Category: Blog

The Strength of Iron

Its function is powerful and so crucial, yet iron is the most common micronutrient deficiency disorder and can significantly impair the health and wellbeing of individuals worldwide.

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Bottoms Up!

Alcohol at a bar is like coffee at a café. Alcohol to complement a meal is like tea or coffee to complement fresh baking. It’s common. However, commonality has eventuated into some scary statistics.

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A Gut Feeling

We commonly use the terms “butterflies in our stomach”, “gut-wrenching” and “my gut feeling”… Why and how did we come to articulate our emotions in reference to our digestive system?

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Drumming to the Silent Beat

Hypertension or high blood pressure is called a ‘silent killer’, as there are usually no warning signs. It is vicious enough to cause a heart attack or stroke, and anyone can develop it.

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What the Clog!

Cholesterol is known as pipe-cloggers, and is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Why then, does our body make this?

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The Taste of Sweet Urine

In the Middle Ages, what is now known as diabetes mellitus, was coined the term “The Pissing Evil”. It was those they found affected by frequent and sweet tasting urination (someone had to taste it!).

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One Heart, One Body

One New Zealander dies from cardiovascular disease every 90 minutes. Sixteen deaths per day, and is New Zealand’s (and the world’s) number one killer.

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