Key Nutrients for Immunity & Viral Resilience
What is the immune system? The immune system refers to the complex collection of body tissues, cells, chemicals and processes that function synergistically to help us resist and recover from exposure to pathogens including bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, cancer cells and toxins (Marshall et al. 2018). How well we protect...
The Ketogenic Diet and its Application to Managing Chronic Disease
As the burden on our health system continues to grow, due to the ever-increasing rates of obesity and chronic disease, finding effective non-invasive solutions to treating and/or preventing these issues has never been more pertinent. As diet and lifestyle are key risk factors for many chronic conditions currently plaguing our...
Cancer and Polyphenols
Other than the obvious nutritional benefits of the added fibre and essential vitamins and minerals, it is the polyphenols, (which are a subgroup of phytonutrients of plants) that have really caught researchers' and food manufacturers' attention in recent years. There are over 8000 different polyphenols that have been identified and...
Nutrigenomics
Basic concepts of genetics DNA is a term that most people have heard of, it is an abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid, which refers to the hereditary material contained within almost all cells in living organisms including the human body. The building blocks of DNA are chemical molecules called 'bases', of...
Allergen Immunotherapy
Allergies are extremely common and are increasing in Australia, with studies showing they now affect around one in three people at some time in their lives. Allergy is the result of an excessive reaction by the immune system upon exposure to specific substances in the environment that are generally harmless...
HIIT Training – What is the research showing?
Want to get in shape but just don't seem to be able to find the time to exercise? Well, what if we told you that effective weight loss and improvements in a range of chronic disease markers can be achieved doing only 5-10 minutes of all-out exercise a couple of days a...