What is the relationship between exercise and blood glucose and why does it matter? First, we need to understand what happens to the food we eat. After ingesting food, the body works hard to break it down to the main nutrients. Once digested, the nutrients are released into the blood stream to be transported…
I’m sure you have heard of this term or scrolled past someone talking about ‘self-care’ in a Facebook or Instagram post. This is something I talk about on a regular basis to my patients but is something that I hadn’t fully embraced in its entirety in my own life, until now. I can practice what…
Are you in your 40’s and experiencing changes in your sleep quality? Difficulty in falling asleep or frequent waking during the night? Are you waking up in the morning and not feeling as refreshed as you used too? You could be heading into a stage called perimenopause. Perimenopause is a time…
Sleep is one of the most important activities we need to do on a daily basis. It is one of the best “anti aging” secrets. Yet, overall people are sleeping less and less. Sleep helps our bodies to: *Heal and repair * Detoxify * Burn Fat * Help keep estrogen balanced *Help restore…
Firstly, what are your adrenal glands? We have 2 adrenal glands that are found just above each kidney. The adrenal gland makes over 50 different hormones including cortisol our “stress” hormone, adrenalin for “fight-or-flight”, aldosterone (blood pressure regulation and pH balance via sodium and potassium) and sex hormones. The hormones the adrenal glands produce…
So, after a nice warm holiday in Bali, I have just arrived back in freezing Melbourne! It seems like everybody is sick with the sniffles. I listened to a lady next to me in the aeroplane cough up a lung, and even my cat has a cold! So it has sparked me to write up…