Pregnancy is undoubtedly a time of great change, mentally, emotionally and physically. One often overlooked area of change however is how pregnancy affects your thyroid, especially for individuals with pre-existing thyroid disease. Optimal thyroid function is ESSENTIAL for your baby’s health and development, as well as for your health and wellbeing throughout pregnancy. Let’s take a look at why…
Read MoreIn my first post on detox, I cleared up some misconceptions about what the word ‘detox’ really means, and gave some practical pointers of how you can reduce your chemical exposure and reduce the burden on your body’s detoxification systems. Here in Part Two, I discuss effective ways you can support your body’s detoxification processes, without jumping on the detox tea bandwagon!
Read MoreDetox – it’s a bit of a buzz word in the health industry and it’s often thrown about by social media influencers, ‘health gurus’ and celebrities alike. Almost weekly we hear about a new detox tea, juice cleanse, ‘superfood’ or supplement. Its a vague term used in such a wide range of contexts and applications, its hard to know what people really mean when they use the ‘D’ word. This is exactly why before we jump aboard the Detox Train, we must ask ourselves, what does it really mean to detox and what are it’s benefits?
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