Recently, I was speaking with a friend that’s a team leader in a fast growing tech company. We were talking about COVID-19 and working from home. Her team were desperate to get back in the office. Working from home had them feeling disconnected and overwhelmed. As a result, productivity was down. Completely changing our way of living has been disruptive and discombobulating for many, leaving people feeling anxious, lonely and stressed.
You sit down to eat an amazing salad that you just made from scratch. It has all of the elements you are after for a healthy meal. There are chickpeas for their gut friendly prebiotic action, red rice for the fibre and zinc, broccoli for its liver detoxifying effect, leafy greens for a bio-available folate hit and some sliced free-range grilled rare beef for protein, iron and vitamin B12. Is it possible that as you eat this delicious meal you unknowingly are not absorbing very much of it’s goodness at all?
Timothy Dynan and John Cryan are groundbreaking researchers doing the brilliant work that is uncovering how bacteria can create the neurotransmitters that make us feel happy, calm and relaxed. They have identified a new mental disorder treatment option, called psychobiotics. Psychobiotics are microbes and fibres that when ingested can improve your mood.
It’s not uncommon for kids to be suffering from exhaustion. Do you have a child who constantly tells you they are tired? They go to bed at the right time, wake at the right time and yet, they are still exhausted. Unexplained fatigue can be caused by a range of factors. It’s important to leave no stone unturned to find out the cause of fatigue in kids because kids should be full of energy and able to do all of the busy things kids do!
