Gluten Free and Organic Produce Now Available

makeUwell now offers an extensive range of gluten free and organic produce.  We will be updating the website as quickly as we can to reflect our hugely expanded product range.  However, if you can't find what you are looking for on the site, please call us on 1300 55 36 45 and we will be able to help you.

Here's to a healthy 2010!

The team at makeUwell.

Stainless Steel WaterWells

makeUwell WaterWells are Here!

With all the dangers of using plastic bottles for yourself, your baby and your environment, makeUwell is pleased to announce the launch of the makeUwell Stainless Steel WaterWell.

BPA and Phthalates Linked to Childhood Obesity and Diabetes.

Here is the latest health alert linking chemicals found in plastics with childhood obesity and diabetes.  MakeUwell launches the stainless steel makeUwell Water Well - get yours here.

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Meredith & the makeUwell Team

USA Set to go BPA Free

USA Set to go BPA Free

Following mounting international pressure (after both Britain and Canada banned the use of PBA in baby products), the US legislative Committee has voted unanimously in favour of banning BPA in Baby Products. It is no wonder that 6 of the major global bottle makers have announced they are changing their manufacturing process to eliminate BPA and will all now offering BPA free bottles. To read latest article click here.

makeUwell have been market pioneers in offering BPA free products to the Australian families and continue to lead the way in this offering by introducing makeUwell Water Well, to order your BPA free makeUwell Water Well click here

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makeUwell

Green tea may protect gums against disease

Green tea may protect gums against disease

By Stephen Daniells, 09-Mar-2009

Consuming green tea may offer protection against gum disease, a condition that may affect over 30 per cent of the population, suggests a new study from Japan. Researchers from Kyushu University in Fukuoka, Japan suggest that the antioxidant catechins may be responsible for the protective effects. Previous research has indicated that the antioxidant has anti-inflammatory effects, and gum disease has been linked to an inflammatory response to periodontal bacteria in the mouth.

The researchers report their findings in the Journal of Periodontology. The study, led by Yoshihiro Shimazaki, adds to the ever-growing body of science supporting the anti-cancer benefits of green tea and its polyphenols. Green tea contains between 30 and 40 per cent of water-extractable polyphenols, while black tea (green tea that has been oxidized by fermentation) contains between 3 and 10 per cent.

Oolong tea is semi-fermented tea and is somewhere between green and black tea. Commenting on the study, David Cochran, DDS, PhD, president of the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) said: “Periodontists believe that maintaining healthy gums is absolutely critical to maintaining a healthy body.

That is why it is so important to find simple ways to boost periodontal health, such as regularly drinking green tea—something already known to possess certain health-related benefits.” Study details Shimazaki and his co-workers recruited 940 men aged between 49 and 59, and analysed if green tea consumption had any effect on the incidence of gum disease, as measured using periodontal pocket depth (PD), clinical attachment loss (CAL) of gum tissue, and bleeding on probing (BOP) of the gum tissue “Since many of us enjoy green tea on a regular basis, my colleagues and I were eager to investigate the impact of green tea consumption on periodontal health, especially considering the escalating emphasis on the connection between periodontal health and overall health,” said Dr Shimazaki.

The Fukuoka-based researchers report that men who regularly drank green tea had superior periodontal health than their peers who drank less green tea. Indeed, for every one cup of green tea consumed per day, there was a 0.023-mm decrease in the mean PD, a 0.028-mm decrease in the mean CAL, and a 0.63 per cent decrease in BOP. Shimazaki and his co-workers propose that catechins may interfere with the body’s inflammatory response to periodontal bacteria, thereby promoting periodontal health, and warding off further disease.

The four primary polyphenols found in fresh tealeaves are epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), epigallocatechin, epicatechin gallate, and epicatechin.

Source: Journal of Periodontology 2009, Vol. 80, No. 3, Pages 372-377, doi:10.1902/jop.2009.080510 “Relationship Between Intake of Green Tea and Periodontal Disease” Authors: Mitoshi Kushiyama, Y. Shimazaki, M. Murakami, Y. Yamashita

A makeuwell Health Alert: Alcohol-based Mouthwash linked to Oral Cancer

Alcohol-based Mouthwash linked to oral cancer

Makeuwell Health alerts has been launched!

makeUwell Health Alerts.