Health & Wellbeing
Posts from the Dr Libby Blog
In today’s world of deadlines, demands and a general desperation to create more time in our days, in order to get more done, it can be very easy to believe that there is no time to stop and meditate. However, if that’s how you feel than you’re the very person who needs to consider meditation […]
Iron is a mineral vital to your inner health and outer beauty, particularly your energy and hair, yet iron deficiency is the most common dietary deficiency in the world. It particularly affects children, menstruating women, and pregnant women. In the Western world, it is estimated that up to 25 per cent of children under the […]
How to stay healthy when travelling When it comes to health and wellness many of us have formed habits that we can effortlessly do on a daily basis, particularly in the comfort of our own homes/lives. However, how do you stay healthy when routine goes out the window or when you’re unable to cook your […]
Selenium is an incredibly important trace element that is essential to our wellbeing. The body needs it in small amounts for a number of functions including to help regulate thyroid hormones and support a healthy immune system. The importance of selenium in animal nutrition was first discovered in the 1950s, when it was shown that […]
When it comes to understanding the role of bacteria in our health, consider this – we are actually more bacteria than we are human. A healthy balance of the bacteria in our gut governs the functioning of many systems including the immune system and metabolism. It plays a critical role in our mood and brain […]
It is absolutely remarkable that a part of our nervous system – known as the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) – exists to allow us to feel calm and peaceful. Along with the sympathetic nervous system (SNS), it’s one of the two main divisions of the autonomic nervous system (ANS). Whereas the SNS is in charge […]
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