16:8 Intermittent fasting
Fasting for 16 hours a day, leaving an eating window of 8 hours, is called the 16:8 method of Intermittent Fasting (IF). On this fast, people usually finish their evening meal by 8 p.m. and then skip breakfast the next day, not eating again until noon.
Intermittent fasting 5:2
Intermittent energy restriction diets, such as the 5:2 intermittent fasting diet, clear fat from the blood quicker after eating meals than daily calorie restriction diets – reducing an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
Vaginal Atrophy
Vaginal atrophy (atrophic vaginitis) is thinning, drying and inflammation of the vaginal walls that may occur when your body has less oestrogen.
Lithium in Nutritional Psychiatry
Usually, when I mention lithium, clients immediately picture mental asylums and frontal lobotomies. I think we can blame Hollywood for giving lithium such a bad name.
Potential triggers for auto-immunity in children
All roads lead to the gut. It is crucial to address the factors negatively impacting gut health.
Nutritional support for thyroid function
Thyroid dysfunctions impair physical and mental health, and their incidence is increasing in western countries, in part due to exposure to insidious environmental pollutants and widespread chronic stress.
Integrative approach to HPV infection and risk
Long standing and recent research continues to document the effectiveness of natural treatments for the prevention and treatment of HPV infection of the cervix.
Practical Guide to Pre- and Post Surgical Nutrition
I was asked to present at the SAAGS conference a few weeks ago about pre and post op surgical nutrition.
Nutrigenomic Profiles – How Important Are They?
What is Nutrigenomics? Nutrigenomics is the study of the effects of food and food constituents on gene expression, and how genetic variations affect the nutritional environment.
Eat Well and Be Happy
I frequently harp on about the importance of diet in mental health. I feel the need to constantly report on trials to prove my point not only to clients but to doctors as well.