Over the past decade, public awareness of the gut microbiome has grown enormously. Many people now understand that the digestive tract contains trillions of microorganisms that influence digestion, immune function, metabolism and overall health. Probiotics, fermented foods and microbiome diversity have become common topics of discussion in both healthcare and popular media. At the same [...]
It is very common for people to associate fatigue with low iron. The problem is that tiredness, by itself, does not tell us why someone is tired. Fatigue Has Many Causes Feeling tired can result from a wide range of factors, including poor sleep, stress, busy lifestyles, viral infections, thyroid disorders, vitamin B12 deficiency, low [...]
Few foods generate as much confusion as dairy. Many people experience bloating, abdominal discomfort or changes in digestion after consuming milk or dairy products and quickly conclude that they must be lactose intolerant. Others assume that a diagnosis of lactose intolerance means dairy must be eliminated completely. In reality, the situation is often more nuanced. [...]
One of the more common assumptions around bone health is that if blood calcium levels are normal, calcium intake and bone health must also be fine. Physiology is more nuanced than that. Serum calcium is not simply a reflection of how much calcium a person is consuming. It is primarily a reflection of how tightly [...]
Many people are told their blood sugar is “normal” and assume there is nothing more to consider. Often, that may be reassuring. But glucose regulation is not always fully captured by one marker alone. HbA1c is a useful marker, but it does not tell us everything about how the body is handling glucose beneath the [...]
Few things can wake a person more abruptly than a sudden cramp in the calf during the night. One moment you are asleep, the next you are sitting upright in bed with a painfully tight calf that has seized without warning. For some people, it happens only occasionally. For others, night-time leg cramps become a [...]
Grief touches every part of us. Most people recognise its emotional weight – sadness, numbness, anxiety and exhaustion. But grief can also feel like something much harder to describe – a deep emptiness, a hollow space where something precious once lived, or a profound sense of nothingness that quietly sits beneath everything else. For some, [...]
So. Something happened on my Instagram this week. I posted a reel about screens at the dinner table. Specifically, why sliding the iPad across to your kid before they've touched a single pea is not the parenting fail the internet loves to make it, and 370,000+ people showed up to have feelings about it. Three. [...]
It’s Not a Motivation Problem By Silvana La Pegna If you’ve ever told yourself “I just need to get motivated,” there’s a good chance you’ve misdiagnosed the problem. It’s one of the most common explanations most people reach for when progress slows or stalls. You might assume that if you could just want it more, [...]
Our nutritionist Megan Crockart is offering her popular 4 Week Summer Detox Program. Think smoothies, salads and real food! You can choose to do this in person or online. You can also choose to add on a weekly yoga class. Or just stick with the detox – your choice. This is a 1:1 program not [...]
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