This is a direct copy of a guest post I wrote for I Quit Sugar on how sugar affects your adrenals, sometimes contributing to “Adrenal Fatigue”! The original post can be found here. You can also check out the I Quit Sugar 8 Week Program here. Exhausted? Stressed? Foggy? Dizzy? You could be suffering from “Adrenal Fatigue”. Why the …
Tying It All Together From our previous discussion on the science of liver detoxification, there were 3 main clues that arose: Phase 1. Less toxins = less liver stress. So reduce your toxic load! Phase 2. The liver needs lots of nutrients to detoxify properly. So improve your diet! Phase 3. Good gut bacteria are essential for …
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What the heck are xenoestrogens & why they matter Xenoestrogens are a fancy term for chemicals (both natural and unnatural) that have estrogenic activity. This means they take up the receptor sites of your naturally occurring estrogen. Think of the receptor sites as being the lock that your estrogen key should fit into. This can’t …
Xenoestrogens: The Little-Known Cause of Weight Gain, Bad Skin and Hormonal Conditions Read More »
Carbohydrates…wow…what a doozy of a topic to try and write a comprehensive blog post on. I kind of feel like I’m setting myself up for failure because there’s so much to say about them yet I’m also aware no one besides my mum will read anything much longer than a page of whatever I write …
The Carbohydrate Debate: How Many Should You Be Eating? Read More »
If you’re at all interested in achieving optimal health or something close to it you’re doing yourself a huge disfavour if you ignore the importance of sleep. While it may feel all mucho to live by the old “I can sleep when I’m dead” mantra, it’s in no way conducive to good health. In fact …
