On first impressions:⠀Do you know that feeling of distrust or recoil when you meet a stranger, even one who is behaving impeccably? If you don’t, it’s probably because you override seemingly inexplicable intuitions about people, preferring to concentrate on more rational ways of judging them.⠀Do you agree?⠀Do you find it hard, or easy to trust…
Category: Health Tips
Coffee-free September Challenge!
If you have been following me since the beginning of the year, you’ll see that I’ve talked extensively about how coffee has benefits as well as downfalls on our physiology – some of us experience the pits of coffee a bit more than others.⠀I’m one of these people 🙋🏻♀️⠀I made the decision to give up…
The best oils & butters to use for maintaining optimal health are…
Not coconut oil! That’s for sure. Science is one of those fields where things change and new discoveries are made ever so rapidly. That’s why all health practitioners are required to complete a minimum amount of continued professional development courses every year. If you were to ask most health professionals what the healthiest oils were…
How I Got Rid of Adult Cystic Acne – For Good. Without Medication.
Not bad for a gal who developed adult cystic acne at 25 for almost 5 years! When I was 25, I got struck by aggressive cystic acne. At the time, I thought it was out of the blue. In my informed retrospective vision, it was not at all random. I had been a regular smoker,…
80/20 Compromise!
Just because I wanted a burger, doesn’t mean I’ve got to throw my whole healthy eating routine out the window.⠀That’s what binge eating is about, and I’m adamantly working on removing shame while instilling accountability around my eating habits.⠀This weekend I had a naked burger served on lettuce & tomatoes, lots of English mustard to…
WEED/CANNABIS/MARIJUANA should be legalised. Here’s why:
Your 14 units of alcohol per week is more harmful to your brain & liver than consuming tobacco free cannabis. This increases even more when the cannabis you smoke is legal & regulated. Time to legalise it.⠀Science has proven that responsible consumption of cannabis from a clean source has a far less detrimental effect on…
Recharge your immune system by absorbing electrons from the earth!
How amazing is nature? Us folks who predominantly spend a lot of time in a concrete jungle need to make a point of getting away from it from time to time. And it needs to be in a natural environment, where your bare feet can connect with natural soil. Why? The earth’s soil is very…
Who is monitoring your supplement use?
When you self prescribe supplements, you could fall into the trap of just taking them forever and ever because…well, how do you know when you’re supposed to stop?⠀FYI You’re not supposed to take supplements forever. Supplements are there are to SUPPLEMENT your diet and lifestyle, because sometimes we need a little push to get our…
Are you taking a sh*t load of supplements at the same time?
Are you taking a sh*t load of supplements at the same time?⠀Well there’s a few issues with this:⠀ Interactions.Supplements, medications, foods, smoking, alcohol and illnesses can all affect each others’ effects.⠀For example, if you’re taking an iron, magnesium and a zinc supplement at the same time, you’re most likely only going to absorb one of…
You’re not taking the right form of supplement for your individual genetics or health status.
Yes, not everyone can take any supplement. Even the good quality ones.⠀Here are some examples:⠀Remember when I said some supplements make you psychotic?⠀Let’s talk about it.⠀B vitamin supplements can do this to some people. Particularly vitamins B6 & B12.⠀B vitamins can be excitatory for the nervous system if taken inappropriately.⠀Some people have a genetic mutation…