Use of GLP-1 medications for weight loss is exploding and creating ripples through the world. Are these drugs a panacea for the obesity epidemic, or do the wide-ranging side effects make them a healthcare time bomb? Let’s take a close look at the ‘GLP-1 receptor agonists’ – how they work, what the side effects are, and how we can help, as well as natural alternatives.
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Since the pandemic, our awareness, perhaps even fear, of viral and other infections has increased. But we have always existed in a world where we might encounter evolving variants of viral infection, with some of us seemingly more susceptible or even vulnerable than others due to our general health.
To breathe is to live. Although we have a regular need for food to provide energy for life, the body has a more essential, immediate and continuous requirement for oxygen, which is fundamental to energy metabolism and cell survival. Oxygen is chemically indispensable, and the rhythmic, largely unconscious, act of breathing that draws it in not only sustains life but also represents life’s rhythm and contributes to emotional balance.
In this week’s blog, our expert Nutritional Therapist, Annie, looks at how you can you keep your lungs healthy.
In today’s modern life many people feel stressed, overwhelmed and anxious. While these feelings can be a normal part of life, sometimes overactivation of the stress response can tip over and stress and anxiety become excessive, inappropriate, and constant. It is often not the external stressor that is the problem but the perception of it and concern about the fact that we are stressed.
In this blog we look at anxiety and anxiety disorders, the difference between them and how we can use practical interventions to help calm the stress response so we can thrive instead of just survive.
Creatine and electrolyte supplements have recently been in the spotlight, with growing interest around their impressive benefits for multiple areas of health. Once seen mainly as a bodybuilder’s secret weapon, new research reveals that creatine’s potential goes far beyond muscle and plays a vital role in supporting energy production, cognitive function, and overall vitality.
During the menopause transition, many women notice changes in focus, memory, and mental clarity, and often report feeling like they are ‘losing their mind’. Rest assured, this is a common side effect due to the changes and fluctuations in hormone levels, and in today’s blog, our Nutritional Therapist Annie will delve deeper into why this occurs and what you can do to support yourself during this life stage.