Spending time under the sun helps us relax, feel great and produce vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin. Our body produces vitamin D naturally when directly exposed to sunlight, but we can also get it through foods and supplements. Vitamin D supports our entire body, from strong bones and muscle function…

Circadian rhythm is what keeps our bodies functioning properly. It dictates the timing of natural processes to keep a healthy body. Sleep plays a crucial role in our health because when we are sleeping our brains and bodies are actively repairing. There is an important link between sleep and nutrition…

In today’s world stressors are literally everywhere from your emails to your bills and relationships. We can not avoid stress, but we can always choose how to react. …

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) includes physical and emotional changes that may vary from just slightly noticeable to crazy intense. It occurs during the ten days before your period and then disappears during or shortly after your bleed. PMS affects up to 75 per cent of women, although only 20 per cent…

Most of us associate caffeine with feeling awake or getting an energy boost right? So the idea of a coffee nap may sound crazy to you as it was for me but, it seems that drinking a cup of coffee about 20 minutes before taking a nap it’s more effective…

The term “plastic” is derived from the Greek word “plastikos “, meaning capable of being shaped or molded. We find plastic everywhere we look, the water we drink, the toys we play, the supplements we take and the clothes we wear. Modern healthcare would be impossible without the many plastic-based…

Magnesium is considered the “anti-stress mineral”. It is also a natural tranquilizer. More than 300 chemical reactions inside your body depend on it, from regulating muscle and nerve function to making protein, bone, and DNA. Your body can store magnesium, and our skeleton is the largest reservoir we have, but…

From the time I woke up to when I went off to bed; the only thing on my mind was food, an endless obsession with calories and grams. The funny thing is that food was not the problem or the solution; in fact, it was not about food at all. …

Zinc is a fantastic mineral involved in almost every process if not all, the process in your body, from hormonal production and immune system to DNA synthesis and cell division. …