22 Oct2021 How to improve gut health I have written a book on the subject, and given lectures all over the world on this issue, and yet I feel we need to keep hammering it out for everyone and stress the importance of gut health. The word ‘gut’ refers to the gastrointestinal tract, comprising the alimentary canal
08 Oct2021 Body Scrub The skin is the largest organ after your microbiome. Each square cm of skin may have up to 600 sweat glands, 20 blood vessels, 2000 melanocytes and over a thousand nerve endings. Among many functions of the skin are protection, sensation, heat regulation, excretion of sweat and water resistance (to keep nutrients from washing out of your body).
03 Oct2021 Heart Health The Heart according to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is the ruler the emperor of all the internal organs. Governs blood – the transformation of food-qi into blood takes place here, it circulates blood. If the heart is strong, blood is ample in supply and its circulation is good, a person is full of vigor with a strong constitution.
23 Sep2021 Learning how to manage your cravings Often when we think of why we crave certain foods, the way that is given to us out of such a happening is to suppress our craving, distract our mind or drink some tea or a glass of water. However, we rarely look at an imbalance in the body caused by certain foods, that lead to these cravings.
19 Sep2021 Staying Calm When I look back at my life, and all the tough times I have been through; if there is anything that has held it all together for me it's been my diet, meditation, and exercise routine. Over the years it became like brushing my teeth, or wearing my underwear, one just never forgot to do it.
08 Sep2021 Blood Thinners Recently after coming out of a horrific experience with blood thinners. My mum was on them due to atrial fibrillation (irregular heartbeat). As long as she was not on blood thinners she stayed fine, which was 7 years. But the moment she went on them things went South, this does not take away from the fact that you may need them.
