If you eat the recommended two portions of fish per week, one of which is oily, then you are likely to live longer as a result. A huge diet and health study from the US, involving 421,309 men and women who were followed-up for 16 years, looked for links between […]
Supplements & Health
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Hemp oil, or hempseed oil, is an increasingly popular healthy oil available in bottles for use in the kitchen, or in capsules for health benefits. Hemp oil is extracted from the seeds of non-marijuana strains of Cannabis sativa plants, which are known as industrial hemp. Hemp seed oil provides nutritional […]
If you believe the headlines, multivitamins do not protect against heart attack or stroke. The fact that they’re not supposed to seems to have escaped the researchers. But even so, when you look at the actually study – things become a lot less clear than headlines suggest. Click here to […]
Since starting to take a CBD (cannabidiol) oil capsule at night I’ve slept really deeply and woken feeling refreshed. I didn’t consider myself a bad sleeper before, as a trusty cup of chamomile tea usually sees me off within minutes of lights out, but adding in a CBD capsule was […]
The retina at the back of the eye develops as an outgrowth from the brain, which means that some conditions that affect the brain are detectable in the eyes. Take dementia for example. Levels of the yellow carotenoid pigments (lutein, zeaxanthin and meso-zeaxanthin) that are concentrated within the macula (the […]
Latest research shows that a good vitamin D intake may protect against breast cancer in postmenopausal women. Researchers came to this conclusion by assessing the results from three studies, involving 5,038 women aged 55 or older, who lived in 57 countries world-wide (although over 90% were from the United States […]
One of the most common questions I’m asked is which supplements I take. Everyone is different, and the supplements I take will not necessarily suit you, but here’s an overview of what I believe are the best supplements for a woman over 50. Why the age cut off? Because your […]
Nootropics is one of the most exciting areas in nutritional medicine. Essentially, nootropics is the use of ‘smart’ supplements that aim to optimise your mental performance. Nootropics are often referred to as brain memory supplements but they are more than that. As well as improving your ability to learn and […]
Rhodiola rosea is an alpine plant that’s also known as mountain ginseng. The fleshy root (a rhizome) has a slight rose-pink colouration and a rose-like fragrance when cut. Rhodiola is one of the most effective adaptogenic herbs for treating stress, and also has an energising actions to overcome associated fatigue. […]
Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain condition that is accompanied by muscle tenderness, disrupted sleep and fatigue. A number of supplements can help. Some, such as vitamin B1 (thiamine), ubiquinol coenzyme Q10, magnesium, acetyl-l-carnitine and ribose improve energy production in muscle cells, while other such as cannabidiol (CBD hemp oil), celadrin, […]
Do you feel apprehensive, panicky or experience feelings of dread and impending doom? If so, you could have an anxiety disorder – and you are not alone. Surveys suggest that as many as one in six people have felt anxious within the previous week, and it’s estimated that one in […]
The best natural supplements for premenstrual syndrome (PMS) are calcium, magnesium, vitamin B6, evening primrose oil, isoflavones, Agnus castus, Ginkgo biloba and St John’s Wort. These supplements all have research evidence to support their use in PMS and can usually help when other approaches have failed. Click here to see […]
