Be Well Magazine

If you find evidence of moisture or mould while spring cleaning, it’s important to take it seriously. Mould isn’t just a cosmetic issue; it can pose significant health risks.  Mould releases allergens and mycotoxins, which, when inhaled, can lead to respiratory problems,…

Toxic cleaners have been linked with causing or worsening asthma, reproductive and developmental toxicity and cancer. When shopping for cleaning products, it’s important not to get influenced by the product packaging as lots of brands claim to be natural or green. The…

People are different. We all have different abilities and preferences, and the same applies to your health and ‘constitution (body type)’. For example, you may know someone who controls weight and thrives on a meat diet, but others who eat meat may…

Sleep is crucial to our wellbeing and, the older we get, the more so. Sleep is when our body can repair its self, when our brain can lay down new neural pathways, when we store and sort our memories, when we rejuvenate…

Your thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland located in your throat. Because it has a role in metabolism, it can have far-reaching symptoms involving temperature control, energy output and hunger. Your pituitary makes a hormone called thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and this…

If you are planning for a family sometime in the future, you might be interested to know that your choices today can affect the genes of your unborn baby. A new concept called “epigenetics” is empowering parents and can have a profound…

Staying healthy can be hard in the modern world. We’re surrounded by health hazards in our food and water, in the cleaning and skin care products we use and in our furnishings and household items. Some chemicals can overwhelm the liver, interfere with…