What are some of the most common sense ways toi best avoid contracting viruses this winter or anytime of year for that matter? Strengthen your immune system. You require a strong immune system to ward off viruses and to cope well with illness if you do fall ill. There are many ways to help support […]
You have most likely heard of the Gut brain Axis, referring to the bidirectional communication between the central nervous system (brain) and the enteric nervous system (gut), linking emotional and cognitive centres of the brain with peripheral intestinal function. But do you know much about the Vagus nerve that’s responsible for connecting them? To book […]
You are what you eat, reduce chronic inflammation through diet: Chronic inflammation is the catalyst for many disease states. For more information on symptoms of chronic inflammation read here. By reducing chronic inflammation you are giving your body the best chance to heal and regain health. Some conditions may never heal entirely, however reducing chronic inflammation […]
Acute inflammation is the body’s natural healing response. In acute situations such as injury, inflammation is useful to begin the healing process. However, chronic, long term inflammation is the catalyst for almost all disease states within the body. Chronic inflammation exists when the body is inappropriately stimulated to produce inflammation in order to heal. This […]
I am not sure when it happened, but somewhere between our obsession with protein and our banishing of sugar we forgot all about the humble, yet essential ingredient in our diet, FIBRE! Time and again I watch people obsess over protein and really totally overdo the amount of protein they have in their diet (that […]