Plants are amazing – they’ve been helping keep the human race healthy for millennia. They were here before us and they’ll be here a long time after us. It’s a mutually beneficial relationship. These days we often walk right past the benefits they offer on the way to the chemist shop. Many beneficial plants we’ve…
I’ve been impressed by the wealth of insight patients get when they do an Omega-3 index test. It’s a simple finger prick test. I haven’t used it as much as I would like – until now – because I’ve had to send clients off to a 3rd party laboratory. It tells you useful information about…
To procrastinate is to be human (if animals do, we haven’t worked out how to tell yet). But we know a lot more about how procrastination works, thanks to Dr Piers Steel, author of the book “The Procrastination Equation”. Thanks to Dr Steel, we can pull apart the behaviour we call procrastination and work out…
I recently discovered the work of Sydney’s Les Robinson on Enabling Change and his book on the art and science of “Changeology“. As I explored his website and resources, it occurred to me that it was as applicable to individual health improvement projects as to world-changing community and social change work. Here’s what the model…
We meddle a lot with women’s bodies – contraception, HRT, low carb diets, extreme exercise. Our bodies aren’t machines – they’re complex chemical/electrical/biological systems. For some women, it gets even more complicated if they have food intolerances or chronic fatigue issues. Sometimes, when things get out of whack, the things we think to be CAUSING…
(even if you’re thyroid-challenged) Soy isoflavones and healthy eating Soy-based foods have been eaten for thousands of years in Asia – and have a strong cultural reputation for being healthy. Now we western sceptics have worked out the science behind that reputation. Soy products (if not over processed) contain some powerful anti-oxidants called isoflavones. These…
Did you know that there’s a connection with Vitamin B12 and your heart health, mood and dementia prevention? “Vitamin B₁₂, also called cobalamin, is a water-soluble vitamin that is involved in the metabolism of every cell of the human body: it is a cofactor in DNA synthesis, and in both fatty acid and amino acid…
Testosterone Supplements are all the rage with a lot of men who want to increase muscle mass and strength. They’ve become increasingly known and used since body builders started using them. There has been a five-fold increase in prescriptions in the last 10 years. Many men are now turning to hormone therapy to deal with…
Even a Journal of Psychiatry 2018 espouses the use of herbal medicine: for stress, burnout and chronic fatigue. Rhodiola rosea possesses a dual and unique mechanism of action: normalises the release of stress hormones boosts energy production through the main power house of our cells – the mitochondria (I like to…
There’s a nasty virus going around at the moment – not “the flu” with its fevers, aches and pains – but still a virus. This nasty little beastie’s main impact is fatigue – the people who get it are really knocked about, and can end up spending days in bed sleeping. They don’t have the…
Do you know the state of your bones? Is your skeleton fragile or strong? Osteoporosis is a hidden, silent menace for both men and women – but particularly for women. It doesn’t hurt (unlike arthritis); there are no obvious symptoms – then one day you have a minor fall and your life changes – sometimes forever. …
Many of us these days just don’t feel “well” – and we think it’s just because we’re busy (or stressed, or out of shape). But there’s a cluster of subtle symptoms that are actually really something physically wrong. They include: fatigue and lethargy poor memory aches and pains in joints and muscles hair loss fertility…