If melatonin is your body’s master timing molecule / body clock, then light is the hand that winds it. Understanding the natural melatonin cycle is key to manage your entire hormonal network during the night and day. In the first article, we explored how melatonin is far more than a “sleep hormone.” It’s a master molecule, [...]
For years, melatonin has been called the sleep hormone. We’ve been told it’s released by the pineal gland at night to help us drift off to sleep. But that’s only a tiny part of the story. In truth, melatonin is a 24-hour hormone — made mostly during the day, powered by light, and essential for hormone balance [...]
We live in an artificial light, mainly blue light world nowadays. Modern life has pulled us indoors, under a sea of artificial lights. From LED office lights to phone screens, our bodies are exposed to constant blue light, often at the wrong time of day. This creates a hidden problem: we’re confusing our circadian rhythm — the internal [...]
Morning sunlight plays a crucial role in setting the body’s internal clock for the day. This is because light is the main cue that tells the brain to follow healthy circadian rhythms by all organs, tissues and cells. It plays a role in how well we function throughout the day – it increases energy and [...]
There are a number of effective sleep promoting nutrients that support and enhance sleep and relaxation. Calming minerals - magnesium and calcium are my top sleep promoting nutrients. They are effective, relatively safe, and readily available for purchase over the counter from chemists, health food shops or online. Quality of theses minerals, when supplemented, is [...]
Herb Tribulus (Tribulus terrestris) is known traditionally as a tonic which may be used to restore, tone, and invigorate a number of systems of the body and to promote wellbeing. Many Western Herbalists utilise tribulus for certain cases of female infertility. Subsequently, a common clinical use of tribulus is recommending it at the beginning of the menstrual [...]
Empirical clinical evidence as well as many studies to date indicate that gut health and hormones are closely linked. In particular, recent research shows that the composition and diversity of the gut microbiome play a big role in hormone regulation, especially regarding the key female hormone estrogen. The studies suggest that poor gut health increases [...]
I'm always searching for effective, safe and readily available sleep enhancing nutrients to test them myself as well as make effective recommendations for my clients. In my previous post I talked about how calming minerals magnesium and calcium promote more restful and uninterrupted sleep. In addition to magnesium and calcium, the other highly effective sleep [...]
Menopause can be a difficult time for many women, not only suffering hot flushes, night sweats and mood swings, gaining excess kilograms may also seem like an inevitable side effect. The reality is, by making a few small lifestyle changes, it is possible to maintain your current weight and even shed a few pounds during [...]
Sleep, along with nutrition and exercise, is one of the three pillars of being healthy and enjoying your life. I’ve been asked a lot lately for simple and easy food-based sleep solutions using foods that can be found in most kitchens. Well, I have two sleep tips for you today and both of them have [...]
