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Someone asked, so here it is. Oxalates. Perhaps you picture an angry ox when someone mentions the word. Oxalates is a ‘loose’ term which falls under a rather complicated pathway in the body, known as the Glyoxylate pathway or cycle. But
We’ve all had those conversations with people that just can’t seem to comprehend what you are saying. They just cannot step outside their paradigms. It almost seems like you are speaking a different language. It flies in the face of every
The ultimate debate society currently faces. Should we value safety over freedoms? An extremely complex debate, fueled by pent up tension. Safety seekers argue we need to prioritise human life at any cost. It is the ultimate goal post for human kind
What does the word ‘healthy’ really mean? It is one of the most vague terms ever to grace our society. Every year, it becomes more convoluted, however, when governments talk about health, what they mean is you don’t have an underlyi
Cancer. The 6 letter word no one wants to hear. I am yet to meet a single person whose family has not been touched by cancer. Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for just under 10 million deaths in 2020. Last year there were an e
Pyridoxin, otherwise known as B6, is one of eight B vitamins. It is a water soluble vitamin that in its active form, is known as coenzyme pyridoxal 5-phosphate (PLP or P5P). B6 stands out a little more than its other B vitamin brothers due to its co
The infamous ‘reference nutrient intake’ (RNI), recommended daily intake (RDI), daily allowance (DA), or whatever other name that's been and gone. The only 3 letters the government needs you to know when it comes to nutrition. RNIs are t
When we think of copper, we might jump to toxicity. Perhaps you've read articles suggesting that copper is linked to neurological problems. Indeed, copper is rather low on the elemental scale, ranking 26th in the earth's crust. In reality, copper is
You’ve just booked someone to fix your boiler, but they turn up 20 minutes late. You spend those 20 minutes telling yourself they don’t care about you. You’re not important. That pisses you off. Your blood pressure and insulin goes
Humans have become increasingly disconnected from their bodies. Symptoms are now nothing more than nuisances that need to be put on the back burner. We are truly in the age of ‘ignorance is bliss’. We have lost touch with our most primal
Difficulty digesting food? Got reflux? Bloating? Considering taking antacids? The latter seems like the right idea but often it's not that straight forward. Stomach acid is actually one of the first lines of your immune system, the microbes you eat
2020/2021 needs no introduction. The year of statistics wars, fake news, fact checking websites having fact offs and government advice changing by the minute.  Something more has happened in the collective human psyche. Perhaps the fear campaig
We’ve all seen the posts about how important magnesium is, it needs no introduction. We know it’s involved in hundreds of enzymes but what really are the implications of chronic low magnesium intake? How does that manifest in the body? Le
Electrolytes are exactly what they sound like, electrically charged minerals. These minerals are the ones allowing your body to function smoothly, allowing your body to conduct and transmit information. Electrolytes take on a positive or negative cha
Calcium, the mineral we need to make movement happen. A cofactor in ATP synthase, the crux of energy creation. Without calcium, your muscles wouldn't contract, infact, very little would 'contract' without calcium, including your heart. Just 1% of th
Over your life, you may have come across the term ‘VOC’s’, which stands for volatile organic compounds. This is the collective name for a range of hydrocarbon compounds that evaporate readily at room temperature. They include a huge
Free radicals (or 'radical' really is more appropriate) don’t do stability. They seek out chaos wherever they can find it. They have an unpaired electron (at least one) which makes them loopy. The thing is, we need a little bit of chaos in our
Testosterone, the primary male androgen, produced by the gonads (in both sexes) and in smaller quantities by your adrenal glands. When we think of testosterone, we might think of all those classic male characteristics such as muscle growth and high l
You’ve spent the last year in lock down, now things are beginning to open up. Crowds of people are out, people are messaging you, work is asking you to come in, people are asking you out. There’s an uneasy feeling inside you, perhaps a fe
When we talk about metabolism, we’re really talking about how the body works over time. The building up and breaking down. It refers to how the cells of your body are functioning, how they maintain life. Over the past few decades, there has be