The non-miracle case study: Keeping it real

Well, last weekend we had our first ever ACN live event, Core Concepts in Chiropractic Nutrition Live on the beautiful Tuckon river, at the Captain club in Christchurch. Yes we did lots of learning. And we enjoyed the river side location And we enjoyed some gluten and diary-free cake with kombucha on the side. Next year we will head to Birmingham and are planning some…

Glycine: The space dust that made life on earth

At long last it is here !! From Monday you can order your Evolved Collagen. A few weeks back, we took a look at glycine and its effects on the immune system. https://lessons.academyofchiropracticnutrition.com/glycine-the-missing-link/ And before that talked about HOW collagen works. https://lessons.academyofchiropracticnutrition.com/collagen-two-routes-to-better-joints-and-skin/ Two ways: Giving the body aminos to build and stimulating the cells to produce. And we are using glycine to maximise the production…

What Harms Insects Also Harms Humans

“What harms insects also harms people” are wise words spoken by the German Environment Minister Svenja Schulze. She was speaking about the banning of the weed killer glyphosate (branded as Roundup by Monsanto) in Germany from 2023. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/04/germany-ban-glyphosate-weedkiller-by-2023 And she has a good point. For many, many years now, the world of functional medicine/nutrition has been concerned that the weed killer might be exceptionally bad…

O-Mg we are changing to a double act

O-Mg we are about to get a double helping of magnesium as we seamlessly transition our Magnesium Plus product into Magnesium DUO plus. What is the difference? Previously we had 150 mg of pure Magnesium Citrate, now we have 75 mg magnesium citrate and 75 mg of magneisum glycinate (150 mg total obvs). Now, why would we do this? Well, remember the citrate or glycinate…

Glycine: The missing link?

Glycine is about to go mainstream, and here is why: – When you are low in glycine, your immune system is “primed” for an over reaction to provocation into a sustained inflammatory response. Check it out, they expose immune cells to a toxin from bacteria called LPS, the immune cells react and begin to depolarise i.e. they are going to start producing inflammation fast. But…

Birthdays, moai and Ikigai

I am still on holiday and enjoying the sun kissed beaches of Southbourne, celebrating Iris turning 13 !! Thus Glycine and its amazing functions will have to wait. For now, let’s revisit a thought I had back in 2019…… Can you imagine living being a hundred years old and meeting up with the same friends for the last 90 years? On the island of Okinawa,…

Two keys to optimal brain health

Hundreds of thousands of students got their A-Level results, for some pure joy and ecstasy. For others, oh, the feeling of despair in the pit of your stomach is one that lingers. For some, this marks a change of direction, a sliding doors moment (easy to see in hindsight), for others the cumulation of hard work over two years to move to the next stepping…