Have you ever found yourself wondering which probiotic is best for me. Check out this chart below for a quick reference to what will suit you best. If you would like to know more feel free to email us here at Vive and our practitioners will be happy to share what we know. As with [...]
Better health is one of the best New Year's resolutions you can make - and 'doing a detox' is a great way to kick-start your commitment. Detoxing doesn't have to be a major ordeal; you can clean out and get healthier by following a few simple concepts. 1. Minimize your toxic load You can do [...]
Whether a professional athlete, exercise aficionado or complete beginner, everyone who exercises can benefit from good nutrition. Your body creates energy and builds muscle from what you put in your mouth, and so certain foods and supplements can go a long way towards optimising performance. Unfortunately, many people see exercise as a green light to [...]
Ageing and Anti-ageing products are the bedrock of the skin-care and cosmetics industries. Every year, hundreds upon thousands of dollars is made by the cosmetics industry by convincing us to slather on the latest, greatest chemical concoction designed to 'de-crinkle eyes' (yes, you read that right) and 'fight signs of ageing'. But have you realised [...]
By Ensha. We live in a world that values activity, being extra busy and achievement, interestingly more and more people still have a fundamental need for -time out, contemplation space and stillness. While meditation assists with the modern day dis - eases of stress, depression and anxiety, it can also provide much more. Several of [...]
By Matt Steinacher Apowerful antioxidant, resveratrol has quickly become one of the most researched phytochemicals we know. Resveratrol is primarily found in the skins of red and white grapes (significantly more in red), peanuts and berries. We all know of the reported health benefits from drinking wine but we don't all realise it's quite probable [...]
By Tessa Finney-Brown and Inez Hanson Pregnancy Whether your first or your fifth pregnancy, each baby brings a new and different experience. Even the healthiest of pregnancies can sometimes be troubled by uncomfortable niggles, such as heartburn or constipation. Over the next 10 weeks we'll be bringing you an insight into 5 of the most [...]
I heard the poignant answer to this at a seminar by Naturopath Stephen Eddie a few nights ago: "people don't become depressed because they have a Prozac deficiency." This is not to detract from the crucial and sometime life-saving role medication plays in psychiatry, but simply highlights that there is more to the picture of [...]
By Linda Brown Self -respect, self -regard, self-care - these are all different forms of self love. Self -love is an overlooked but crucial aspect to our life and well-being. Consider if you did not have these elements in place? What would your life look like if you did not have self-respect? Self regard or [...]
by Linda Brown Good carbohydrates fire up the brain with fuel. Good fats construct receptors in brain cells and allow them to listen. Good proteins convert to neurotransmitters and allow your brain cells to speak to each other. For this reason, protein is one of the most crucial nutrients for both mental function and mood. [...]
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