Magnesium. Have you heard of this mineral? More than 70% of adults currently don’t meet the recommended daily allowance of approximately 400 mg of magnesium per day. Some would swear by its use as a sleep aid, for calming moods, reducing blood pressure, relieving muscle aches and helping with blood sugar control.
Inflammation
Is it Hunger Pain or a Craving?
Have you been hovering over the refrigerator or pantry too often these days? Are you nearing or have surpassed the ‘Quarantine 19’? Don’t fret! Here’s something you can do NOW to change some unwanted habits.
Nutrition & Immunity Series Episode 4: Inflammation
COVID-19 induces an inflammatory response that can target the lungs, heart, kidneys or inflame overall body systems. For example, we are newly learning of virus-related cases developing in children. It’s not surprising that the vitamins and minerals we talked about before in this series, Vitamin C, D and Zinc all act as anti-inflammatories and have shown promise as treatments.
Biotic Bonanza!
A microbiome is the ecosystem that lives in your gut. It’s called our ‘second brain’ because of the many neurons that connect it with our (first) brain.
Too much ‘white-noise’ in your background?
Most of us have levels of inflammation in our bodies. From bloating, reflux, brain fog, cravings, fatigue, food and medicine sensitivities, restless legs, aches and pains and difficulty losing weight to sleep and mood disturbances, inflammation rears its head in many different forms.