerals -Wednesday, April 10, 2013 Do you ever consider what your mineral supplements are made of? Plants play the fundamental role of converting an inorganic mineral salt in the soil in to a mineral food that animals and humans can benefit from. Yet mineral supplements are made from these inorganic salts, in effect completely by-passing the essential role of the plant in preparing the mineral for animal/human absorption.

ORANGE, GRAPEFRUIT OR LEMON: WHICH IS THE HEALTHIEST? -Wednesday, February 27, 2013 LEMON OF COURSE! The family of citrus fruits consists of: Cumquat Grapefruit Lemon Lime Orange Tangerine Most citrus fruits commonly contain these nutrients: Minerals: Potassium Organic Acids: Citric Acid Polyphenols: Nobiletin Vitamins: Vitamin C,

Skin – an Introduction to beneficial nutrients -Friday, February 1, 2013 This is the largest organ of the body and is made up of many components. Our skin replaces itself every 27 days. It is recognising the skin turnover of new cells and the differing functions and forms our skin takes that we would be sensible to provide adequate nutrients to our skin. Our skin is made up of about 70% water, 25% protein, minerals 2% and vitamins under 1% and other materials make up the rest. We can understand how important good quality and adequate water is to our skin health.

Simple Dietary Do's & Don'ts -Monday, November 5, 2012 We are permanently bombarded with advice on what is healthy and what should be avoided. If you are considering dietary intervention to improve your health, here is a simple list of 30 tips. I would also strongly recommend our detox program to prepare the body for dietary change, which can be found in this Newsletters section at: http://www.jerseyfoodstate.com/news/3/a-detox-program-to-support-the-liver-heart-and-gut

The Healing Power of Selenium -Tuesday, September 18, 2012 Selenium is a trace element that occurs naturally in the soil and is absorbed by plants and crops, from where it enters the human food chain directly or through consumption of meat and other products from grazing animals. Selenium is essential to a proper immune system and boosts our defences and resistance to infection. It improves male fertility and prevents miscarriage. Low levels are associated with depression and other mental disorders and high levels help prevent cancer. Deficient levels in the diet may even have played a role in the emergence of new strains of the flu virus in China