Category: Blog
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10 super healthy switches to boost nutrition
Here’s some simple easy changes to boost your nutrition. Check my website for recipes and to sign up to my newsletter.
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Luxor Wellbeing
Here’s Derek from Luxor Wellbeing explaining a bit about what he does. Hope it peaks your curiosity. Using a combination of traditional therapies like Deep Tissue Massage, modern TECAR electrotherapy and, most importantly, working with your body’s energy flows using Radiesthesia, we work holistically, linking your body, mind and spirit together. The combination approach works…
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Staying alive in toxic times
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The role of cholesterol and fats in cardiovascular disease (CVD)
Cholesterol and fat receive a lot of attention in the health and wellness media especially in connection with cardiovascular disease (CVD). Most of it is negative and places the blame for heart disease on high fats diets in general and more specifically the cholesterol molecule. Of course there are numerous CVD risk factors such as…
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Can’t lose weight? 10 things to consider
This is a summary of some of the core reasons for why weight loss can be so difficult for some people. It’s a complex area involving biology, physiology, emotions and psychology to name just some. However if you feel like you have tried everything you could have a think about the list below which summarises…
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Weight gain! Is stress to blame?
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Suffering with acne; infertility; tiredness and irregular menstrual cycles? Could it be polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
This is such a distressing condition especially for young girls. As I am seeing it in clinic and the incidence is rising I thought I would summarise some of the current scientific information and clinical approaches here. Diagnosis For a diagnosis two out of the following three factors are required: Presentation and symptoms So what’s…
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Breathing for stress, anxiety and panic.
Anxiety, panic and a racing mind are classed as psychological problems but there is a strong biochemical link. These feelings can be triggered by chemical changes, as well as cause chemical changes. Breathing is connected to our nervous system and we influence our biochemistry with how we breathe. So if we train the breath, we…
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Ultra processed food trial – ‘The results are in’
The results are in. This (2019) study involved 20 adults following either an ultra-processed (UPF) or unprocessed diet for 2 weeks at the NIH Clinical Centre. This was followed immediately by 2 weeks of the alternate diet. The diets were matched for nutritional composition: calories; energy density; macronutrients; sugar; sodium and fibre and participants were…
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Facts of rice
A lot of my clients rely on white rice or pasta for quick meals. I thought I would write this blog about the benefits of brown rice and how to prepare it. Hoping to convince you all that brown rice is the way forward. Brown rice is a whole grain and a major source of…