Can Green tea help you lose weight
Can Green tea help you lose weight? You often hear many people say that they have the secret to weight loss. Many companies claim to have this or that product, and often the fine print is just this: “this product is to be used as part of a effective diet and exercise program”. This is …
Cocao
Does chocolate have health benefits? We all know of chocolate If there was one food in all of the history of the world, which is used for comfort, celebration, and dare I say, self-medication; it would be chocolate. Made from Cocao with the Latin name Theobroma cacao, chocolate is often made (in part) from the …
Does coconut oil burn fat
Does coconut oil burn fat? (working title) If there is one debate that has latest decades, it’s the healthy fat debate. 30 years ago, it was frowned upon to eat saturated fats, particularly those from animals. This was thought to reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease in efforts to reduce cholesterol. Now, In 2014, the …
Extremes in Nutrition
Having the honor of lecturing in nutrition, I can feel the responsibility of moving my students in the right direction. Thankfully, I am teaching principles in Naturopathic Nutrition and really, it is a position where I engage already brilliant minds down a path they already understand. Though I am not teaching the clinical subjects, do …
Is Vitamin C effective for Colds and Flus
Is Vitamin C effective for the Cold and Flu? An investigation into the hype and many misconceptions By Jeremy Brown, Naturopath (Adv. Dip. Nat.) Intro Picture it now, your throat is tickling, your nose is congested and you feel weak. You just got off the phone to your Boss and told them that you won’t …
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Mg
Muscle cramps? Migraines? Low on energy or needing to regulate blood sugar? You may require Magnesium. Remedy of the month: Magnesium Part of this Blog is to showcase a new remedy each month, some months will have vitamins or minerals, other months Herbal Medicines. Today, we will be looking at Magnesium. The mineral Magnesium (or …
Top five uses for Vitamin B2
Top five uses for Vitamin B2 Click here to find out why. A couple of weeks ago, we looked at the uses of Vitamin B1, and following on from this, we will be looking at another water soluble B vitamin, vitamin B2, or riboflavin. Riboflavin has a number of uses including treating migraines, rheumatoid arthritis, …
Thiamine – Vitamin B1
Thiamine – Vitamin B1 While many of my Blogs have focused on particular conditions, foods or patient outcomes, we are returning to delivering to you a focus on particular nutrients used in modern clinical nutrition and their use in the body. This weeks vitamin is Thiamine: otherwise known as Vitamin B1. Thiamine is used in …
Top five uses for Vitamin B6
Top five uses for Vitamin B6 Last week, you joined as we looked into Pyrrole disorder, a metabolic syndrome that affects mental health. One of the key nutrients affected by Pyrroles is Pyriodxine, or vitamin B6, and this week we will look at Vitamin B6 and its implications on your health. These include: PMS, morning …
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