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SLEEP SMART – SLEEP POSTURE MATTERS!
Have you ever woken up from a great night’s sleep, and your body has felt stiff and awful? It could have something to do with your posture while you sleep! Unlike during the day, we don’t have active control of…
Read MoreTHYROID HEALTH – HOW DOES IT GO WRONG?
Last week we talked about optimal levels of the various thyroid hormones; but how does it go wrong, and what are the consequences? The Thyroid – who, what, where? A small gland at the front of the neck Produces and…
Read MoreBUT MY BLOODS ARE NORMAL!!
Should we be aiming for normal or optimal? I’m sure we have all been to our GP before because we haven’t felt well, had some blood tests and been told ‘everything is normal, there is nothing wrong with you.’ This…
Read MorePREBIOTICS
Did you know we are made up of a combination of human cells and micro-organisms? This is known as your microbiome. Just focusing on the bacterial side of our microbiome of which most are beneficial to our health and wellbeing…
Read MoreTHE GUT AND MENTAL HEALTH – IS THE GUT A SECOND BRAIN?
Did you know that some researchers consider the gut to be our second brain? While it can’t help you compose a Grammy award winning song, or do your tax return, our gut has a large role in nearly every aspect…
Read MoreIMPROVING GUT HEALTH AT HOME
This month is all about gut health. I’m sure we have all experienced issues with our gut at one time or another. Many people now suffer from food intolerances and chronic gut issues. I truly believe this is due to…
Read MoreALMOST MAGICAL MUSHROOMS
Gotcha! You thought I was going to write about magic mushrooms……well we may not be talking Psilocybin but some of the traditional Chinese and Japanese medicinal mushrooms are pretty magical. The Chinese and Japanese have been using mushrooms as medicine…
Read MorePREBIOTICS, PROBIOTICS AND IMMUNE HEALTH
Most of us have heard of antibiotics, and their role in the medical world in treating the ‘bad bacteria’ which may cause infections and serious health complications. But if ‘bad bacteria’ exist, do ‘good bacteria’ exist? The answer is YES!…
Read MoreTHE LIVER AND ITS USEFULNESS
Most of us have probably heard of the liver and how it helps breakdown any alcohol we ingest. And whilst this is true it has so many more functions to perform. Without a functioning liver a person cannot survive. This…
Read MoreMEN’S MENOPAUSE
Andropause is a syndrome associated with “a decrease in sexual satisfaction or a decline in a feeling of general well-being associated with low levels of testosterone in older men.”1 Symptoms to look out for are similar to Menopause; including loss…
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