How A Nutritious And Healthy Diet Improves Your Mood
Yes, a nutritious and healthy diet can improve your mood! Eating healthy foods that include nutrients such as tryptophan, carbohydrates, omega-3, vitamin B, vitamin D, magnesium, and probiotics can improve our body’s ability to produce serotonin, the chemical that makes us feel happy and stabilises our mood. What Influences Our Mood And Mental Health? Our […]
Boost Your Snack Game: Top 3 Zinc-Rich Snacks to Keep You Healthy
Zinc is a vital micronutrient that plays a key role in supporting immune function, wound healing, and even maintaining our senses of taste and smell. Incorporating zinc-rich snacks into your daily routine not only keeps hunger at bay but also supports your overall health. Here are three delicious snacks that pack a punch of zinc […]
Zinc: The Unsung Hero of Immunity
Ever wondered why some people seem to breeze through cold and flu season while others fall victim to every bug that’s circulating? Enter zinc, the unsung hero of immunity. Your body doesn’t produce zinc naturally, so it relies on you to ensure you’re getting enough of this essential mineral to keep your immune system in […]
Owen’s Homeopathic Remedies
KWC is now stocking Owen’s Homeopathic remedies! Not only are they the easiest to use thanks to their twist lid dispenser, but they are also the easiest for me to give my daughter and family as they are small and choke hazard friendly as well as delicious! We are now stocking some of my favourite […]
The Power of Vitamin C: Functions, Deficiency, and Food Sources
Did you know that Vitamin C is a nutrient that your body cannot make itself or store for later use? That’s right! It is crucial for us to get a daily dose of Vitamin C so that it can fulfil its many important bodily functions. Functions of Vitamin C include: Promoting healthy skin and collagen […]
Dr Amity’s Beef Bone Broth Recipe
For a while now, the catch words like ‘microbiome’ and ‘collagen’ and ‘gut health’ have been a popular presence in the health and wellness world. Here is my super simple recipe for a healthy, homemade bone broth that is mild yet delicious and packed full of goodness for the whole family to enjoy! Bone broth […]
Happy gut, happy life
One thing your Naturopath really wants to know about is how you poo and everything else in between. This is essentially a report card of how well you are meeting the outside world, breaking down, absorbing nutrients, and eliminating wastes. Even if you think you’re feeling fine, what is passing through your bowels, the regularity, […]
Gut Problems and Poor Sleep? There May be a Link
Everything feels worse after a bad night sleep. A recent study showed that as little as two consecutive nights of insufficient sleep (4.5hrs) resulted in detrimental changes to the microbiome (our intestinal flora) – the study showed the beneficial bacteria were reduced by 50%. To make things worse, the study participants became about 20% more […]
Why diversity is important for a healthy gut
Our gut contains over a trillion living microorganisms – that’s 10 times the number of cells in the human body – and most of these live in the colon – our large intestine. These microorganisms make up our microbiome – this is like our internal gut ecosystem. There are over 1000 different species of bacteria […]
Detox: The Ultimate Transformation
Spring symbolises rebirth, renewal and regeneration. The weather becomes warmer, daylight becomes longer and our energy levels increase. In traditional Chinese medicine, Spring is the best time to support the liver and gallbladder function, thus it’s the perfect time to do whole body detoxification (detox). What is a detox? Our bodies are constantly exposed to […]
