Over the past decade, few supplements have generated as much interest in the healthy ageing and longevity space as nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) and nicotinamide riboside (NR). Both are promoted as ways to increase levels of NAD, a molecule essential for cellular energy production, DNA repair and many of the biochemical processes required for normal cellular [...]
Few people realise how much science sits behind some modern plant-based meat products. In some cases, manufacturers have even developed ways to recreate the red, “bleeding” appearance traditionally associated with meat. For many people, the experience can be surprising. Cut into some plant-based burgers and a red liquid appears, closely resembling the juices associated with [...]
One of the more common assumptions around bone health is that if blood calcium levels are normal, calcium intake and bone health must also be fine. Physiology is more nuanced than that. Serum calcium is not simply a reflection of how much calcium a person is consuming. It is primarily a reflection of how tightly [...]
Many people are told their blood sugar is “normal” and assume there is nothing more to consider. Often, that may be reassuring. But glucose regulation is not always fully captured by one marker alone. HbA1c is a useful marker, but it does not tell us everything about how the body is handling glucose beneath the [...]
One of the questions we are often asked is, “What’s the best vitamin D supplement?” It is a fair question. Vitamin D is available in many forms – liquid drops, capsules, sprays, emulsified preparations and liposomal products – often creating the impression that one form must somehow be markedly superior to another. But for most [...]
Few things can wake a person more abruptly than a sudden cramp in the calf during the night. One moment you are asleep, the next you are sitting upright in bed with a painfully tight calf that has seized without warning. For some people, it happens only occasionally. For others, night-time leg cramps become a [...]
When people hear they have Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, the first thing many think is, “I have a thyroid problem.” But Hashimoto’s is not simply a thyroid problem – it is an autoimmune condition that happens to affect the thyroid. That distinction matters, because understanding what Hashimoto’s is – and what influences it – can help guide [...]
Grief touches every part of us. Most people recognise its emotional weight – sadness, numbness, anxiety and exhaustion. But grief can also feel like something much harder to describe – a deep emptiness, a hollow space where something precious once lived, or a profound sense of nothingness that quietly sits beneath everything else. For some, [...]
Zinc is an essential trace mineral involved in many physiological processes throughout the body. It supports immune function, wound healing, skin integrity, antioxidant defence, hormone production, taste, smell and hundreds of enzymatic reactions that underpin everyday health. In Australia, the recommended dietary intake for zinc is relatively modest – 14 mg per day for adult [...]
When people think about bone health, they often think about osteoporosis, fractures or ageing. But by the time a diagnosis is made or a bone breaks unexpectedly, the underlying process has often been unfolding quietly for years - sometimes decades. Bone loss does not happen overnight. It is typically a slow and silent process that [...]
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