Cells, cells and more cells. 100 000 billion of them in fact. Each one a community of its own. What makes a natural healthy cell? Its environment (internal and external). The environment dictates the way the cell expresses its genetic material in the nucleus via the so called “junk genes” which act as the dials […]
When recovering from anything, be it the common cold to a more serious infection, sports injury, or night out consisting of heavy drinking, there is a period of time that allows for recovery. However, depending on your nutritional reserves and environmental stressors, this “recovery” period can be drastically shortened. Basically, the body utilities nutrition in […]
For years most of the fear around cancer has existed because no one really knew what caused it. It really was the unknown. We didn’t know what it actually was or who would get it; let alone how to control it. Today, we find that most of the mystery has disappeared & better knowledge, early […]
Autoimmune diseases are a broad range of related diseases in which a person’s immune system produces an inappropriate response against its own cells, tissues and/or organs, resulting in inflammation and damage. There are over 80 different autoimmune diseases, ranging from common to very rare diseases. Conditions known as Autoimmune Diseases include (and are not limited […]
What is your AMY 1 Gene? AMY1 is a gene that produces the enzyme amylase. What is Amylase? Amylase is found in our saliva and plays a major role in the digestion of starch, which is a carbohydrate found in grains, legumes, fruit, vegetables, nuts and seeds. Amylase begins the process of carbohydrate metabolism in […]
We talk a lot about chronic disease here at Core – our new Better Health Management initiative is based on it. So this blog is to help understand what chronic disease actually is, and how it develops. What is chronic disease? Besides being the leading cause of death and disability in Australia, and the most […]
Chronic diseases are on the rise and functional medicine (as practiced by Core Naturopathics ) is increasingly being recognized as a viable method to treat and prevent many of these illnesses. The modern (or orthodox) medicine approach tries, but their methods often aren’t as effective. Consider your health as a leaky tap. The orthodox medicine […]
All biochemical reactions, intracellular activity and electrical (life) energy are under pH control and therefore it is one of the most important biochemical balances in all of human body chemistry. pH controls the speed of biochemical reactions including the way our bodies utilise enzymes, minerals, vitamins and food supplements. It does this by controlling the […]
You’ve probably heard stories from your grandparents and great-grandparents about how they used to eat lamb’s fry, bacon with all the fat, lathered everything in butter and drippings. Where meat and three veg was the stock standard dinner. What if they were right and the way we have been told to eat for the past […]
You no doubt have heard the saying “Prevention is better than cure”? Which basically means that it is better to stop something bad from happening, than it is to deal with it after it has happened. Natural Therapists believe that it is unhealthy cells that lead to disease – disease does not cause unhealthy cells. […]
