Is caffeine benefiting your health?
Caffeine is the most widely consumed stimulant in the world, with roasted coffee beans and tea leaves being the primary source of dietary caffeine. It is also found in cocoa,...
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Dr Libby’s take on the protein conversation: your top questions answered.
Protein is having a major moment right now. You’ve likely come across advice pushing very high daily intakes. You may have heard that women over 40 aren’t getting enough. And you’ve probably noticed protein being added to just about everything – from...
Supporting your daughter with menstruation
A common scenario A girl might be 10 years old, and life is good. Her energy is fine. She might have some challenges with friends at school from time to...
Earthing—how grounded are we?
Could a solution to slowing the degenerative processes in our body be right beneath our feet? Studies explore Earthing (also known as grounding)—a practice which typically involves direct skin contact...
Supportive sleep hygiene habits
Is a restorative night’s sleep something that you could only dream of? Yet good-quality sleep (and getting enough of it!) is so vitally important for our health. Restorative sleep can...
Supporting your health post-menopause
Post-menopause is a phase that makes up a significant portion of a woman’s life, yet it doesn’t always get the attention it deserves or requires. During this life stage, you...
Nutrients to boost brain health
Did you know that our brain needs food, just like the rest of our body? Our brain needs certain nutrients not only to grow initially as infants, but also to...
Hungry all the time, rarely satiated, a ‘broken’ metabolism?
If you’ve noticed you frequently feel hungry, that your metabolism doesn’t seem to be working as well as it once did, or that you rarely feel satiated after eating, you...
Digging deep into nutrition
For those of you who are familiar with my work, you’ll know that I am a fan of getting as many nutrients as we can from our food. Unfortunately, though,...
What is whole real food?
What is whole real food? As a nutritional biochemist, the importance of choosing mostly whole real foods is a message I’m passionate about sharing, but this concept seems to be...
Confused about your cholesterol levels?
Are you confused about cholesterol? It’s not surprising, given the amount of bad press that it has had over the years. However, cholesterol is the building block of vitamin D...
How do you hold up your foundation of health?
What is health? Is it simply the absence of illness and disease? An equilibrium between yourself and your environment? I like to think it’s both of these, and more. When...
Building great bone health
Many of us are aware that as we get older, we need to take even greater care of our bone health to maintain our bone density and prevent osteoporosis. So,...
How to care for your liver
Of all the extraordinary organs in our bodies, the liver deserves a prize for being such a hard worker. Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, the liver is...
The Pill—what you need to know
The combined oral contraceptive pill (OCP), commonly known as ‘the Pill’, is one of the most well-known prescribed medications. Yet, it is something that many women don’t feel fully informed...
Understanding progesterone
Progesterone is one of our key sex hormones and its name gives some indication of what it does in the body (think ‘pro-gestation’). Yet it plays a key role in...
All about the hormonal IUD (Mirena®)
The hormonal IUD—commonly known by the brand name Mirena®—is a small, plastic T-shaped device that is inserted into the uterus. It is considered a long-acting form of contraception as it...