Magnesium For Insomnia, Stress, Restless Legs, Cramps, PMS, Migraines And More!

August 22, 2021Bev Dunne

Magnesium for a long time has been the ‘go to’ mineral to assist with treatment of muscle cramps and restless legs. In fact, it’s beneficial for many muscular problems, from eye twitches to fibromyalgia.

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Insomnia Helped With Cherries

August 15, 2021Bev Dunne

Recently I’ve been writing about herbs and vitamins to help treat stress and anxiety. With the recent COVID lockdown and the uncertainty of our current lives, there’s no doubt there has been an increase of stress and anxiety in our community. Unfortunately, insomnia and stress often go hand in hand, and I’m finding more customers are complaining they are now also suffering from insomnia. We often find when treating stress and anxiety it can be helpful to take a sleep formula to help address both of these health issues.

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B Vitamins Activated For Better Absorption

August 08, 2021Bev Dunne

One of the vitamin supplements we often suggest when we are undergoing prolonged stress is a Vitamin B complex. We have found B vitamins to be a great nutrient to our nervous system and to be helpful in alleviating anxiety and stress. Many find taking B vitamins to be beneficial in increasing their energy levels as well as improving their memory and alertness.

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Calming Herbs For Stress and Anxiety

August 01, 2021Bev Dunne

Over the years I’ve often written about the effects of stress and anxiety on our bodies.

We know during our lives we are going to face times of stress, some more extreme than others.

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Dumplings In Bone Broth For Extra Nutrition!

July 25, 2021Bev Dunne

Recently I wrote about the health benefits of bone broth. I included one of my favourite Chinese dumpling recipes which also incorporated bone broth. This recipe was such a hit, I thought this week I would share a couple of my other favourite dumpling recipes. Since stocking the XHC range of dumplings in store, I have become a real fan of dumplings and have been experimenting with lots of different recipes. I also love the fact I can also incorporate bone broth which of course adds an extra level of nutrition to the recipe. Below are two of my recent recipe discoveries. Enjoy!

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Glutamine For Gut and Immune Health

July 18, 2021Bev Dunne

Glutamine is the most abundant amino acid found in our body and plays an important role in maintaining a healthy body. This is because it not only helps preserve our digestive tract it is also beneficial in maintaining a healthy immune system as well as boosting muscle recovery.

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Glutamine For Gut and Bowel Health

July 11, 2021Bev Dunne

It seems whenever I write anything about gut health, such as my article last week on bone broth, we are inundated with customers wanting advice on their gut. After 30 years in the health industry this comes as no surprise. I have found so many people over the years suffer from various gut and bowel problems.

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Bone Broth - What Is All The Fuss About?

July 04, 2021Bev Dunne

I’m sure we all know someone who has been talking up the benefits of bone broth recently and with good reason. Bone broth has become extremely popular over the past few years because of its many health benefits.

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Kickstart Your Thyroid

June 20, 2021Bev Dunne

We often come up with many reasons why we believe we may suffer from fatigue, weight gain, moodiness, poor memory and concentration. Thyroid disorder however probably wouldn’t be the first condition which comes to mind. You may be surprised to know that thyroid disorders are very common and in fact can affect 10 times more women than men worldwide. We can suffer from either an underactive thyroid or an overactive thyroid. Underactive thyroid function known as hypothyroidism, is considerably more common than an overactive thyroid function known as hyperthyroidism.

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Womens' Wellness Month - Free Nutrition & Dietary Advice, Reiki and Yoga

June 15, 2021Bev Dunne

As we roll into the last week of our Women’s Wellness Month we have three more events to complete this month of education and nurturing of our female customers.  I encourage you to make the most of this week taking up the generous offers of our Clinical Nutritionist Sofia Keady, Reiki Practitioner Chery Austen and Yoga Instructor Liz Fulop.

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