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What is inflammation? Generally speaking, inflammation is the body’s immune response to a stimulus. This stimulus can be a graze to your knee, a bacterial infection, a splinter in your thumb, a broken ankle and everything in between. It is part of the body’s healthy immune response by which white blood cells are released to […]
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Food labels can often be likened to looking at an algebraic equation…you know what you’re looking for, you know the variables, but you don’t really know what the answer is, you don’t really know if what you’re reading translates to a ‘healthy’ food option or not? While food labels don’t lie, they can be deceptive […]
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According to the World Health Organisation, 2 billion people in both the developed and developing countries – over 30% of the world’s population – are iron deficient. Specifically, in developing countries every second pregnant woman and about 40% of pre-school aged children are estimated to be anaemic. So much so that iron deficiency, and iron […]
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Nutrient claims are bound by standards set out by the Australian Government. This means that consumers are somewhat protected when it comes to any false, deceptive or misleading products. We are lucky in Australia to have strict legislation around food labelling, as this is not always mirrored across the globe. What does ‘Organic’ mean? Anything […]
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Protein is the key to growth and development, needless to say it plays a HUGE role in our body. Protein is both a rebuild component and an energy source and it also provides us with the necessary ingredients required to make important hormones, enzymes, tissues and antibodies as well as maintain good acid-alkali balance within […]
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You may or may not have noticed the ever growing collagen related product market surrounding us? You may have heard of the word, but don’t really know what it means? You may be looking into a collagen supplement, but are not too sure where to begin? This post has got you covered. Collagen is a […]