What is stress and how does it affect your body? Stress is a normal human response that happens to everyone. In fact, the human body is designed to undergo stress and react to it. It’s a feeling of emotional or physical tension.  When you experience changes or challenges (stressors), your body produces physical and mental responses. A stressor may be a one-time or short-term occurrence, or it can happen repeatedly over a long time. In short spurts, some stress is positive. It causes the body to release adrenaline, which can help accomplish assignments and projects and can even enhance performance and problem-solving abilities. But when stress lasts for a long time, it can harm your health.    When a person has long-term (chronic) stress, constant activation of the stress response can take its toll on the body and be debilitating and overwhelming.   Symptoms of stress   Physical symptoms of...

Your Daily Health Boost Has Never Been This Easy Micronutrients are the key to helping your body take care of itself. Enough micronutrients can help you to obtain optimal health to fight diseases and shake off illness. Micronutrients are one of the most vital groups of nutrients your body needs. They include vitamins and minerals, necessary for energy production, immune function, blood clotting and other functions. Minerals are important for growth, bone health, fluid balance and several other processes.   A happy, healthy immune system also requires other nutrients, such as digestive enzymes, probiotics and fibre.    Do you have time to keep track of your daily intake?   Healthy and balanced eating can keep the nasties at bay. It requires time and effort. Food prices have sky-rocketed, and we are still trying to play catch-up with lost time. Eating balanced and healthy is hardly a priority. Having an all...

What is Grape-seed Extract?   Grape-seed extract (proanthocyanidin) is a dietary supplement made by removing, drying, and pulverizing the bitter-tasting seeds of grapes. Grape seeds are rich in antioxidants, including phenolic acids, anthocyanins, flavonoids, and oligomeric proanthocyanidin complexes.  Antioxidants help to neutralize free radicals in our bodies. Free radicals are waste substances produced by cells as the body processes food and reacts to the environment. If the body cannot process and remove free radicals efficiently, oxidative stress can occur. This can be harmful to cells and body function. Oxidative stress has been linked to heart disease, arthritis, cancer, respiratory diseases, stroke, immune deficiency, emphysema, Parkinson’s disease, and other inflammatory or ischemic conditions. Due to its high antioxidant content, grape-seed extract can help prevent disease and protect against oxidative stress, tissue damage, and inflammation.     9 Benefits of taking Grape-seed Extract Can inhibit infectious growth & support a healthy immune system...

What is MCT Oil? Medium-chain triglycerides (MCT's) are a type of fat that is found in certain oils and dairy products. MCT oil is made from these fats.  MCTs can be found in coconut oil, palm kernel oil, milk and butter. MCT oil is used mostly by people who want to lose weight or boost their energy and endurance during a workout. The oil is also believed to improve brain function and possibly help with various forms of dementia.   How does MCT Oil work?  MCTs are processed by the body differently to long-chain fatty acids. Unlike other fats, it goes straight from the gut to the liver. There, they are turned into ketones to be used as a source of energy. Ketones are chemicals produced when the liver breaks down a lot of fat. The body produces them when there is not enough insulin in the body to turn sugar into energy...