The word “nootropics” has suddenly started popping up all over the place. But what are they and why is everybody talking about them? Nootropics are supplements that can help improve brain function The first one I heard of was Lion’s Mane and now both my husband and son swear by it. It seems to help with focus and cognitive ability. …
There’s sugar and then there are the many sweeteners out there. The good, the bad and the absolutely diabolical. I would categorise ALL artificial sweeteners as diabolical. I’ve written before about natural sweeteners and have learned from my talk with biochemist Sakiko (founder of sugar free chocolate brand NoMoSu) that they have many benefits and are by far the best …
I thought I knew all there was to know about anti-viral supplements. For years I’ve been using olive leaf extract and oregano oil to great effect. I’ve withstood many a nasty virus outbreak with these trusty supplements and on the few occasions that I’ve succumbed, my illness was mild. And then Covid hit and the fear was real Some doctors …
There’s a popular misconception that to achieve and maintain good skin as we age, we have to buy very expensive products. In fact, many people presume that the more expensive the product, the better they are. I disagree. It’s true that some expensive products are very effective but this is also true of some much cheaper brands. They often use …
I’ve been drinking green tea for years. I love the subtle taste and the gentle caffeine hit never affects me in the same jittery way that coffee sometimes does. One of the reasons for this, is that green tea contains L-theanine which has a calming effect. Green tea is packed full of numerous benefits and has life enhancing properties. And …
You may know Marie Reynolds as a skin guru extraordinaire, but it turns out she is also a sage. Treating her many clients often turns into a form of therapy and she wanted to find a way to practically help them with their stress. Marie kept seeing clients overwhelmed by stress She noticed the emotional way they tried to deal …
It sounds crazy I know, but the state of your teeth and gums can actually cause your brain to shrink. How can this possibly be, I hear you say? It turns out that the loss of teeth and even mild gum disease, has been shown to cause a faster rate of shrinkage in the left hippocampus. If gum disease is …
Morpheus 8 has had a lot of publicity in the last few years. It all began when Judy Murray ( tennis player Andy Murray’s mother), did an interview about her Morpheus 8 treatment and she looked completely transformed. People began flocking for treatments despite the fact that it’s not cheap and is known to be quite painful. I struggle with …
I adapted an already healthy, grain-free and sugar-free recipe by Dr Mark Hyman that was posted on instagram. And everyone now wants to know my version. As anyone who follows me knows, I adapt recipes all the time to make them healthier and usually to make them grain and sugar free. The only reason I adapted this one was to …
When skin guru, Marie Reynolds, brings out a new product, it’s always a time to take notice. As you will see from the video below, Marie works from the inside out on the skin and creates products that enhance and continue this work. Her skin products work with the skin biome I’d never heard of the skin biome before I …
After posting about natural alternatives to sugar, it seems a good time to talk about sugar itself. Over consumption can have huge repercussions on our health, but it’s not always easy to avoid. For one thing, sugar is addictive in a similar way to alcohol and nicotine. In the article below, Shabir Daya, pharmacist at Victoria Health, looks at the …
We all know that sugar is the devil but it usually doesn’t stop us eating it, as the craving for sweet things is real. But what about the wide variety of sugar substitutes? Good or bad? Sugar substitutes comprise of the good, the bad and the very, very ugly The chemical ones like aspartame, sucralose and saccharin are poison in …
