by Alexis Bloomstrand | Aug 16, 2020 | Blog
Blood Sugar Creeping Up? Get Control by Doing These! Blood sugar is literally that: the sugar in your blood. Your blood contains all kinds of important nutrients and other substances that we need to be healthy. Including sugar. Blood is the liquid transporter that...
by Alexis Bloomstrand | Aug 9, 2020 | Blog
Mental health, inflammation, and mood foods Mental health issues have a huge impact on society. Some suggest that their impact is larger than any other chronic disease, including heart disease or diabetes. There are so many factors involved in complex...
by Alexis Bloomstrand | Aug 2, 2020 | Blog
Lavender to Calm the Mind and Heal the Body Many people may think of lavender as something their grandmothers used – as dried sprigs in their handkerchief drawer or linen cupboard, or as oil, to be used as a cure-all for headache, sleep problems and even treating...
by Alexis Bloomstrand | Jul 26, 2020 | Blog
Creatine: Will it help my fitness goals? What does the latest research say? Is just about everyone taking creatine to help them reach fitness goals? Creatine is, actually, the most popular ergogenic (athletic-enhancing) supplement in history! And there...
by Alexis Bloomstrand | Jul 19, 2020 | Blog
8Beautiful skin with hyaluronic acid Did you know that back in medieval France, King Henry II’s wife, Princess Catherine, believed that if she ate chicken combs she would become beautiful? Even before that (in the 700s) Yang Guifei, one of the four beauties of ancient...
by Alexis Bloomstrand | Jul 12, 2020 | Blog
Supplements That Improve Blood Flow and Circulation If you have poor blood circulation there are natural supplements that can help improve your body’s complex network of veins, capillaries and arteries to function more optimally. These types of supplements can help...
by Alexis Bloomstrand | Jul 5, 2020 | Blog
If you’re pretty active like I am, you want to protect your tissues. Did you know that the most abundant tissue in the body, which is also extremely important for anyone who works out, is none other than “connective” tissue? Connective tissue “connects” things...
by Alexis Bloomstrand | Jun 28, 2020 | Blog
The Microbiome-Gut-Brain Axis: What you need to know for brain and gut health Until recently, we didn’t know how muchour gut and brain interacted. Some people thought that our brains controlled everything we did, consciously and subconsciously. They were...
by Alexis Bloomstrand | Jun 21, 2020 | Blog
If you want to lose fat, improve metabolism, and experience other health benefits all without giving up your favourite foods, intermittent fasting might be for you! It’s an emerging area of research and the results are very promising. Similar to calorie reduced diets,...
by Alexis Bloomstrand | Jun 21, 2020 | Blog
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a type of abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia). Your heart has four chambers that beat in a rhythm; two atria and two ventricles. The atria are the upper chambers. AF happens when the atria beat too fast and irregularly. They “quiver” instead...
