Can food alone give you all the micronutrients: vitamins and minerals?
There’s a lot of doubt regarding weight loss, children’s nutrition, digestive concerns and how to understand whether our body is absorbing nutrients. I’d like to share a word or two around micronutrients and they help digestion, endocrinology, optimal functioning of…
Is Vitamin B your friend for a healthier gut?
There is a thin dividing line between vitamin B consumption and overconsumption. When you do consume adequate amounts of vitamin B you have better skin, better digestive health, optimal muscle functioning, better release of toxins from the body, including excess…
Want better skin? Let’s talk about vitamin A
Regardless of our genders, we all desire good healthy skin and one thing that really really helps us achieve that beautiful skin is through Vitamin A. Whether it is cell repair, growth and development, better vision, better immune function, and…
Things that you need to know about vitamin and mineral supplementation.
Did you know that actually most vegetables, nuts seeds and grains actually when combined together and had during the day, spread out well. Can you complete your daily required intake of vitamins and minerals? Well that’s true. Micronutrients are small…
How to stick to a diet and not cave in.
Do you find yourself starting a diet in the morning and caving in by night? We all cave in from time to time, it’s our way to deal with our emotions, feelings and old patterns. However, we aren’t THAT hardwired…
Meat and it’s method of cooking can impact you!
Nutritionally speaking, meat can provide essential aminos and is a complete source of protein. However, excess of it can be carcinogenic. We can minimize the carcinogens in meat, through the method of cooking. ?? I often get questions around meat…
Should you go vegan or stay a consumer of animal based sources of food?
How’s your food and health going THIS YEAR? It’s been quite THE YEAR so far, hasn’t it? While I get so many amazing messages from people that they are utilizing this time to maximize their health, and are eating right…
What’s the most important macronutrient for our body?
When I was asked: give me one piece of nutritional advice that’s key to good health and sustenance. I didn’t even think twice and said: FIBRE. We all need it for better roughage, better mood, balanced hormones (including sugar hormones),…
Cutting back on alcohol.
Today I have a bit more information on what alcohol can do to alter your biochemistry. All this awesome stuff on my post today! Your body needs love and care and alcohol takes away exactly that. While initially it can…
How much alcohol is too much?
It’s Wednesday and I wanted to bring your attention to something, which would be your well-being. Check-in with yourself, if you are alcohol dependent? Do you need alcohol to relax or have fun? Or unwind? Often saying: It’s wine o’…