Overview Gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) is an omega-6 fatty acid that is found mostly in plant based oils such as: borage seed oil, evening primrose oil, and blackcurrant seed oil. Omega-6 fatty acids are considered essential fatty acids, Read More …
Amino acids and their significance for sleep, mood and performance Sleep, good mood and performance are directly related. Anyone who starts their day after a restful night is better able to concentrate on work and feels more Read More …
Methylation is one of the body’s most important and most common chemical processes, occurring many times a second in every cell and organ of the body. Therefore it is a process that is vital for our health and Read More …
There is growing evidence of the vital role Vitamin D plays in multiple aspects of human physiology and that sub-optimal levels may be widespread, potentially contributing to ill-health in a number of ways. Vitamin D is a generic Read More …
Emerging evidence in the field of epigenetics has demonstrated we can in fact change the expression of our own genes within our own lifetime – and it goes further than that – in many cases these changes go on Read More …
Did you know that the human gut holds over 100 trillion bacteria! There are in fact more bacteria in the human body than there are human cells, which are approximately 60 trillion in number. These 100 trillion bacteria, are Read More …
The term ‘orthomolecular’ was first used by Linus Pauling (double-Nobel laureate) in a paper he wrote in the journal Science in 1968. The key idea in orthomolecular medicine is that genetic factors affect not only specific physical characteristics Read More …
