When I decided to write about alcohol consumption from a nutrition perspective, my goal was to approach the topic openly—neither...

This post is inspired by my recent trip to France with my daughter and her rhythmic gymnastics team. I took a new book along to read...

Leaky gut is a topic that's truly one of the areas of my deep interest- how it can have short and long-term negative effects on our...

Our brain is the most complex organ in the body. This 1.3kg control and command centre contains more than 80 billion neurones, which facilitate every action, every feeling and every thought in our bodies. Brain contains also blood vessels and capillaries, which provide brain cells with the oxygenated and rich blood they need in order to thrive. There are also hormones, neurotransmitters (dopamine, serotonin etc) that help pass neural messages from cell to cell. Photo source:

A topic that I discuss with my every single client I coach, is our gut microbiome. It's the center of our health. The way we eat, the way...

Our health starts at the top of our fork- a saying we have heard time and time again. But we are not only what we eat, what the thing we...

Inflammation is an immune response in the body. We need it in small amounts to heal, as it helps to heal wounds, fend off bacterial, viral and parasitic infections. But if inflammation is running wild and for a long period of time, it can really cause damage to the body, leading to inflammation-related health issues, including autoimmune diseases. The challenge is that inflammation can start slowly brewing in the body without us noticing it for a while until we start to devel

Our hormones are chemical messengers, that have a great impact on our physical, emotional and mental health. Amongst other things, they...

If you are someone who is or has been suffering from depression, who has cognitive issues, who has had concussions, brain surgeries and...

How often do you feel that your heart races, your breath quickens, maybe your palms start to sweat, your muscles tense up, you feel...

Blood sugar (glucose) is your main source of energy. It influences how hungry or energetic you feel. Blood sugar is created when you break down any carbohydrate you eat- from a healthy carb like quinoa to a chocolate-chip cookie. The importance with blood-sugar is to keep it balanced: not too high and also not too low. It's also important to understand that glucose rises after meals are normal: what matters is how high , how long , and how often and the person’s metabolic hea

Stress is something that we all experience throughout our lives. Stress can be beneficial for the body, if it's 'good stress' meaning we...

Magnesium deficiency is one of the main deficiencies in many adults, yet it's one of the top most important mineral for the body as its...

Your intestines are lined with microvilli (small hairs), to increase the surface area for greater nutrient absorption. The space between...