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 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.

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 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.