Recommendations to supplement with vitamin D and zinc have become standard practice from both allopathic and alternative medicine throughout the Covid pandemic; including from some of the people I respect the most. As the Health Detective, my job is to…
In this episode I talk to Amy Armstrong from Balance Health Naturally. Amy shares the healing journey of her chronically ill daughter. This honestly bought me to tears at times. I have so much respect for how this family handled…
Dr Elizabeth Bright is the author of the menopause book “Good Fat is Good for Women”. There were many aspects of this book I thought were excellent, and appreciate Dr Bright joining me to talk about menopause, hormones, including thyroid…
Despite its name, vitamin D is a hormone not a vitamin The definition of a vitamin is a nutrient, essential for our survival that we can’t make in our body. This means vitamins must be obtained from our food. Although…
I had another fabulous conversation today, this time with Dr Sarah Zaldivar. Dr Zaldivar is a Professor of Nutrition at Miami Dale College and is passionate about sharing her knowledge of nutrition, exercise and mindset. She brings new thinking and…
In the second episode with Janet Stott of Homegrown Primal, we talk their continued health journey and developing understanding of the importance of ancestral nutrition. Organ foods played an important role in our development as humans and are the most…
Vitamin A got its name because it was the first vitamin to be discovered. In the 1880’s an unknown substance, with a growth supporting “accessory factor” was identified as essential to human nutrition. This became known as fat-soluble A…
Anaemia is a condition in which the number of red blood cells or the haemoglobin concentration within them is lower than normal. Haemoglobin is needed to transport oxygen from the lungs to the tissues and to remove carbon dioxide waste.…
Important things to know about magnesium It regulates energy production in the body. This is why magnesium deficiency plays such an important role in fatigue. It helps with the conversion of glucose and fat to energy in the mitochondria. The…
Iron, an essential mineral that is used by every cell in our body is the topic of today’s post. A key role of iron is the transportation of oxygen around the body so it can be used in energy production.…