13th Nov, 2024 | Nutritional Medicine
Ageing… as slowly as possible (Part 1) Ageing is the one thing every human has in common. Our bodies start to age from our 20’s. While we cannot change chronology, there are many things we can do help prevent premature aging. Writing this I am only 3 months from my...
13th Nov, 2024 | Nutritional Medicine
Sleep Disturbances ( Part 2) Magnesium is an essential mineral needed for hundreds of applications in the body. Last edition we saw that Magnesium intake is low in Western diets exposing millions of people to diseases caused by low Magnesium. You can read this...
21st Oct, 2024 | Nutritional Medicine
Sleep Disturbances (1) Magnesium supplements are often used for sleep disturbances. This can be anything from helping to go to sleep, or to go back to sleep when waking. Sleep can also be disturbed by night muscle cramps or Restless legs. As an example, I have one...
21st Oct, 2024 | Nutritional Medicine
One antioxidant: Lutein Last edition we have looked at the importance of one trace mineral, Manganese and today a one antioxidant, Lutein. The point is that if these 2 are so important to our health, what about all the other vitamins, the other antioxidants and the...
21st Oct, 2024 | Nutritional Medicine
One essential trace mineral: Manganese Manganese is often confused with magnesium. Magnesium is a major mineral needed in larger amounts while Manganese is an essential trace mineral needed in tiny amounts, about 3mg daily. We get Manganese from whole grains, nuts,...
21st Oct, 2024 | Nutritional Medicine
Respiratory Health in Winter (Part 2) Last edition we saw the importance of maintaining high levels of Vitamin D and the broad-spectrum micro-nutrients in Cell eXtra. Today we focus on the things we can do to help us recover from a respiratory problem. We have the...
21st Oct, 2024 | Nutritional Medicine
Respiratory Health in Winter Many of you will have good respiratory health. You have no underlying respiratory problems, but like all of us, you are likely to experience respiratory symptoms if you contract a virus that affects your respiratory system. Others, like...
21st Oct, 2024 | Nutritional Medicine
Not feeling your best? (Part 2) I have a younger client who had poor immunity with regular colds, low energy and generally feeling unwell for no medical reason. Our first priority was to improve his immune system. Despite what you read, you cannot ‘boost’ your immune...
21st Oct, 2024 | Nutritional Medicine
Dosage: The normal dosage is 1 capsule daily however a booster dose of one twice daily can be used. Note: Some of MTQ10 ingredients are fat soluble. This means that fats/oils are needed to help absorb some of the ingredients. I usually recommend Omega 3 fish...
1st Jul, 2024 | Nutritional Medicine
Cardiovascular Health (Part 2) This edition we continue looking at cardiovascular health. The heart itself is susceptible to many problems; most of these are influenced by nutrients. For example, low levels of magnesium can either cause or worsen heart rhythm...
1st Jul, 2024 | Nutritional Medicine
Cardiovascular health (Part 1) Cardiovascular health is all about the transport of blood which carries oxygen and nutrients from our heart and lungs to nourish individual cells. Our focus here is to look at common problems and identify the role of nutrition to both...
1st Jul, 2024 | Nutritional Medicine
Do I need a nutritional supplement? (Part 2) Most people take B vitamins for stress or energy. While B vitamins don’t reduce stress, they are actively involved in making the energy we need.  B vitamins are coenzymes and act a little like a spark plus in a car; they...
