I find it interesting how certain foods have become vilified in today’s society, while others are given a free pass, such as alcohol. Where to start with the effects of alcohol? Let’s look at what it does on a micronutrient level. Alcohol has been shown to significantly increase the loss of vitamin C through the […]
metabolic health
Oxytocin
Have you heard of oxytocin? It’s also known as the love hormone or cuddling chemical! Oxytocin is a hormone and neurotransmitter that is made in the brain. It gets released when we do certain things such as: The beauty of oxytocin is that it is a quick and natural buffer to our stress hormone, cortisol. […]
My Interview with Dr. Jenny Goodman
My interview with Dr. Jenny Goodman
A+ for Attitude
“You have choice. You are the master of your attitude. Choose the positive, the constructive. Optimism is a faith that leads to success” – Bruce Lee I recently had the pleasure of working with one of the most remarkable patients. For Serena*, knee surgery had been a long time coming. However, until recently, it had […]
LYMPH
Do you know what lymph and lymph nodes are? Lymph is a fluid from our vascular system. Think of it a bit like a drainage system that goes all through the body. You have high pressure in the arteries which take blood from the heart to the body. You have a lower pressure in the […]
A Simple Way To Improve Blood Sugar – Part 3
This is the third instalment in simple and effective ways to reduce insulin resistance and HbA1c and to reverse or prevent diabetes. So here is tip number 3: Take a 10-minute walk after a meal As mentioned in Part 2, the French biochemist, Jessie Inchauspé aka The Glucose Goddess has a great book in which […]
A Simple Way To Improve Blood Sugar – Part 2
Hopefully you have already read PART 1 in this series about the benefits of vinegar to reduce blood sugar spikes. Part 2 explains how the order in which you eat your food can have a big effect on your blood sugar spike. The French biochemist, Jessie Inchauspé aka The Glucose Goddess has a great book […]
A Simple Way To Improve Blood Sugar – Part 1: Vinegar
There is a blood test called an HbA1c which is used to measure your average blood sugar levels over the past 2-3months. When it is raised it is because there is too much sugar in your system and as it has nowhere else to go, it starts to stick to your red blood cells and […]