In these current times of uncertainty, we may feel heightened levels of anxiety, stress and sleep issues. In some ways, this can be helped with the use of certain amino acids from our food and/or neurotransmitters from supplements. We can’t always help the way we feel, or the reasons for it, but we can make …
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What is the Gut – Brain – Immune Connection? This can also be called the gut-brain-immune-axis, or ‘psychoneuroimmunology’. It’s not just your brain that controls your emotions and your feelings. There are neurotransmitters and neurochemicals in other parts of our body that can govern our emotions. In fact, the gut also has a complex array …
Is FIBRE “THE MISSING MACRONUTRIENT’ Fibre refers to a diverse group of carbohydrates that humans cannot digest. We lack the digestive enzymes required to break them down, so they pass through most of the digestive system unchanged. The recommended intake is 38 grams for men, and 25 grams for women. However, most people are only …
What Causes a Lack of Focus? Inflammation and blood sugar balance are the key drivers for poor brain health. Brain fog, depression and anxiety are signs that your brain needs TLC. Inflammation of the brain may cause brain fog, cognitive impairment, low motivation and poor decision making, which could all lead to unhealthy habit formations. …
Why Gut Health is the Cornerstone to Good Health and What We Can Do to Improve it? Our gut instincts are real because getting butterflies when we’re nervous happens due to the fact that our nervous systems and our digestive systems are intertwined. The complex array of nerves in and around our gut is often …
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1- Starting Your Day Right Did you know that how well we sleep starts the moment we wake up? If we wake up to natural sunlight for around 20 minutes, then it can help to set your circadian rhythm for the rest of the day. Historically our ancestors would wake with the rising sun and …
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A few years ago we were going through a really difficult time with our previous business and our children were still often waking up in the night. I was running from pillar to post during the day and unwinding with a glass of red wine in the evenings. As a result of the constant pressure on my …
Humans have evolved to crave sugar. This may be hardwired into us from our ancestors who 15 million years ago lived through a time of ‘global cooling’. We adapted a greater sensitivity to fructose because it’s a source of energy and therefore it taps into a primitive survival mechanism. It also stimulates the ‘feel good …
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The issue of weight has come to the forefront of our minds since the start of the global pandemic. Governments are talking about it, hospitals are campaigning to help with it and at the back of our minds, we all know we need to address it. It is said that 80% of our abs are …
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There can be many reasons for symptoms of IBS and weight gain, but more often than not the causes stem from poor diet and an imbalance in our gut microbiome. Your gut flora plays a crucial role in maintaining your overall health including your immune system, your efficiency in digesting food, assimilating nutrients, detoxifying and …
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