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Beware of High Dose Zinc Supplementation

Written by b-better on October 24, 2022. Posted in Herbal Remedies & Supplements, Holistic Health. No Comments on Beware of High Dose Zinc Supplementation

Remember that all micronutrients dance together!⁣ View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bernadette Abraham | Functional Medicine (@bernadette.abraham) ⁣⁣If you supplement with a single micronutrient (vitamin/mineral), there needs to be justification for doing so, especially in high doses.⁣⁣⁣Testing allows you to determine if there’s a need for a particular nutrient, how much to take, and most importantly WHEN TO STOP taking it. I think this is often the missing piece.⁣⁣⁣⁣In the absence of testing, cycling on/off supplements every 3 months or so is an...

How To Swallow Supplements

Written by b-better on May 12, 2022. Posted in Holistic Health. No Comments on How To Swallow Supplements

I know many clients who used to struggle swallowing supplements until I taught them the chin-down method. ⁣Click the video below to see how it’s done, and let me know if it helps you too. Did you know about this chin-down method?⁣ This works great for teaching kids how to swallow supplements too!⁣ The reason it works is pretty simple; tilting your chin down opens up the food pipe (esophagus), while tilting your head back opens the airway! Here’s some science to show the effectiveness of this method, and another method called “pop-bottle” if...

The Best Forms & Uses of Magnesium

Written by b-better on June 21, 2021. Posted in Holistic Health. No Comments on The Best Forms & Uses of Magnesium

What do headaches, constipation, insomnia, high blood pressure, anxiety, asthma, spasms, muscle cramps, low vitamin D and low energy have in common?⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Hint: it starts with ‘Mag’ and ends with ‘Nesium’. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣But seriously, we have an epidemic of magnesium deficiency and it’s needed in over a gazillion (yes that’s a real number) functions in the body.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Think of magnesium as our most powerful relaxation mineral.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣It’s the Yin to our Yang so to speak. Our hearts contract, then relax. Our bowels contract and then relax.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣But thanks to soil erosion and modern-day farming...