Our modern day stressors rapidly deplete our existing stocks of Vitamin C and increase our demand for vitamin C by 10 fold. Can we maintain our Vitamin C requirements with food? Yes and no; it depends on your lifestyle. Work deadlines, challenges and family life can all place heavy demands on us that sometimes cause us to experience stress. Not many of us can say we are stress free. I know I certainly can't! A Vitamin C supplement can be helpful.
A major obstacle to experiencing a healthy Menopause (women) or Andropause (men) is stress. Stress experienced pre the onset of menopause or during menopause can exacerbate common symptoms such as hot flushes and night sweats and cause them to occur more frequently and/or at an increased intensity.
The same dietary and lifestyle factors that increase the risk of Prostate Cancer also increase the risk of heart disease and colon cancer. All three diseases can be greatly reduced with diet and lifestyle changes when individually prescribed by a qualified naturopath.
Many people believe ‘health’ and ‘wellness’ are terms that simply mean being free from disease, there is so much more to being truly well! Are you really well if you are overweight, forgetful, tired, moody, or have poor skin? What if you suffer from headaches, frequent colds, constipation or bloating?