Most of the time, donating blood (or blood letting) is for the recipient. But for those with iron overload, whether that be caused by hemochromatosis or not, it can also be for the donor.
Donating blood is perhaps THE quickest, most effective and cheapest way to lower excess iron.
Read MoreThis post will detail my experience with liver flukes over the years and what I’m doing right now to be done with them for good. Stories of myrrh, apples, taurine, introspection and energetic healing to follow
Read MoreThe following is my story of using SARMs (RAD140 & MK677), peptides (BPC-157) and androgenic herbs (Pine Pollen, Deer Antler, Tongkat Ali, Shilajit & Ashwagandha) to exercise, put on muscle and maintain it, all with Lyme disease!
Read MoreYou’ve probably heard a little bit about insulin resistance and the myriad of issues that stem from it by now (if not, start here – link to IR – start here article) and you’ve decided to take some action to improve your insulin sensitivity and blood glucose. Perhaps you’re pre-diabetic, have a diabetic relative or just want to optimise as many aspects of yourself that you know how (I fall into the latter two categories).
Read MoreStress! Yet another potential saboteur on your quest to get your blood sugar under control. Now, stress isn’t always ‘bad,’ it’s a great stimulus for the body and mind in the right doses. In this article I’ll outline how stress impacts blood sugar metabolism and what we can do about it. And yes, I say we, because stress management is an area I tend to neglect as well (at least at the time of this article).
Read MoreWhen you think of causes of high blood sugar what does your mind turn to?
Is it
A high processed carb, low fibre diet?
Stress?
Hanging on to a bit of extra weight?
All of these things can definitely contribute to high blood sugar. But what if I told you that so could excess iron? Are you shocked? Hopefully it didn’t shock you to the point of stress, because that would raise your blood sugar haha!
Read MoreEver wanted to know more about Naturopathy? Perhaps you’re considering working with one. Or of becoming one yourself. Maybe you’re going on a date with one tonight and want to impress them ;). Whatever the case, read on to learn some of the philosophy underpinning this fantastic healing modality. But first, a little story (if you’ve read the My Story section of the website skip on ahead).
Read MoreInsulin resistance (IR) is hallmark of Type II diabetes. As of 2015 Diabetes affected an estimated 1.2 million Australians (based on self-reported data). Undiagnosed diabetics are expected to increase that number by 25%. If current trends continue, it is predicted that by 2050, 33% of US adults will have diabetes. That’s a lot of people!
Read MoreLet’s get straight to the point here (I’m keeping it high intensity). Exercise is a great way to improve blood glucose. Pretty much any form of exercise will help. This article is for those who want to get the biggest bang for their buck.
Read MoreThere are many areas to address when trying to improve your blood sugar. Improving your cell’s sensitivity to insulin, improving the health of the pancreas to improve insulin production, reducing other contributors to insulin resistance such as stress and heavy metal toxicity, maintaining a healthy weight and repairing damage to any affected parts of the body. That’s quite a list and it doesn’t even cover everything!
Read MoreBitter melon juice improved the glucose tolerance in 73% of diabetics while another study showed diabetic men to have a 54% reduction in blood sugar in just 3 weeks.
Before a high carb meal, bitter melon reduced the blood sugar spike in 50% of the individuals. When compared to cucumber juice (move over medical medium), bitter melon juice was superior in lowering fasting blood sugar for prediabetics. The higher the blood sugar was to begin with, the bigger the drop! This was despite their being no effect on insulin levels.
Read MoreOften we hear about how problematic iron deficiency is, but rarely do we hear about the negative effect of iron overload. Some of the symptoms of iron overload even match the symptoms of iron deficiency, like fatigue, depression and low libido.
Read MoreIt seems like everybody is meditating these days, all your favourite celebrities, your 10 year-old niece and maybe even your grandma. From reasons such as lowering stress, better brain function and more it’s not hard to see why you would want to join in.
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