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How to Repair Your Liver

February 13, 2024February 13, 2024 MariaC cytochrome p450, glutathione, liver detox, metabolic syndrome, NAFLD

The liver is a thing of wonder, the multi-tasker par excellence. It creates, destroys, alchemises, cleanses, sifts and filters its way through whatever you throw at it, without ever taking a break.

It rarely makes a fuss, and can put up with a great deal before it starts to rumble. So you may not notice when it is functioning below par, or has started to accumulated fat.

There are two things you need to do to show your liver some love: clear and strengthen your detox pathways, and reduce any fattiness you may have accumulated in that region.

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Why Giving Up Sugar Is So Good For Your Mental Health

January 7, 2021September 1, 2022 MariaC Depression, diabetes, dysglycemia, glycemic index, Insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, schizophrenia

Sugar makes you fat, which is bad enough. But can it really make you depressed? Clinically depressed, even? The evidence is compelling, and it’s a journey that starts with a mild blood sugar imbalance and can end with serious mental illness. Each step of that journey is fuelled by sugar, or more specifically, glucose.

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Brain on Fire — How Inflammation Damages Mental Health

May 18, 2020September 1, 2022 MariaC amyloid-β, cytokines, dementia, Depression, dysbiosis, lutein, metabolic syndrome, omega-3, omega-6, probiotics

Inflammation is often visible and painful. Red, angry swellings make their presence felt. Yet sometimes inflammation is invisible and painless; you would never know it was there. When inflammation flares in the brain, it does so silently. Chronic, low-grade inflammation in the brain is a factor in the development of many neurodegenerative diseases, including depression and dementia. It is also seen in Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis and Huntington’s disease.

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