STAY WELL BLOG

What do you need to reach the next level? To overcome the next obstacle? To find a better, more healthy way of living? Have you heard of a health coach?

Some people still have questions around what Integrated Medicine is and isn’t. Some think it’s a “this or that” approach when it comes to healthcare. That if you seek integrative medical advice, that you’re against going to see a ‘regular doctor.’ That couldn’t be further from the truth.

As parents, we always want to do what’s best for our children. Seeing them ill or in pain can be very distressing. All you want to do is hug them and make them better. But what do you do when the ‘conventional’ treatments aren’t working?

If you’re sick, you visit your GP. Dental problems? Go to your dentist. In a serious emergency, you call an ambulance, but what do you do when you know you’re not well, but you don’t fit into any of those boxes?

The next time you’re buying multivitamins, check the label on the back of the container and see the list of ingredients. Wholefood supplements will list their food sources or say that they are 100% plant or animal based.

There’s been a lot of focus lately on probiotics, but few people have heard of prebiotics. So what are prebiotics, and what’s the difference?

There are lots of mixed messages around eating well and staying healthy. For quality advice and expertise book at time to see Stay Well Man at Stay Well Clinic

The natural bacteria inside and outside your body forms a protective barrier against harmful organisms and viruses that would otherwise make you unwell.

We all know about 5 Plus A Day to stay healthy. That every day, we should be eating five servings of fresh fruit and vegetables. Sometimes, if we’re feeling unwell and want to get better, we need to take even more. But how?

Our bodies are filled with bacteria. In fact, we rely on bacteria to survive. Of course, bacteria can also be harmful, but how we treat those symptoms is key to becoming well and staying well.

Bacteria play such an important role in keeping us healthy, from regulating our immune system, to digestion, and helping our body ward off diseases. So, how can we promote the good kind while reducing the bad?