Posts tagged functional medicine
Supplements - do you need them?

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?

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5 simple ways to support fatigue

Being 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.

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Gut feelings

More often than not, by the time we reach middle age our guts are in less than perfect working order. And good gut health is paramount because it affects every single system in our body - immune, cardiovascular, brain, hormones, skin, muscles and bone health. But unless we understand what is driving our gut dysfunction - the root causes - then it is difficult to support our gut health effectively.

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