Boost this molecule
Is my heart healthy?
Heart disease operates silently, creeping in without visible signs.
It's frightening because how you look outwardly or how you feel can't determine the health of your heart.
As a functional nutritionist metabolic health sits central to everything I do and is the foundation to optimal health. The impact of metabolic disorders like hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, and Alzheimer's is staggering.
Understanding your metabolic markers is crucial. They tell you where you are and provide direction to build a targeted nutrition and lifestyle plan.
Identifying your weak points gives you focus, guiding your path to improvement and allowing you to measure progress.
Test Don’t Guess
Don't just rely on feeling healthy—know your health inside out.
I've compiled a valuable resource for you: a downloadable table of crucial blood markers that everyone should be aware of. This tool is invaluable! It can guide you when discussing testing options with your GP or considering private testing.
In the upcoming newsletters, I'll focus on highlighting standout markers that serve as predictors of disease and provide insights on how to test for them.
Find the markers here.
Nitric Oxide Booster
Taking care of your blood vessels and their inner layer, known as the endothelium, is crucial for cardiovascular health.
In the upcoming weeks, I'll introduce you to key natural nutrients and molecules scientifically proven to support cardiovascular function.
This week's hero molecule is nitric oxide.
Nitric oxide plays a vital role in controlling blood pressure and vascular function. Reduced levels can increase the risk of hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases. The endothelium is instrumental in producing nitric oxide. Nitric oxide helps relax our arteries, reducing resistance and enhancing blood flow.
You can boost nitric oxide through diet, breathing exercises, and physical activity.
Below is a list of vegetables containing nitrates, which circulate in the body and are converted into the vasodilator nitric oxide, thereby improving blood flow.
Very high - Rocket, Turnip Greens, Dill and Collard greens
High - Spinach, Swiss chard, Rhubarb, Beetroot, Celery, Mustard greens, Radish, Watercress, Bok Choy and Kale
Relaxing way to build nitric oxide
Alternate nostril breathing has been found to help regulate heart rate and improve cardiovascular health.
This simple technique encourages deeper, controlled breathing, which can have a positive impact on heart function.
Here is how.
Words that resonate deeply
"If you don't have time to move or eat healthy how are you going to have time to be sick" Dr Garbrille Lyon
