Improving Your Sleep

Below are the key areas to review to help improve sleep quality.

Digestion

Your gut and sleep patterns work in an axis – a two-way street of communication. They influence each other in either synergistic or antagonistic cycles. When you’re unaware of this connection, it can lead you in a downward health spiral, which can be confusing because symptoms (such as teeth grinding) seem unrelated to the gut. This Study shows that both the microbial rhythm of your gut and that of your circadian rhythm greatly influence each other, which may directly affect your quality of sleep.

SleepJames ClareNovember 21, 2018Sleep, Health, Wellness, wellness coach, Recovery, Athelete, stress, Anxiety

How Does Sleep Impact Your Health & Wellbeing?

Newborn babies find it easy. Toddlers sometimes find it daunting. Teenagers are convinced they don't need it. Adults want it but frequently don't have the time for it. Seniors have time for it but often can't achieve it. Yet it's a simple fact that whatever your age, getting a good night's sleep is one of the best ways of staying happy and healthy.

SleepJames ClareOctober 23, 2018Sleep, Rest, Recovery, Anxiety, Depression, Health, Wellness

Foods to Help Heal The Gut

While many foods in today’s diet have been shown to damage the intestinal lining and worsen gut health, there are several foods found in nature that can repair intestinal damage and heal the gut. True to the saying “the road to health is paved with good intestines,” eating foods that promote gut health will not only help heal a leaky gut, but allow you to regain your health and happiness.

Foods That Damage the Gut and Cause Inflammation

One of the most important functions of the gut is to prevent foreign substances from entering the body. When our gut lining (intestines) becomes inflamed and/or permeable larger molecules such as proteins and other substances often toxic to us pass into our blood stream. These molecules do not belong outside of the gut, so our bodies see them as foreign and raises an attack and so it becomes inflamed. Sustained inflammation of the gut lining plays a role in the development of autoimmune diseases like Hashimoto’s, Leaky Gut, Crohns disease, IBS, Type 1 Diabetes, among others.

Gut HealthJames ClareMay 29, 2018Gut Health, Leaky Gut, Crohns, IBS, Gluten, Dairy, Wheat, Allergy, Health, Wellness, holistic, ADHD, Sugar

Good Health Starts in the Gut

In our new health campaign we will be covering the importance of gut health as a major pillar of wellness. The next articles will explain the importance of a healthy digestive system, what illnesses are being researched and linked to poor gut health, simple changes you can make not only to reduce inflammation, but also increase the good bacteria and support the digestion process. At the end of the articles series, an E-book will be released exclusively to subscribers containing an introduction guide to help you achieve optimal gut health, which includes carefully designed meal suggestions for lunch and dinner with recipes to kick start the process.

Hormone Balancing Oils

Hormones drive our behaviour and influence everything from our energy, mood, and many aspects of overall health. Hormones such as oestrogen, testosterone, adrenaline and insulin — are extremely important chemical messengers. Hormones are secreted by various glands and organs in the body, including your thyroid, adrenals, pituitary, ovaries, testicles and pancreas. The entire endocrine system works together to control the level of hormones circulating throughout your body, and if one or more is even even slightly imbalanced it can cause widespread, major health problems.

Essential Oils, Digestion & Gut Health

You have all heard of or read the phrase "You are what you eat", well I like to advance this one step deeper to "you are what you eat, digest and absorb". What you are able to absorb is a reflection of how well your entire digestive system is functioning. Having awareness of factors that influence these processes, from the pH of your stomach acid, how well you chew your food, your choice of foods (gluten or other intolerances), pre-biotics, pro-biotics as well as many more factors beyond the scope of this article can all significantly influence your overall health and wellness.

Stress & Essential Oils

In the years I have been health coaching the most common health issue I hear of pretty much daily is how stressed people are.

While we commonly think of stress as too much mental or emotional pressure, physiological or physical stress is also important. Stress can affect how you feel, think and behave as well as how your body works, because your mind and body constantly interact.

The levels of stress become a health issue when it is not managed well.

Essential OilsJames ClareApril 3, 2018stress, Health, essential oils, Holistic, wellness, fat loss, sleep

Sleep & Essential Oils

Why is sleep so important?

Although not always applied well, the idea of good nutrition and exercise to improve our health, is considered common knowledge. But what if I told you that when it comes to letting go of old weight, that sleep beats nutrition?

In fact, short sleep duration is one of the strongest risk factors for obesity.

Essential OilsJames ClareMarch 28, 2018sleep, stress, essential oils, health, wellness, total spectrum health, organic

Essential Oils In Health

Essential oils have been used throughout history in many cultures for medicinal and health purposes. Today people are starting to turn back to nature to find relief from everyday health concerns. While plants have been used for millennia to ease pain, discomfort and to fight disease, people are now beginning to rediscover the amazing health benefits associated with pure, natural essential oils.

Essential oil uses range from aromatherapy, household cleaning products, personal beauty care and natural medicine treatments.

Essential OilsJames ClareMarch 21, 2018essential oils, wellness, health, holistic, hollistic health, organic

What are Harmful Organisms?

Microorganisms that live in and on our bodies have co-evolved with humans and far outnumber even our own cells. Some are perfectly welcome and help the body produce vitamins and amino acids. This collection of bacteira are known as Bacteroidetes: the good guys. They also play an important role in the digestive and immune systems, blood pressure and mental health. It is widely accepted that these microbial populations affect our physiology, and likewise, our behaviours. Our environment can shape which microbes are present in and on us. Intestinal microbes, our so-called gut flora or gut microbiome, are the most extensively characterised of these populations, and have been implicated in chronic inflammation, auto-immunity, diabetes, and obesity.

What is a Liver and Kidney Cleanse?

This is the third article of our 4 week article series covering the topic of Detoxification. To read the previous article, please click here. At the end of this series, we will launch a 6 week program detailing all the steps you can follow to complete a full body detoxification.

When considering a full body cleanse it is important to focus on all the major organs involved in detoxification. The liver and kidneys are our natural healers and greatly assist in daily cleansing. It is crucial that we look after these organs to enhance long term wellness and give our cleansing organs the best opportunity to keep our blood and body clean and clear of toxin accumulation. This article gives insight into why we must take care of these key organs.

DetoxificationJames ClareFebruary 11, 2018Total Spectrum Health liver, kidney, detoxification, health, wellness, holistic, integrativeComment

What is a Colon & Lymphatic Cleanse?

This is the second article of our 4 week article series covering the topic of Detoxification. To read the previous article, please click here. At the end of this series, we will be launching a 6 week program detailing all steps you can follow to complete a full body detoxification.

When considering a cleanse it is important to understand all the different ways our body has to eliminate any waste products and toxins to efficiently leave the body. We have sweat glands all over the body, respiratory passages (nose and mouth), faeces which exit via the colon and urine. The colon however, is one of the major exit routes and therefore a key area to focus on to create a healthy body.

What is Detoxification?

This is the first article of a 4 week series to guide you through the basics of what detoxification is really about and how you can benefit from understanding how to apply the techniques to your own life.

Welcome To My Journey

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