Vitamin B’s and their importance in relation to Brain Function – including suitable food sources, deficiency signs, and how they affect mental health

I am lucky with this topic as I can get a substantial start by referring to the course materials from my Nutritional Therapist Diploma Course, from The Health Sciences Academy.  Unless I list other sources, this is the main source of my information. As a first note, it is generally best to ensure you get…

Gut inflammation, possible longer term consequences, and some solutions

Ongoing inflammation of any sort, including gut issues, can cause other disease, as the immune system goes haywire trying to deal with the constant issue.  It then often starts to attack other parts of the body.  Inflammation is basically the response of the immune system to foreign invaders, toxins or cell injury, and is a…

Restoring gut balance can cure so many health issues including mental and emotional ones.

Modern research shows that your gut-health has a higher impact on your mental and psychological health than previously thought.  Hippocrates did say way back that “All disease starts in the gut”, but I suppose we forgot about that somewhere along the way in our abandoned acceptance of fast food and pharmaceuticals, both of which play…

Nutrition and Epigenetics

Epigenetics shows that our genes are not fixed! We are not victims of our heredity. Here’s how Nutrition & other factors play a role: Chromosomes store your inherited genes in your cells. But only a tiny percentage if disease is due to hereditary issues alone. Environmental signals select, modify, and regulate your gene activity. These…