Female hiker stepping across rocks running through a lake

What is the nutrition gap?  

Nutrients extracted from the food that we eat are used initially for immediate needs, such as energy production and maintaining a variety of bodily processes. It is only if nutrients are ingested in excess of these immediate functional needs that there will be sufficient left for ‘housekeeping’ processes that support long-term health.

In this week’s blog, we discuss the many factors that may contribute to low intakes of micronutrients, regardless of food nutrient intake. At Cytoplan we refer to this as ‘The Nutrition Gap’, a phenomenon where even those eating a balanced healthy diet may be at risk of nutrient deficiencies due to a lack of vitamins and minerals contained in the food we eat today.

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Last updated on 2nd August 2024 by cytoffice

Close up of cucumber slices. Good nutrition can help with skin ageing.

Stop the clock: nutrition and skin ageing

Ageing is a natural process which cannot be avoided. However, most of us would like to slow down the ageing process and hold on to our youthful vitality for as long as possible. Every cell in our body is continuously ageing, but the skin (which is the most exposed organ to the external environment) is where we can see the visible signs of ageing. Radiant, glowing skin is something we aspire to at all ages, but how can we maintain it throughout the years?

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Last updated on 4th July 2024 by cytoffice

In the news – summer wellness health & nutrition news

In this week’s article we provide a roundup of some of the most recent summer wellness health and nutrition related articles in the news, five items comprising:

  • Can colourful fruit and veg protect your skin from sun damage?
  • Trees could be the secret to adolescent mental wellbeing
  • 30 minutes of physical activity per day may help reduce the risk of prolonged sitting
  • Beating jet lag with pine bark extract?
  • Research reveals the most effective probiotics to help reduce travellers diarrhoea

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Last updated on 17th July 2024 by cytoffice

Woman doing yoga by a lake at sunrise. She is in upward dog pose and wears a vest and leggings. Yoga can help to balance stress and cortisol levels.

Stress and cortisol: the impact on health

In the modern world, stress is no longer experienced in response to an occasional threat, as it once was, but has become a constant part of everyday life. Statistics from 2023 reveal that 76% of workers feel moderate to high levels of stress regularly, while 74% of the general public often feel overwhelmed by stress.

It is well known that chronic stress is linked to numerous adverse health outcomes and so finding effective stress-management strategies and ways to neutralise the ill-effects of unavoidable stress are more important than ever. In this article we will discuss not only how stress affects the body and can contribute to disease, but also how to support stress levels with nutrition, supplements and lifestyle.1

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Last updated on 31st May 2024 by cytoffice