Health Articles — Stress

Acidity leads to disease

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  ____________________________________________________________________________ Acidity leads to disease Acidic food and Alkalising food have a huge impact on your body. Both can do damage when taken to the extreme.  This is why it is essential for your body to maintain a balance.  It does this by being a BUFFER.  A diet that is high in acidic foods can lead to many chronic health conditions that affect the entire body. (Details to follow) What is a buffer I hear you say? If you are a mother with kids you might feel like a buffer between them when one is being not so nice...

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Signs of insulin resistance - acidosis

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  ____________________________________________________________________________   What is insulin resistance? - insulin is excreted from the pancreas and attaches to cell receptors to communicate to the glucose transporters to transfer glucose from the blood into the liver and muscle cells so that it can be used for energy. Insulin is like the key to let glucose into the liver and muscle cells.  When there is insulin resistance, the key stops working. This usually happens because too much fat in the diet plugs up the keyhole and insulin can no longer communicate. Therefore the cells are unable to use the glucose and it is left...

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Gut bacteria may be the cause of weight gain

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  ____________________________________________________________________________ Gut bacteria may be the cause of weight gain There are 100 trillion bacteria in our microbiome with 1000 different species and thousands upon thousands of different strains.   The number of bacteria in our body even outweighs the number of cells we have.  The gut bacteria line your entire digestive tract and can easily live there in harmony with viruses, parasites, fungi and yeast.  What do they do?  The answer to this is both positive and negative. The positive side of things is that they support your immune system, they affect your metabolism, and even your mood (gut-brain axis)....

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Kids get stressed too!!!

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  ____________________________________________________________________________   Stress is all about perception. What one person considers to be a stressful event, for another it’s like a walk in the park. Whether it be recovering from a busy year of school or preparing for the hard work next year, NOW is always the right time for getting stress levels under control. Many adults update their status saying ‘I don’t feel like adulting today!!’ There are often thoughts of returning to childhood the land of no bills or adult responsibilities but we forget that childhood can actually be quite stressful. It is often the case that children...

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Insulin Resistance & PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome)

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  ____________________________________________________________________________ PCOS - Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome This is the most common condition affecting women of reproductive age. It is present in 12-21% of women but it is believed that up to 70% of women who actually have the condition remain undiagnosed. As many women go through life undiagnosed it is important to see if you can relate to the signs and symptoms.  So, let us talk about PCOS What is it? This is a tricky question to answer because it is a syndrome, which means that there are many categories grouped together under one umbrella. This also makes it...

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