Is the food you eat a friend or foe?
“The food you eat can either be the safest & most powerful form of medicine or the slowest form of poison”- a quote by Anne Wigmore a holistic health practitioner, naturopath and pioneer of her [...]
Don’t get sick this winter!
The days are noticeably cooler and shorter and as we begin to pull out the winter woollies many of us brace ourselves for not only the cold change but the ill-health that winter often brings. [...]
Herb of the month: Echinacea
Varieties: Echinacea purpurea, Echincaea angustifolia, Echinacea pallida Echinacea is a powerful immune stimulating herb and one that we use in the clinic often, especially during the cooler months when there is a prevalence of respiratory [...]
Essential Nutrient Guide: VITAMIN A
Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin stored in our liver. In animal products it occurs as retinol. In fruits and vegetables it occurs as the vitamin A precursor, beta-carotene. Beta-carotene needs to be converted [...]
Essential Nutrient Guide: VITAMIN B1 – THIAMIN / THIAMINE
Vitamin B1 is a water-soluble vitamin and is required to convert food, particularly carbohydrates, into energy and keep our body and mind in good working order. Roles in the Body: Transmission of electrical signals in [...]
Essential Nutrient Guide: VITAMIN B2 – RIBOFLAVIN
Vitamin B2 is a water-soluble nutrient. It is integral in the process of converting food into energy. Vitamin B2 is also essential in the activation and metabolism of other key nutrients. Vitamin B2 is sensitive [...]
Essential Nutrient Guide: VITAMIN B3 – NIACIN
Vitamin B3 also known as Niacin or Niacinamide, is a water-soluble vitamin that can be obtained from many foods. Some dietary Tryptophan, found in most protein sources, converts to B3 in the body. Niacin is [...]
Essential Nutrient Guide: VITAMIN B5 – PANTOTHENIC ACID
Vitamin B5 or Pantothenic Acid is a water-soluble vitamin that is essential for the conversion of carbohydrates, protein and fats into energy. Vitamin B5 is found in most whole foods making deficiency of this nutrient [...]
Essential Nutrient Guide: VITAMIN B6 – PYRIDOXINE
Vitamin B6 exists in three forms - Pyridoxine, Pyridoxal and Pyridoxamine. In the body, B6 is converted to pyridoxal 5 phosphate (or P5P), which is required for many complex metabolic reactions. A water-soluble substance, it [...]
Mindfulness at Easter
Easter, like most holidays, is a time when we like to give ourselves a little break from our routines, we are surrounded by our friends and family and we allow ourselves to indulge in the [...]