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Concerned About C-Reactive Protein Levels?
Add this to your next blood test to assess heart risk Cardiovascular disease remains one of the biggest health threats to Americans. For years, LDL (“bad”) cholesterol levels have been the measuring stick for cardiovascular risk, but recent studies have indicated that...
Toxins – the Invisible Stressors
How is your invisible load? You may have read the Dr Libby Book - The Invisible Load. If not then the subject of this blog is specifically about that same principle or a slice of it at the very least. The book talks about an accumulating stress load that we don't...
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Addressing Seasonal Affective Disorder [SAD]
What is seasonal affective disorder? The shorter daylight hours of the autumn and winter seasons can affect sleep, productivity and state of mind. Light therapy (also known as phototherapy) may help. It uses specially designed boxes that emit full-spectrum light to...
New Research: Your changing health in menopause and the role of Melatonin
“Sleep touches on nearly every aspect of our physiology and psychology, of our interaction with the world and with others.”William Dement (2000)/ Sleep Research Pioneer This article comes directly from Dr Wendy Sweet an expert in the field of menopause and someone I...
How to get your Omega 3’s up without breaking the bank
We all need essential fatty acids in our diets We all need essential fatty acids, especially the anti-inflammatory omega-3 fatty acids, for optimum health. I recommend eating several servings of oily fish, such as wild salmon, per week as a dietary strategy...
Giving your tasks undivided attention
The Productivity Hacks that really aren't hacks!! James Clear shared an interesting thought about staying focused. “People who jump from project to project are always dividing their effort, and producing high-quality work becomes difficult without intense effort,” he...
Using exercise to fight anxiety
New research from Sweden suggests that regular physical exercise makes you less likely to suffer from anxiety. In a huge study covering 2 decades and including over 200,00 people, investigators from Lund University noted that some 10 percent of individuals worldwide...
Journalling – why it’s such a powerful habit
Keeping a journal has a range of benefits for both physical and mental health, all backed by science. Here’s how to make it part of your daily practice. When you were at school, there’s a good chance that you kept a diary – a place to record your thoughts and...
Looking for productivity and performance – Leverage your Ultradian rhythms
We've been told that we should get up and go go go for the day. Yes we may eat lunch and take a couple of breaks but generally the culture of the day is get busy stay busy and wear it as a badge of honour. Well the research doesn't back that up in fact if you follow...
Small Ways to Re-energize When You Didn’t Sleep Well the Night Before
If you didn’t get the rest you needed last night, there are ways to course correct today While getting quality sleep each night is always the goal, sometimes life gets in the way and interferes with our shut eye. When it does, it’s important to have strategies that...