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The body is a complex machine and like any machine, it needs careful maintenance.  Taking supplements can help us maximize our good habits with food, exercise and sleep.  What isn’t so widely known is that the time you take your supplements can impact on how much your body absorbs these supplements ...

Our diets in the modern age are becoming less and less likely to provide the vitamins and minerals we need for our health.  Exhaustive farming techniques have stripped the nutrients from the soil, while pasteurisation, pesticides and other chemicals work to “clean” what we eat and drink of important...

How complicated can it be? The dosage of vitamins is not an exact science.  It is important to state from the start that you should read the manufacturer’s guidelines on the side of your vitamins and follow the advice given.  You have got to love a good disclaimer. If you look at the labels on suppl...

What does bioavailability mean? Bioavailability is the amount of active ingredient within a drug, food or supplement that makes it to the part of the body that needs it.  In simple terms: does the ingredient arrive where it will help you feel healthy? It is a term that was first used in 1971 and muc...

Times have changed and weather conditions have been constantly fluctuating due to climate change. As a result, extreme weather like warmer temperatures takes place. This increases the risk of heatstroke, which someone who may be exposed to a hot and humid environment for prolonged periods, into stre...