Are you at risk for metabolic syndrome? Unfortunately the risk is quite high, and it’s not easily treated. Metabolic syndrome is found in the combination of hypertension, dyslipidaemia, insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia, glucose intolerance, and obesity. High blood pressure, high fat and cholesterol, not being able to
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The further away we get from the COVID-19 pandemics initial announcement, the more information is provided on the long term severity of the virus. Dubbed “long-COVID” by scientists, over 32% of patients have suffered long term health effects from the COVID-19 virus. Recent studies have
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Hands up if you’ve heard of Yacon before? The likelihood is no but you shouldn’t be missing out on this nutritious wholefood. Yacon is a vegetable that looks very similar to a sweet orange kumara with flesh that tastes like an apple. Sounds too good
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Remembering the term polyphenols might sound like a chore, but finding them in a healthy diet, certainly isn’t. You’ll want to know where to get them from, as they have been shown to be beneficial for health and wellbeing. Poly-what? The health benefits that you will get
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To watch your blood sugar level, you need to pay more attention to the foods you eat. It’s important to eliminate as many sugary, starchy and processed foods as you can. Here are eight of the top low GI foods to add to your diet to
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You probably think that sugar is something quite simple. It’s sweet, and you use to make other things sweet. How complex can that be? Well, it’s not, but sugar is actually a collective name; it’s a single name that describes a variety of different types. Here
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Do you struggle to control your blood sugar levels? You follow the instructions, but you’re not seeing the improvements you want? You know diet is a key factor, but there’s so many foods out there, where should you start? If this sounds familiar, rest assured, you are not
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Do you sometimes get abdominal cramps even when it’s not time for your period? Do you sometimes get loose stools and wonder whether it’s food poisoning? Are you so bloated that you find it hard to button up your shirt? What can you do about this? The
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I am available as a crystal and I melt into a treat. You can add me to your tea, to make it sweet. What am I? The answer to this riddle is something that was discovered in northern India in the first century. And ever since, it has
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Consider this one body system when you want to influence your metabolism Metabolism. Where is your mind going to when you read that word? To your body shape? To the amount of energy you expend each day? Or are you instead thinking about the way your body uses
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