If the flu shot isn’t your jam, or you just want to know how to boost your immune system naturally, below I have complied my 3 go-to supplements I use when the weather gets colder and the bugs start to get passed around. Some general rules for boosting your immune system naturally: Drink lots of water! The more the better, just keep flushing the body to help support general immune function, especially when the immune system is under stress. Rest is underrated. Rest rest and more rest. Miss the gym, skip the night out with friends, leave the office at a reasonable time and get some rest! The sooner you get onto the below supplements the better they work. So being really aware of what your bod

Vitamin D is produced within the body when the skin is exposed to UVB rays, as well as being found in some foods but in minimal amounts. Once it has been produced within the body it travels to the liver where it is processed and then will travel to other areas of the body such as the kidneys. The relationship between vitamin D levels within the body and asthma symptoms is one which is proving a interesting topic, but elusive. Because there are many different pathways by which vitamin D acts, determining which one is the causative link with asthma symptoms becomes hard. As a practitioner, the main thing that I want to know is that there is a correlation between the 2, so making sure that vit

The tongue really can hold a lot of information about what is going on inside the body., And the appearance of the tongue changes all the time. It can give us some insight into what nutritional deficiencies may be occurring, or how an overall system is functioning. People are often shy to show their entire tongue, but it really done help put the pieces of your health all together. It's a great way that you yourself can also tell what is going on inside your body, allowing you to self correct things before an imbalance occurs within the body. There are many differing opinions between modalities as to what tongue signs indicate, so I have only included the ones that I see regularly reflecte

Collagen is a relatively new health ‘craze’ that has really come into its own in the last 12 months. With health benefits ranging from gut health to reducing the appearance of cellulite, no wonder people are going crazy for collagen! But how much do you know about where the collagen is coming from, and how it works within the body? Below are some points to help you debunk the whole collagen craze, and to see if its right for you. Collagen is a form of protein that is found in the connective tissues of the body. It is found in bones, joints, cartilage and skin. As we age the amount of collagen within the body reduces, and in this modern day of eating, we don’t get much of it through our foo

I honestly believe that how you start your morning sets the tone for the rest of the day. Everyone is different and different things work for different people. But below are 3 general tips which I find to be the most beneficial across the board. Routines are seriously under rated. If you have a routine it removes the question of whether or not you’re going to do something, because it just happens. So developing a morning routine which you do purposefully each morning will allow your health to become a byproduct of the way you live. It won’t be something that hovers over you like a dark cloud, reminding you that you can be doing better. It will just simply be, you. Exercise I am not the f