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Real experiences from real people. Zen: tested and reviewed

Inside the Zen study: How participants experienced positive change At Nutri-Link, we’re known for delivering high-quality supplements trusted by Practitioners and customers alike. Recently, we partnered with Lori, a community that shares real product experiences, to test Allergy Research Group’s Zen with 20 people managing autoimmune and related conditions. The Study: Participants (ages 20–65) took Zen daily for 4 weeks. They paused any new supplements or medications for 2 weeks...

Mental Health Nervous System Stress Management

Anxiety & stress: Natural solutions to support a calmer mind

Stress and anxiety are part of life, but when they become constant, they can steal your peace, disrupt sleep, and dysregulate our hormones. Whether it’s exam pressure, work deadlines, or emotional ups and downs, finding ways to restore balance is essential for your health and happiness. Why stress feels overwhelming Stress triggers the body’s “fight or flight” response, releasing hormones like cortisol and adrenaline. In short bursts, this helps us cope. But when stress lingers, due to pain, loss...

Mental Health Adrenal Health Stress Management

The Mighty Adrenals: A Clinical Perspective on Supporting the Stress Response System

As healthcare professionals, we are acutely aware of the critical role the endocrine system plays in systemic regulation. Yet, the adrenal glands—despite their relatively small size—are often underappreciated for their expansive physiological influence. Perched on top of each kidney, these glands are central to the body’s response to stress, metabolic regulation, immune modulation, and neuroendocrine communication. In clinical practice, recognising patterns of adrenal dysregulation and understanding...

Mental Health Digestive Health Stress Management

The Gut-Brain Connection: A New Perspective Through Polyvagal Theory

Polyvagal theory, developed by Dr. Stephen Porges, offers a revolutionary framework for understanding the intricate relationship between the gut and the brain[1]. This theory provides insights into the complex bidirectional communication pathways that underpin gut-brain interactions, shedding new light on disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI)[4]. The Three-Stage Model of Autonomic Regulation Polyvagal theory proposes a three-stage evolutionary model of autonomic regulation: Dorsal Vagal System:...

Mental Health Lifestyle Medicine Stress Management

The Challenges of Behaviour Change, the Power of the Meaning Response, and Key Tips for Healthcare Professionals

Behaviour change is a complex and multifaceted process that is often central to improving the health and well-being of individuals. However, it is riddled with challenges that can impede progress[1]. This article explores the difficulties of behaviour change and highlights the benefits of the "meaning response" as a valuable tool in facilitating change. Additionally, it offers key tips for healthcare professionals to effectively apply the meaning response to enhance behaviour change outcomes. Behaviour...

Metabolism Energy Stress Management

Magnesium and its Crucial Role in Human Well-Being: Unveiling Subclinical Deficiency in the UK

Magnesium (Mg) is a well-understood, essential mineral that plays a pivotal role in various physiological processes within the human body. While it often takes a backseat to well-known minerals like calcium and potassium, Magnesium is equally vital for maintaining overall health. Magnesium is Crucial Magnesium is also essential in plants where it is associated with chlorophyll pigments and serves as a cofactor of enzymes implicated in photosynthesis and metabolism. It is an equally essential nutrient...

Mental Health Digestive Health Stress Management

Walking and Eating a Healthy Duo

Without wishing to sound like I am stating the obvious, these are two components of most people’s lives over which they have control. Therefore, they are elements embedded in the way we construct our daily decisions, both of which carry a power much misunderstood – albeit they are best not actioned simultaneously. The June 2023 column by Erin Gibbons in the Journal Nature explores the benefits of meditative walks and adds credence to what is essentially an automatic deeply held experiential rationale...

Mental Health Nervous System Stress Management

Anxiety and Depression is a ‘Thing’

Reading the press, listening to the radio, or sourcing information from journals or other sources such as social media, it is hard to miss the changes in emotional strength that are being reported on. However one chooses to place the rising rate of emotional dysfunction, there is an expanded need being met by a diminished process of support. Friendships, family and professionals are all stretched and cannot, it seems, easily meet the growing need. Research shows that: In any given week in England...

Brain Health Nervous System Stress Management

‘Burnout’ A manifestation of chronic unmitigated stress

A state of being characterised by feelings of exhaustion, cynicism, and reduced efficacy. When under stress, your body undergoes changes that include making higher than normal levels of stress hormones such as cortisol, adrenaline, epinephrine, and norepinephrine. These changes are helpful in the short term, generating the energy to manage difficult situations, but over time, they start harming your body and mind. Poor sleep, the need for additional sleep with no change in fatigue levels, craving...

Immune Health Stress Management Coronavirus

What does immune resilience mean?

It is a matter of ongoing review that different countries have experienced different levels of infection with SARS-Cov-2. Some had had very low rates to date with a similarly adjusted associated loss of life and others such as the USA, UK and India have had high levels of infection and associated loss of life. The results of the new study, published (July 21 2020) in JAMA Internal Medicine suggest that, despite the rising numbers, the infection rate suggested to be necessary for herd immunity has...

Real experiences from real people. Zen: tested and reviewed

Anxiety & stress: Natural solutions to support a calmer mind

The Mighty Adrenals: A Clinical Perspective on Supporting the Stress Response System

The Gut-Brain Connection: A New Perspective Through Polyvagal Theory

The Challenges of Behaviour Change, the Power of the Meaning Response, and Key Tips for Healthcare Professionals

Magnesium and its Crucial Role in Human Well-Being: Unveiling Subclinical Deficiency in the UK

Walking and Eating a Healthy Duo

Anxiety and Depression is a ‘Thing’

‘Burnout’ A manifestation of chronic unmitigated stress

What does immune resilience mean?

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