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Herbs and Supplements for Brain Health
With brain ischemia and neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, being on the rise worldwide there has been an upsurge in interest into the beneficial effects of plants and ...
What Different Acne Indicate
Often skin breakouts or acne may indicate hormonal imbalances, nutrient deficiencies or poor dietary habits. Numerous parts of the body can be affected by spots with different areas ...
Tongue Diagnosis- What To Look For
Tongue diagnosis has long been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine to help medics work out what is going on in their patients. Often changes to the tongue may indicate problems in the digestive ...
Listen to your Body- Signs & Symptoms
This month's blog posts are all about what your body is trying to tell you through the symptoms that it manifests. These can range from trivial to downright distressing. Either way ...
Wholegrains for Diabetes Prevention
Further to the blog posts on the effects of low carb diets Low Carb Diets Unsafe and The Sweet Spot A recent study from Sweden and Denmark has confirmed that eating wholegrains, such as rye, oats and ...
The Sweet Spot
The blog post Low Carb Diets Unsafe looks at up to date research into the effects of eating a low carb diet in the long term. However, that does not mean eating a high carbohydrate diet is the way to ...
Lay Your Carbs on the Table
Whilst there has always been disagreements about what constitutes a healthy diet the debate has never been more polarised than it is right now. Some clinicians and therapists recommend going low carb ...
The Hormones of Appetite
It is a pretty well established fact that the main reasons for weight gain are eating too much of the wrong foods and moving too little. However, the precise mechanisms that control appetite and ...
Step Out of the Menu Rut
When you first start on the healthy eating path everything seems new and exciting. You are opened up to new tastes, flavours and textures. Some you love, some you hate, some you acquire a taste for ...
The Power of Umami on Food Choices
What You Eat Affects What You Eat! When it comes to eating, one thing really does lead to another. Research has found that consuming an umami rich broth can cause subtle changes in the brain that ...