When it comes to ideas around living a healthy lifestyle, good nutrition and adequate exercise are often core pillars. While this is certainly true, there is more we can consider regarding our relationship with food and healthy living. Fasting is the willing abstinence or reduction from some or all food, drink, or both, for a period of …
A sleepless night and then snooze your alarm clock at least five times before dragging yourself out of bed. You get through the morning with coffee, until the well-known afternoon dip, with the eventual revival of your energy level in the evening. A clear case of a disturbed biorhythm. In this blog we tell you …
Research shows that about 1 in 6 people in Western countries has a magnesium deficiency (Guo, 2016). Magnesium plays a key role in many body processes. It is important for good health. Magnesium is found in various foods. Despite this, an additional supplement can sometimes be helpful. In this article we explain why, which magnesium …
When we eat, food travels through the esophagus to the stomach. At the end of the esophagus is a valve that opens to allow food to pass and then closes so that stomach acid stays in the stomach. In heartburn, the acidic contents of the stomach flow back into the esophagus. The gastric valve can …
Waking up tired, not getting started properly, a tummy that gets in the way, poor wound healing, difficulty concentrating or remembering things, a low libido, jittery feelings… These various symptoms can all be related to cortisol problems. And yes, it can even make it difficult to get pregnant. What is the relationship between our ‘stress …
Serotonin deficiency has been linked to both physical and mental symptoms. How does such a shortage arise? And more importantly, how do you increase serotonin naturally? You can read it in this blog. What is Serotonin? Serotonin, or 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), is a neurotransmitter. This is a signaling substance of the nervous system. About 95 percent …
Every woman wants her hormones to be in balance, because that’s when we feel our best. There are a number of foods that can really mess up our hormones. If you eliminate these foods from your diet, or eat less, you will feel much better. NON -ORGANIC FOOD There are people who find organic food …
These days everyone is now familiar with the fact that a meal should consist of carbohydrates, fats and proteins, the so called macronutrients. THE MACRONUTRIENTS It is the macronutrients that are an essential part of every new cell in the body and that provide our energy. Which ones are important to you and approximately …
The effect of Stress Stress can cause fatigue through various ways. We are happy to explain how this works. Let’s get more into stress. Is stress always wrong? Or can stress also have a positive influence? Many people think that stress is always wrong. That is not true. Short-term acute stress has a positive effect …
Whole body health starts in the mouth What affects one part of the body, affects them all. Treating one part of the system as an isolated entity is a common mistake that does not bring great and effective long term solutions. The oral health is a mirror and gateway to health in the whole body. …
