by Monique | Dec 9, 2022 | Health & Fitness, Health Optimisation, Supplements
Sulforaphane is one of those compounds that almost sounds too good to be true. A quick search on Pubmed, a biomedical literature search engine, throws up more than 2500 scientific papers on the health benefits of sulforaphane. Dig a bit deeper and you quickly...
by Monique | Jul 18, 2022 | Health & Fitness
I have a few friends who routinely spend two weeks every year in a high end (aka pricey) wellness resort, being deprived of food, flushed from the inside and scrubbed on the outside – all to quickly lose weight and/or reset their systems. They are the “all or...
by Monique | Nov 6, 2021 | Gut Microbiome, Health & Fitness, Health Optimisation
There is a growing body of research that connects the use of probiotic supplements to health benefits in the areas of digestion, skin, heart health, immune function and more. When it comes to probiotic supplementation, one of the questions I hear often is:...
by Monique | Oct 22, 2021 | Health Optimisation, Miscellaneous
Should you be eating an alkaline diet? Every now and then I am asked this question. Usually, it is because they have read or heard that it is THE best thing to do for their health; that it is detoxifying, has anti-cancer benefits, protects against bone loss and...
by Monique | Oct 21, 2021 | Health Issues, Health Optimisation
He sounded desperate: “I just can’t understand why I feel this way. My whole life I have always been on the go and extremely active. Recently I have been feeling tired, lethargic and worn out. I can barely make it out of bed in the morning, I need coffee to keep me...
