Broccoli sprouts may be one of the most powerful superfoods on the planet. Why? Because when eaten, they produce a compound called sulforaphane, which is especially powerful in terms of its anticancer properties. As such, a lot of scientific research …
Vitamin D may regulate your mood
Vitamin D is actually a steroid hormone that is critical to good health. It controls around 1000 genes in the body and has been shown to play a role in aging prevention. One of the interesting things that Vitamin D …
Pound for pound, your mitochondria make more energy than the sun
Who would have thought that mitochondria were so powerful? I know I keep banging on about mitochondria but I just freaking love them. They really are a cornerstone of health. What are they? They are tiny little organelles that live …
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Just drinking water may not be enough to fully hydrate your cells
Zach Bush M.D (author of Eat Dirt) argues that the foundation of health is our hydration level. We all know that it’s important to drink water right? Well, according to Dr Bush it’s not enough to get water into our …
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Do you really need to eat your fruit and veggies?
We often hear about the importance of getting our micronutrients through eating fruits and veggies if we want to be healthy. We also hear that many of us are deficient in these micronutrients. I can understand why it can be …
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Fasting will clear out cellular damage through autophagy
In this post I’m going to talk about my favourite biohack (even over FOXO3 activation!) – autophagy. As we go through life, our cells and their content get damaged which can eventually lead to health problems. Autophagy is our way …
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3 Supplements that Trigger Autophagy
If you have found this blog, I’m going to assume that you already know what autophagy is. However, as a quick high level summary, let’s just say autophagy is where we see damaged and aged components of our cells literally …
Poor sleep may increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease is unfortunately becoming more common. It has been associated to a couple of nasties compounds that end up accumulating in the brain; Beat Amyloid and ‘Tau Tangles’. Beta amyloid is a toxic amino acid peptide that clusters and …
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Can red wine extend lifespan? The power of resveratrol and sirtuins
You may have heard a lot of hype around red wine actually being healthy. A key reason for this is that it contains a molecule called resveratrol, which has been shown to activate a family of longevity genes called sirtuins. …
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Give your gut time to heal with time restricted feeding
I recently heard Dr Satchin Panda (a time restricted eating ‘guru’) talk about some of the benefits of time restricted eating/feeding (TRF). One of these, was the idea that we could give our guts more time to ‘heal’ therefore resulting …
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