How To Tell If Your Food Is Organic
If you’re trying to make better food choices for your health and the environment, you may have considered organic foods. But how do you tell if a food is truly organic or not? Labels Organic food labels are the perfect way to ensure that the food you are purchasing is truly certified organic. Mostly these […]
NMN: Your Anti-Aging Secret Revealed
What is it? In June of 2018, the World Health Organisation (WHO) released the 11th edition of its International Classification of Diseases, and for the first time added “ageing”. The classification of ageing as a disease paves the way for new research into novel therapeutics to delay or reverse it. Nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) is a […]
Is Palm Oil Bad for You?
Palm oil consumption and it’s effects on blood lipid levels and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in humans is still a subject of debate. Advocacy groups with varying agenda (most with no knowledge of human nutrition, biochemistry and physiology) fuel the controversy. Most of the (mis)information is targeted at consumers and food companies with a view to […]
Ashwagandha
Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera), also known as Indian ginseng, is a herb used in Ayurveda, the traditional medicine of India. Various parts of the plant are used, but the most common supplemental form is an extract of its roots. It’s classified as an adaptogen, meaning it’s purported to enhance the body’s resilience to stress. How it […]