The aloe plant has been used for centuries for a myriad of medical benefits all over the world, for its enzymes and anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-viral, and anti-inflammatory properties. It also has immune-stimulating polysaccharides. It’s been used for everything from skin conditions to the treatment of gonorrhoea and candida.   It also eases inflammation, stabilizies blood […]

    . What motivates you? How do you stay so committed to clean living when temptations are around you all the time?” These questions came from my brother recently over one of our regular lunch visits. I think I’ve been asked this, in various ways, several times before by friends and clients. Whether it […]

Tyrosine is an amino acid found in animal products and is important to healthy thyroid function. It’s also used in the body for epinephrine formation, which means it’s depleted by physical and mental stress. Thus, your bodybuilder’s high protein (meat) diet is fostering healthy thyroid function.  

    Magnesium is an electrolyte mineral, helping to keep the cardiovascular and the nervous system functioning optimally. It’s also dubbed the “anti-stress” mineral, as it is a natural tranquilizer and helps to relax both muscles and the gastrointestinal tract. For this reason, it’s great for constipation as it supports natural peristalsis, the contractual motion […]

“Don’t tell me you have type 2 diabetes because your mother or father had it and it runs in the family. That’s rubbish. It’s the same thing as you telling me that you are sunburnt because your parents are fair-skinned.”   The point made here by Dr. Stephen Fairley (Duo Magazine, Feb.2016) is that your […]

As much as 75% of the population suffers from food sensitivities and most don’t even know it. Signs can be bloating, gassiness, a constantly runny or moist nose, poor concentration or memory, and inability to lose weight. For many, these are “common” symptoms and not associated with food intolerances, but left unaddressed, can put you […]

Certified Fitgenes Practitioner Leanne Scott with Core Nourishment calls OXYTOCIN the “bliss hormone” in the February 2016 Duo magazine. It’s a hormone that is responsible for the feelings of butterflies in the stomach with new love, the sensation of utter love and calm when bonding with our children, and is surging through the body during […]

Zinc is in every cell of our bodies, it’s a component in 300+ enzyme reactions – more than any other mineral, it aids in the absorption of vitamin A, is necessary for hormones (thymus, insulin, growth & sex hormones – especially the male reproductive system). It’s stored mostly in muscle (65%), and is thus a […]

Make Your Food Work for You. Science tells us that the presence of vitamin C can help your body absorb iron from the foods we eat by up to three times as much! Iron enhances oxygen transport to all tissues of our bodies that depend on a constant supply, and is necessary to support proper […]

  I’ve got a pet-peeve I need to vent – that society calls eating real food “alternative”!   Wait, whaaat?!? Gluten-free, vegan, whole foods, grass-fed, paleo, free-range, organic foods, etc… these are considered “alternative” diets. Really? Alternative to what? Quick, boxed foods, refined sugars, artificial colourings, trans fats, chemical additives, pesticides, plastics, hormone and antibiotic […]