Your supplement protocol should be reviewed regularly. Have a look through your supplement stash and consider whether they are all necessary – have you noticed any changes in your health status since you’ve been taking them? Have they made any difference? Check the labels to establish what’s in them – are the nutrient levels beneficial, what are the fillers, what is the source of the nutrient? Have you checked whether they interact with any of your medications?
Read MoreIt doesn’t matter how many B vitamins, magnesium, zinc, adaptogens etc that we take, we cannot out-supplement stress.
To support sleep, energy levels, immune system health, gut, hormones, and mental & cognitive health, we need to calm our nervous systems.
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Read MoreLow-grade, systemic inflammation is now understood to be the basis of most age-related diseases like cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, some cancers, and diabetes.
Good gut health is crucial in keeping this low-grade inflammation in check – it helps to regulate immune function throughout the entire body.
Read MoreIt makes sense that by paying attention to what and when you eat, and to what and how you supplement - by supporting the physiological imbalances caused by chronic drinking - you will make a big difference to how you feel as you recover.
Read MoreA big part of my role as a nutritional therapist is helping people to introduce changes. In this post I talk about a tool that I find useful, for both personal use and in clinic.
Read MoreBeing tired, when you know there is good reason for it, is different to fatigue. Tiredness is an expected consequence when you have been working without a break or not sleeping enough or under huge amounts of stress, but ongoing fatigue may be a sign that things are not be quite right.
Read MoreOften when we snack it’s not because we are hungry - it’s habit, it’s a treat, we are tired, we are thirsty, maybe we are bored. If you are snacking because you are hungry, it may be an indication that your main meals don’t include sufficient macronutrients. Once you understand what’s behind your snacking habit, then you can introduce some changes.
By losing the snacks you are supporting your digestive processes, insulin sensitivity, and weight management.
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