Alternative Well-Being your May 2025 issue

Alternatif Bien-Être votre numéro du mois de mai 2025

Alternative Well-Being: your May issue

 

Dear readers,

If there's one public health topic that isn't talked about enough in natural health journals, it's this one!

Did you know that a fresh, vitamin-packed homemade smoothie can make some of us seriously ill? This is what happened to a person who conscientiously blended kiwi, parsley, beets, spinach, and soy products every morning to feel better. After six weeks of this diet, she had to be hospitalized and sadly died from kidney disease. The cause of death? Severe kidney failure linked to a buildup of oxalate crystals caused, precisely, by her "healthy" dietary habits. When nutritionist Christian Petten gave me his excellent report on plant toxicity, I found this news story hard to believe. I had to take a closer look at the scientific studies he cited as references to realize that it wasn't just one, but dozens of people whose deaths were attributed to their consumption of juices, smoothies, or soups made from certain plants that we generally consider healthy. Without denying the nutritional and medicinal virtues of plants, it seemed important to us at Alternative Well-Being to inform you about the potential dangers of these biologically active substances and to guide you in using them wisely.

Do you find my words anxiety-inducing? I find them a little too. Fortunately, this May issue doesn't just alert you; it also offers solutions to the various ailments of the season and others:

- Rémi Moha 's anti-mosquito file will be particularly useful to many of you.

- Seasonal allergies are approached by Dr. Philippe Dransart from a new angle that really deserves attention.

- As for me, I suggest you try a way of looking that has the dual merit of providing relaxation while improving your reflexes and making you more efficient. A paradox to explore.

  • And many other exciting topics.

    I wish you an excellent read!

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Summary:

  • Health investigation – These “healthy” foods that poison us

Spinach, turmeric, cashews, beets... Touted as miracle foods, these plants and a few others are praised without restraint. However, several serious accidents have occurred following the ingestion of these "superfoods." Alerted by these tragedies, nutritionist Christian Petten conducted an investigation.


It takes stock of an area often overlooked by those involved in natural health. An essential article for returning to a diet that respects our genes, on pages 3 to 8.
  • Alternative consumption – Anti-mosquitoes: combining effectiveness and respect for health
Lotions, sprays, essential oils, mosquito repellent bracelets, and traps are essential in certain areas during the summer. However, these products are biocides that can pose health and environmental risks. How can they be effective and safe?


Rémi Moha guides you to make an informed choice, on pages 9 to 11.
  • Prevent and cure – Detox, immunity, cellular protection: why is zeolite all the rage?
Digestive problems, cellular aging, cardiovascular or neurodegenerative diseases... What if zeolite was about to become our ally against these conditions?

An excellent anti-pollution sponge, this ancient mineral is attracting growing interest among researchers who also see it as an intestinal protector, an anti-inflammatory and an antioxidant.


Pryska Ducoeurjoly gives you the keys to adopting it on a daily basis, on pages 12 to 15.
  • Psycho & Soma: The Hidden Meaning of Seasonal Allergies and Asthma
Conventional medicine believes that allergic rhinitis is caused by an exaggerated immune response, while asthma is caused by inflammation and muscle contraction around the airways. Without questioning this interpretation of symptoms, Dr. Philippe Dransart explored another way to understand and soothe them. 

He shares his discoveries with you on pages 16 and 17.

  •  I tested it for you – I practiced defocused vision
Pain reliever? Physical performance tool? Gateway to intuition? Adopting a vision—not just central, but defocused—is advocated in fields as diverse as sports, internal arts, hypnosis, and even spirituality. By investigating this ability, Emmanuel discovered that it had saved his life on several occasions.


It gives you the keys to maintaining it too, on pages 18 to 20.
  • Healing Journey – Saved by Naps and Dance! How Lionel Vernois Beat Multiple Sclerosis
Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at the age of 23 and declared 80% disabled at the age of 31, Lionel Vernois embarked on an extraordinary journey of resilience. By combining restorative naps, neurolinguistic programming (NLP), and the Five Rhythms Dance, he regained his motor skills and balance.


An inspiring journey told by Clélia Fortier, on pages 21 to 23.
  • Herbalist Secrets – Artemisia: We wonder what it doesn’t cure!
More than 350 species of artemisia grow around the world. Among them, the annual mugwort, Artemisia annua, has been much in the news since the Covid-19 crisis. It is from this species that artemisinin, the active ingredient found in major antimalarial treatments, is extracted. But artemisias have many other virtues!


Let’s get practical with herbalist Caroline Gayet, on pages 24 and 25.
  • Living to the rhythm of May
Philippe Chavanne puts fennel in the spotlight with a succulent recipe and offers you a homemade mosquito repellent and many other tips for enjoying the sunny days.

Read on pages 26 and 27.
  • Health mavericks – Marie-Julia Guittier, the midwife who explores prenatal awareness

What do babies feel before they're born? Do they have messages to convey to us? Midwife Marie-Julia Guittier, who holds a doctorate in life and health sciences, is behind a groundbreaking study: communicating with the souls of babies before they're born.

Sandra Franrenet collected his testimony on pages 28 and 29.

  •  Health from elsewhere – The peony, this forgotten beauty that comes back to us from Asia

The peony was a pillar of traditional European pharmacopoeia before falling into long obscurity. But Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Mongolian, and Tibetan pharmacopoeias have never ceased to use it.

Health anthropologist Aline Mercan invites you to rediscover its many virtues on pages 30 and 31.

 

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