Written by: Maria Allerton and Toni Chambers ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is a neurodevelopmental condition. It is frequently diagnosed in children, but more adults are now receiving diagnoses of ADHD. It affects around one in 20 Australians, that’s about a million people, but as ADHD becomes more common, people are looking to nutrition and … Read more
Do your parents or grandparents have heart disease? Diabetes? Alzheimer’s? Parkinson’s? MS? Cancer? Depression? Alcoholism?
These conditions and many others have been shown to ‘run in families’. However, science is increasingly showing that it is not just the inherited genetics that predispose us to these and other ailments, but their interaction with the environment.
Copper is an extremely under-estimated mineral in terms of its impact on our health and having it in proper balance can have dramatic consequences. Treatment of copper excess in children can be quite fast, however in adults there is no quick fix and clearing excess copper to restore optimal health requires diligence, commitment and a firm desire for wellness. I will go as far as to say that this is one of the trickiest imbalances facing our health today, and one with the biggest health benefits once rectified.