Nutrition: Nutrients for the immune system.
Nutrition is often considered one of the building blocks of health and well-being. Without good nutrition it is difficult to see how we would be able to function in a way which is effective and efficient.
Vitamin D: The Sunshine Vitamin
Resilience is often described as the ability to bounce back, being able to cope and be strong through adversity.
Diabetes, Insulin Resistance and Reducing your risk…
Insulin is a hormone which is produced by the β (beta) cells of the pancreatic islets (a region of the pancreas). The hormone is responsible for the regulation of glucose in the bloodstream.
In response to high levels of glucose in the blood, the β-cells (which are sensitive to blood glucose) release insulin, resulting in the absorption of glucose into the liver, fat, and skeletal muscle cells. Upon absorption, the glucose is converted into glycogen (a short-term storage form of glucose), fat (a longer-term energy storage) or used to generate energy within the cell. The result is the level of glucose in the blood stream decreases back to a ‘normal’ level.