by Stephanie Moran | Oct 8, 2019 | Health Coaching
Brendan Reid: The Fat Ginger Nerd Brendan Reid isn’t shy about starting the conversation on nutrition and lifestyle by sharing his life story. When he was born in 1978, he admits he was a big baby of nine pounds and six ounces. In the 80s he was one of the fat...
by Grant Schofield (PreKure Chief Science Officer) | Oct 8, 2019 | Metabolic Health
By Professor Grant Schofield Melatonin, coffee and electronic devices One of the most important things to understand in a good night’s sleep is melatonin. Melatonin is a hormone. It’s suppressed during the day when you’re exposed to bright light,...
by Grant Schofield (PreKure Chief Science Officer) | Oct 8, 2019 | Health Coaching
By Professor Grant Schofield What happens when we sleep? Let’s have a look at the sleep cycles, particularly dream sleep vs deep sleep (or Rapid Eye Movement and non-REM) in humans and other animals. At the start of the night, you’re in a light sleep....
by Grant Schofield (PreKure Chief Science Officer) | Oct 8, 2019 | Metabolic Health
By Professor Grant Schofield So, let’s just take it from the start. Before a baby is born, when you’ll feel it kicking around and moving – which is all very exciting – interestingly, the baby is probably asleep and dreaming. They haven’t...
by Stephanie Moran | Oct 6, 2019 | Metabolic Health
For our 6th episode, we’re focusing on a new paradigm – hyperinsulinemia, with our guest Dr. Catherine Crofts. Dr Catherine Crofts is a pharmacist and has been for about 20 years in New Zealand. She’s also teaching pharmacology to students studying...
