Ever heard “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”? The idea is that something that is bad for you in big doses may actually be good for you in small doses! Said otherwise, a short, intermittent burst of something that your body perceives as a stressor, can actually trigger processes…

We often hear this vitamin or that behaviour is good for boosting the immune system. However, our immunity is somewhat more complex than that! The immune system is in fact quite a complex balancing act: when we’re fighting a disease or an infection, the immune system must “upregulate” or become…

The 5 pillars of good health are Fuel (food, water and supplements), Movement (exercise), Sleep, Connection and your Environment. The importance of these really comes to the fore when considered in light of general immunity! And we’re not only talking about the winter season sniffles — it’s a much bigger…

If there’s one thing that we know, it’s that enough good quality sleep is a superpower. It improves our overall health and wellness in so many ways, from regulating appetite to improving brain health to preventing chronic disease. One more aspect of life that is vastly improved with sleep: the…

Do you wake up refreshed and alert and ready to take on the day, or do you wake up groggy and scrambling for the snooze button? Do you fall asleep easily or do you toss and turn, worrying about whether you’ll get enough sleep before you have to wake up? …

There is so much good advice out there on ways to improve your sleep. They all make a big difference to sleep onset time, quality of sleep (length of deep sleep and REM sleep) and uninterrupted sleep, but very often, we need a little extra help. The bad rap that…

Back in the day, the human race spent much of the evening in relative darkness. There was light from the moon and fire and stars. Today, however, the world is pretty much illuminated throughout the night, and while convenient and often beautiful, it can be quite harmful to our health. …

If you’re at all biohacking-inclined, you would have over the past year or so seen a number of photos pop up on Instagram of people with blue tongues along with hashtags like #blueisthenewsmart #smurfnootropic #smurfyourself #bluetonguemagic #gofullsmurf and #blueyourself. These are all related to products developed by Dr Ted Achacoso…

We all start each new week with new resolutions. This week, I’ll make sure to run three times, do two HIIT sessions, work in some strength training, eat healthy, drink less, sleep more, drink 2 litres of water per day, start a gratitude practice, read daily and make more time…