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Nutrition

Ketogenic Diet and Performance: Are you building muscle or losing fat?

The ketogenic diet (KD) is recognised for its potential to support fat loss, but its impact on physical performance, especially for athletes, remains contentious. While anecdotal evidence suggests performance benefits in some scenarios, scientific studies show mixed results. KDs may promote fat oxidation and weight loss but might not be ideal for enhancing muscle mass or performance in high-intensity activities.

Brain Health

Amino Acids and Their Importance Across Life stages (Part 1)

During prenatal development, amino acids are vital for proper growth and formation of the fetus, and contribute to the development of organs, muscles, and the nervous system. They also have a direct impact on other compound molecules such as nitric oxide that supports placental growth and enhances maternal-fetal blood flow, ensuring adequate supply of nutrients and oxygen.

Relaxation

Health Benefits of Slow Breathing: Secret to Vitality and Longevity (Part 1)

Slow breathing is often defined as taking about six breaths per minute, and many of us are not far away from this figure in normal circumstances. This, of course, will differ when it comes down to our age, weight or how we breathe – through our nose or mouth. Studies have shown that slow breathing, through our nose, can positively impact our memory, cognition, stress levels, blood pressure and even our bowel movements.

In the Limelight

Love your mind, body and community

Nutrition

Ketogenic Diet and Performance: Are you building muscle or losing fat?

Brain Health

Amino Acids and Their Importance Across Life stages (Part 1)

Relaxation

Health Benefits of Slow Breathing: Secret to Vitality and Longevity (Part 1)

Health & Wellbeing

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Activities and Performance

Kim Hoffmann 24/11/2024 7 mins

Weight Training for Fat Loss

Fat loss requires more than just dieting or doing heavy cardio sessions. Ideally, we should increase our everyday movement, while keeping our cortisol levels low, and also do resistance training to increase lean muscle mass.

Sleep

Chris Veitch 15/11/2024 3 mins

Power Naps and Cardiovascular Health

Power naps are frequently recommended as a way to improve cognition, focus and reduce tiredness. But what are…

Women's Health

Shona Hurndell 01/11/2024 3 mins

When the student is ready

Healing is a process and is often more than skin deep. Many times we can only start to…

Wellness

Find out how natural medicine and relaxation techniques can help our overall health

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Natural Medicine

Marijana Jovanovic 10/01/2025 10 mins

Korean Ginseng (Panax Ginseng)

There are three most well-known types of ginseng, but not many know that they differ in their potency. While American ginseng is valued for its calming and anti-stress effects, Siberian ginseng is known for its adaptogenic qualities. Korean ginseng, on the other hand, has proven antioxidant, immune-boosting, anti-inflammatory…