What are Blue Zones? ‘Blue Zones’ is a non-scientific term given to geographic regions that are home to some of the world’s oldest people. This term was first used by the author Dan Buettner, who was studying areas in the world in which people live exceptionally long lives. They are called Blue Zones because when […]
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Difficult to detect and totally undesirable, parasites (aka worms) are those little squirmy organisms that keep us awake at night, make us itch and spread disease. Where do we get them? We generally get parasitic infections by oral means, in particular: • eating pork • eating raw meat and fish, including sashimi • poor hygiene,
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Our microbiome is a “community of microbes” which is an integral ecosystem of microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi and viruses, inside the body that supports our gut health and immune system. Research suggests that the human microbiome consists of 10-100 trillion symbiotic microbial cells, primarily in the gut. Our individual microbiomes help determine DNA, hereditary factors,
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B12 is an essential vitamin that is important for many bodily functions, including: • memory, learning and concentration • healthy digestion, including protein digestion • absorption of food • regulation and building of red blood cells • fats and carbohydrate metabolism • iron absorption • development and protection of nerve cells • DNA production and
What is it? Fibre is the indigestible part of plant foods (particularly found in the skins, seeds and stalks of vegetables, fruits and legumes. It is the type of a carbohydrate that helps keep your digestive system healthy. When we increase the amount of fibre in our diet, it can initially make us bloat and
Our food should always be the number 1 source of nutrients. Remedies, supplements, herbs and vitamins should generally only be used in times of re-building, recovery or to support with illness & disease. But as said they should be supplementing our nutrition and never substituting/replacing, nutrients we should get from our food. Generally, therefore all
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Vitamin C an interesting history The discovery of America by Columbus almost failed due to the death of many of the crew from scurvy. Hippocrates documented scurvy as a disease and Egyptians described its symptoms as early as 1550 BC. Later in 1774, James Lind, a British Navy Doctor, discovered in a first epidemiological study
Vitamin B is vital for our immune system, skin, brain function, energy levels, digestion/metabolism, hormone production, cell function and blood. The prevalence of stress and alcohol are common during the holiday season. Let’s look at how both of these factors diminish our Vitamin B levels. Stress has a huge impact on our health. It is
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Healthy bodies are generally able to resist a cold, flu, virus or parasite, but neglecting the body over time weakens the immune system. It is a neglected and hence weakened body that becomes susceptible to the pathogens we are exposed to, leaving us prone to becoming sick.In that sense, we can say that we don’t
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