Health and Lifestyle, Health and Wellness

Plant Powered COQ10?

First, let's talk about COQ10. What the heck is it? It's an antioxidant but its job is way more involved than just that. It's also a necessary energy transformer in cell mitochondria that aids ATP (cell energy transport). Mitochondria are these little power centers of activity in all cells to provide "respiration" and energy. They help… Continue reading Plant Powered COQ10?

Health and Wellness

Moderation… It Can be a Dirty Word

Don't get me wrong, it's a lovely word when you're talking about financial planning or stuff like that. Once people start applying it to the toxins they add to their bodies, it becomes an ugly word especially if there's food addiction involved. Hear me out (or is it "read" me out?). Trigger warning: This might… Continue reading Moderation… It Can be a Dirty Word

Health and Wellness

Life Isn’t Like a Box of Chocolates

To start, that box of chocolates is hazardous to your healthspan. But, seriously. I think life is more like a jigsaw puzzle. Think about it. What's the first thing you always do when you start a new jigsaw puzzle? Well, if you're like me and my family, we always dig around and find those straight-edges… Continue reading Life Isn’t Like a Box of Chocolates

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Your Brain on Breakfast

I'm sure you hear it all the time: "breakfast is the most important meal of the day". So, people eat breakfast. What's not being said is the crucial bit about what they should be eating for breakfast (that bowl of Cocoa Puffs™ or those Poptarts™ are definitely not it). Let's take a look at what… Continue reading Your Brain on Breakfast