A Guide to Starting Your Preconception Journey

2022-04-29T23:39:29+00:00

Planning a bubba soon? Here is what you need to know before you start. Preconception care is an undeniably important aspect of fertility and conception. Not only does it boost both you and you partners (yes, preconception care includes your partner) health but has also been shown to improve health outcomes of your baby through [...]

A Guide to Starting Your Preconception Journey2022-04-29T23:39:29+00:00

Intestinal Permeability aka Leaky Gut

2022-04-29T23:43:18+00:00

Intestinal permeability is what you will find if you want to do research on this topic, but more well known as Leaky Gut. What is Leaky Gut? We are born with a leaky gut – gaps in the intestinal wall (tight junctions) to allow nutrition through into our bloodstream, but as we grow these tight [...]

Intestinal Permeability aka Leaky Gut2022-04-29T23:43:18+00:00

Vitamin A – One of the Least Known Vitamins

2022-04-29T23:44:37+00:00

Vitamin A appears to be one of the least known vitamins.  Everyone knows of it, but not what it does and how important it is.  Many people think that beta-carotene is “vitamin A”.  It’s not technically vitamin A but is a precursor that gets changed into the body into vitamin A via several chemical processes. [...]

Vitamin A – One of the Least Known Vitamins2022-04-29T23:44:37+00:00

How our response to threat can help us understand how we might be feeling in the pandemic

2022-04-29T23:49:19+00:00

I have previously written about our body’s automatic responses to threat. I am re-sharing that article below and will add some more information specific to our current experiences. People I work with are often very confused about themselves and why they do what they do, for instance continue to smoke, overeat or eat unhealthy foods, [...]

How our response to threat can help us understand how we might be feeling in the pandemic2022-04-29T23:49:19+00:00

Children and Herbal Treatments

2022-04-29T23:53:51+00:00

As many of you know, at VIVE we love making herbal formulas to support the health of our customers. Matt, Mindy, Georgie, Linda and Marilyn are Herbalists that have years of experience with the strength and ability of herbs to support wellness. We now have an herbal dispensary with herbs that are not in alcohol [...]

Children and Herbal Treatments2022-04-29T23:53:51+00:00

Combining Vitamins, Minerals and Medications – Can They All Be Taken At The Same Time?

2022-04-29T23:55:11+00:00

There are vitamins and minerals that don’t go well together as they like to compete for absorption.  Some of these will also try to compete with medications. Some foods can also impair our absorption of these nutrients. Therefore, it is wise to know which supplements, which medications and foods to take and when.  Mostly it’s [...]

Combining Vitamins, Minerals and Medications – Can They All Be Taken At The Same Time?2022-04-29T23:55:11+00:00

Nutritional Support For Vaccination

2022-04-30T00:00:17+00:00

This article offers nutritional suggestions that can support the immune system through vaccination. Research done from Ohio state university concludes that the success of a vaccine not only depends on the efficacy of the vaccine but also on the profile of the recipient (2). The suggestions have been mainly sourced from general research articles discussing [...]

Nutritional Support For Vaccination2022-04-30T00:00:17+00:00

KFibre | A Clinical Review

2022-04-29T23:58:49+00:00

At Vive we are quickly becoming impressed by the results achieved with Kfibre. In this blog we will discuss how this Australian grown and made source of dietary fiber is producing such incredible results with a number of common health concerns including constipation, bloating, acid reflux, weight management and blood sugar control. This prebiotic fibre [...]

KFibre | A Clinical Review2022-04-29T23:58:49+00:00

How We Change During Hypnosis by Katina Gleeson

2022-04-30T00:02:34+00:00

Hypnosis, Change & Cars I want to clarify two things.  I don’t believe cars can be hypnotised and nor do I believe that cars can hypnotise.  Though a common trance phenomenon is highway hypnosis, that experience of a driver realizing they don’t have a conscious memory of driving for the preceding period or distance. I [...]

How We Change During Hypnosis by Katina Gleeson2022-04-30T00:02:34+00:00

Digestive Enzymes….Why Do We Need Them?

2022-05-27T01:28:32+00:00

What are digestive enzymes? As part of our digestive process our stomach cells and pancreatic cells produce enzymes which break down food particles. There are certain digestive enzymes specific to different food groups ie there are different enzymes to specifically break down fats, carbohydrates, proteins etc. Digestive enzymes in supplement form are these different enzymes [...]

Digestive Enzymes….Why Do We Need Them?2022-05-27T01:28:32+00:00
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