> improves mood and decreases anxiety, and stress. It can also increase brain sensitivity to serotonin &noradrenaline (hormones), which...

Factors involved in successful conception: > Sperm transport — sperm must be deposited and transported to the site of fertilization. >...

> trace mineral - vital for health - in small amounts. > body stores manganese in the liver, pancreas, bones, kidneys, and brain. > helps...

Dietary phenols are phytochemicals comprising flavones, flavonols, flavanones, flavanonols, isoflavones, anthocyanidins, stilbenoids,...

WEIGHT SET POINT THEORY Set point theory says that your body mounts a defense to keep you from losing weight. Starvation was and is a...

Vitamin D deficiency can increase the risk of autoimmune diseases, including MS and type 1 diabetes. It can also increase the risk of...

By  Seema Vekaria (Biocare) There seem to be several main drivers of deterioration in sleep  - Disrupted light exposure – our internal...

Healing plants you can grow at home The medicinal properties of everyday herbs are bountiful. You can address low mood and common...

Magnesium is a vital mineral that our body uses in more than 300 of its chemical processes, including muscle and nervous system function...

Lymphatic drainage massage is a form of gentle massage that encourages the movement of lymph fluids around the body to maintain blood...

Wouldn’t it be amazing if there was one pill to boost protection against many ailments? Think anything from cancer to heart disease and...

EDCs are synthetic compounds that interfere with the production, transport, metabolism and excretion of natural hormones causing...

by  Rachel Bartholomew  (Nutri Advanced) The typical Western diet and lifestyle can wreak havoc with blood sugar balance. Here are some...

The thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland which makes hormones that regulate the body’s metabolism. A well-working thyroid [1] keeps...

> The skin is our largest organ. > It comprises three layers (epidermis, dermis and hypodermis) which provide immune defence, harbour...

> an accessory digestive organ which sits behind the stomach. > connected to the small intestine via the pancreatic duct > essential role...

Low energy, fatigue, or poor health: it could all be down to how well you are minding your mitochondria! (by Claire Sambolino MSc, rCNHC,...

> is a collection of bacteria that affects the progression of health and disease. > the first meeting place between the alimentary canal...

Probiotics are live micro-organisms in your gut that benefit health – called the gut microbiota, flora, or microbiome. Approximately 100...

> IVF is a medical procedure in which an egg is fertilized with sperm, giving you an embryo. > The embryo is either frozen or transferred...