by Michelle Kaminer | Nov 29, 2016 | Health
In the previous blog we explored the stress response and the effect it has on our physical body. We know that once the brain has assessed the danger adrenalin and cortisol are released and that gradually as the stress recedes the adrenals slow down the output and the...
by Michelle Kaminer | Nov 22, 2016 | Health
So, 1/2 way through November and the silly season is approaching… the most common issues we’re seeing in the shop now revolve around stress: exam, money, pressure-to-get-stuff-done, can’t-switch off my mind-and-sleep, retrenchment, fear-for-the-future… No...
by Michelle Kaminer | Nov 15, 2016 | Health
We’ve always thought that we are what we eat, but actually, we are only what we can absorb… So we can eat nutritious food and still not be optimally healthy… The problem begins in the intestinal lining, the smartest cells in our whole body. Your...
by Michelle Kaminer | Oct 11, 2016 | Health, Supplements
Even though b vitamins work best together, it’s often necessary to supplement 1 b in a therapeutic, or very large dose to deal with a particular symptom. As long as you follow the basic rule of using a B complex as a foundation, therapeutic doses of single B’s can be...
by Michelle Kaminer | Oct 4, 2016 | Health, Supplements
B-vitamins are probably the most misused of all vitamins; here’s the lowdown: B vitamins are called B1, B2, B2… Because they are meant to Be together. Long ago, B vitamins were considered a single vitamin — just as vitamins C and D are today, but now scientists...