by Andrea Southern | Aug 11, 2014 | All Health, Nutritional Health
The immune system is a complicated and intricate system designed to protect us from invading pathogens and subsequent illness. It has the ability to recognise invaders in our system and mount a defence to fight them. During this process of recognising invaders and...
by Andrea Southern | Jun 27, 2014 | All Health, Mental Health, Nutritional Health
The human brain is an exceptionally complicated organ with around 100 billion brain cells in the average adult. Every single emotion, thought and action relies on communication between these cells and it is the role of chemicals called neurotransmitters to trigger...
by Andrea Southern | Jun 3, 2014 | All Health, Nutritional Health
What are proteins? Proteins are the building blocks of the body, needed to construct virtually all parts of the body such as cells, tissue, organs, fluids, enzymes and hormones. A protein is made up of individual amino acids, most of which can be synthesised within...
by Andrea Southern | May 14, 2014 | All Health, Nutritional Health
We are continually surrounded and bombarded with chemicals in the form of environmental toxins, airborne pollutants, food additives, personal hygiene chemicals, pesticides and many more. The body does an incredible job in filtering and excreting these toxins, but...
by Andrea Southern | May 14, 2014 | All Health, Nutritional Health
# SLEEP … Most people at various times in their life suffer from poor sleep. A good night’s sleep is essential to help re-charge your batteries and to help repair and rejuvenate your body. For those who suffer from insomnia, that feeling of tiredness and low...
by Andrea Southern | Mar 4, 2014 | All Health, Digestive Health, Mental Health, Thyroid Health, Weight issues
Stress is the body’s reaction to harmful situations — whether they’re real or perceived. These situations can be physical, mental, emotional or environmental. Stress is a normal part of life and can actually be good for the body. For example, when the immune...
