Eating a plant-based vegan diet is one of the healthiest diets when considering the plethora of vitamins and minerals that you get at every meal whilst eating a rainbow of fruit and vegetables. But there is one vitamin that will elude the healthy vegan, and can lead to series and potential risk of deficiency if […]
In a previous post I talked about why Vitamin B12 was so important and how that directly related to the symptoms that one would experience with deficiencies. But I think it is also just as important to touch on the causes for Vitamin B12 deficiencies. So, basically there are 3 main reasons for Vitamin B12 […]
Currently there is a lot of discussion regarding what Vitamin B12 is superior in improving optimum Vitamin B12 levels, whether that is tablet/oral form, spray/sublingual, or Intramuscular Injections. I wish I could give you a definite answer, but I feel like the options I have are: Intramuscular Oral Sublingual Depends on your particular circumstances. Firstly, […]
So, everyone is talking about it, but why? Why is Vitamin B12 so important? If I told you that Vitamin B12 is required for the synthesis of fatty acids in myelin and DNA synthesis, that might not mean that much to you but let me explain a bit more. I shall begin with what can […]
“Do my muscles look bigger yet? Why! I’ve been working so hard!” “Shannen, you’ve only been going to the gym for a month”… Yes. I am one of those people. I do it in many areas of my life unfortunately. I used to be pretty good at martial arts. I won trophies and could beat […]
What do the Keto, HPLC, Dukan, Atkins, Paleo, and Starch diets all have in common? They all work! How? Here is the science: Fat Diets – When carbohydrates are lacking in the diet the liver will convert fatty acids, from dietary sources and from fat stores in the body to ketones which muscles and the […]
Fact – Every piece of plastic that has ever been created still exists today… The sun is shining. The birds are singing. Once again you have snoozed for a bit too long so you are in a mad frenzy to get ready for work. No time for breakfast today! Instead you pass your local barista […]
“Where do you want to be in five years time?” Um.. In Italy grape stomping while learning traditional wine making methods from a Nona… Sailing the seas of Croatia… twisting and curving through a white powdered forest in Japan on a snowboard… sampling truffles in Belgium… The click of the door opening as another hurried […]
My impending trip to Italy has had me inspired to do some Italian cooking at home. I may have also been pushed into it by my overachieving tomato plants that are abundant with deliciously sweet cherry tomatoes or pomodoro. Marinara – Sauce of fresh tomatoes, olive oil, garlic and basil. This recipe is super easy […]
It really is time to get smart with your heart. Cardio Vascular Disease is a big deal. It kills annually 18 million people a year, almost the entire population of Australia. A year! It is the biggest killer worldwide, accounting for 31% of all deaths; most of which are preventable. But what causes Cardio Vascular […]