Dopamine, Fasting & Addiction
How are dopamine and addiction linked? How can fasting help with addiction? Our brain chemistry is based on the balance of neurotransmitters like dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin and noradrenalin which do play a big role in how we feel and can easily be knocked out of balance leading to addiction, depression and anxiety. There isn’t and […]
Fasting & Low Carb Diets For Women
Fasting & Low Carb Diets For Women Should older women do intermittent fasting with the same eating windows and macros as men? Do women need the same macro nutrients as men on a low carb or ketogenic diet? Women in general as well as those who are approaching the menopause, going through it or have […]
Heart Disease & Supplements
learn about key supplements and vitamins for a healthy heart
What is mTOR? Does It Cause Cancer?
What is mTOR? Mammalian Target of Rapamycin or mTOR is nutrient sensing protein kinase and an important factor in health, growth, cancer and longevity. mTOR is the body’s main growth pathway that promotes muscle growth, cell replication, and anabolism. There are two mTOR complexes mTORC1 and mTORC2. Some people fear mTOR, as is linked to […]
Nuts and Diet Fails
Nuts and Diet Fails Nuts are one of those mixed bag foods that have benefits, BUT for some people can be a nightmare, particularly if on a diet. Firstly from lots of personal experience with fasting and keto diets, I have found that nuts for me are a problem as I eat the whole bag […]
What is Brain endurance training (BET)? How Can It Help Me?
What is Brain endurance training (BET)? Brain endurance training (BET) is a digital training method to cognitive load to the brain to fatigue. The brain in turn will adapt to this, like muscles do to training and get ‘stronger and better’.BET focuses on cortex and cerebellum based cognitive tasks such as STROOP tests, multi object tracking, […]
The Benefits Of Fasting and How to Fast
Fasting 101 I have experimented with intermittent fasting, 2 day and 3 day fasts for over 3yrs and in total lost 28lb. This is a video blog on fasting and how to get started. The benefits of fasting include longevity, fat loss, reduced inflammation, anti cancer and brain function. If you have any questions on […]
Vestibular system, balance and neck pain
Hello and welcome to my blog on the vestibular system AKA your balance system The vestibular system – functional significance The vestibular system or inner ear AKA your balance system is the fastest system in the body and vestibular imbalances cause a whole host of problems other than just bad balance. Our brains are wired […]
Cholesterol Facts and Myth
Hello and welcome to my blog on cholesterol. When I worked as a biochemist I did a project on statins and their effects on heart cells and published a paper on our findings, so I have studied cholesterol in detail and have many concerns about the view the public have on this molecule In 2015 […]
Depression and Confidence – How can I help myself ?
In my opinion depression is a bit of an umbrella term and like ‘back pain’ there can be many reasons why a person is depressed or suffering from depression. This means that there are lots of ways and combinations of methods to get out of a ‘depressive phase’. As I am a biologist, I am […]