Trace elements may hold the secret to longevity and prevention of Alzheimer’s. Selenium is critical and too much copper is toxic.
Category Archives: Mental Health
Environmental chemicals, mental health & dementia
Chemicals and Mental Health Early life exposure to heavy metals and ‘environmental chemicals’ may not only reduce IQ but also cause schizophrenia and other mental illnesses. It is now recognised that these also cause Alzheimer’s disease. Psychological studies have suggested that cognitive decline may well have been cast at the dawn of the industrial age!Continue reading “Environmental chemicals, mental health & dementia”
Magnesium-Critical roles in all body organs
Magnesium supplementation can cure many ‘illnesses’ but you may need to supplement every day. From your muscles to your brain, magnesium can improve your health and vitality. Adequate intake of Magnesium is critical to good health and can cure many ‘illnesses’. On the other hand, inadequate intake of Magnesium can lead to problems of theContinue reading “Magnesium-Critical roles in all body organs”
Water: flow and essence of life
Our bodies are mostly water so to stay healthy we must drink 3 or more litres a day. Many illnesses can be cured or prevented just by drinking water.
The dangers of sitting
Sitting too much and with poor posture is killing us! Could sitting too much reduce our lifespan? When we are young, we are taught to sit quietly. Later, we learn that sitting in a state of quiet reflection is highly desirable for our mental and physical health. Sitting, itself is inherently good but is tooContinue reading “The dangers of sitting”
Floods, Fungi & Health
Fungi love the wet but what are the health consequences? In Sydney and in the surrounding country areas of NSW, Australia, we have recently experienced several weeks of storms and very heavy rain. In our local area, this was preceded by a weird mini cyclone where a very large number of trees were blown overContinue reading “Floods, Fungi & Health”
Neurotransmitters: gut health, mental health, sex life & well-being
If you feel depressed, undermotivated or have headaches, you might need to boost your dopamine and/or serotonin? What have depression, headaches, pleasure & gut problems in common? Recent research suggests that almost everything we experience is strongly influenced by our gut bacteria! We refer to our deep intuitional feelings as ‘gut feelings’ and some haveContinue reading “Neurotransmitters: gut health, mental health, sex life & well-being”
Ageing, Telomeres, & Chronic Inflammation
Chronic Inflammation We often hear discussions about inflammation but what exactly is chronic inflammation and why does ageing cause it? We’ve all seen ‘acute inflammation’. Usually, we recognize it as a swelling that is red and warm to touch. Often this will follow an injury of some sort – perhaps a cut, a burn, orContinue reading “Ageing, Telomeres, & Chronic Inflammation”
Selenium – the secret of a healthier life and longevity?
Critical roles in cancer prevention, healthy thyroid, heart & mind You might never have heard about the importance of consuming Selenium. However it is critical that you eat enough, but not too much Selenium rich food to live a longer, healthier life! Selenium is a critical trace element and a recent study of blood donorsContinue reading “Selenium – the secret of a healthier life and longevity?”
The Depression Epidemic – Another role for Vitamin D
Vitamin D plays many critical roles including the prevention of depression.
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