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When should I supplement?

Margie GanderJul 9, '19

A stroll down the vitamin aisle at your local pharmacy can be overwhelming and expensive. It is also difficult to determine which supplement you should be taking and why. You may even doubt whether you are absorbing the ingredients or as one client said to me; taking supplements results in...

The 'fat' puzzle

Margie GanderJun 24, '19

We've all heard the summer bodies are made in winter, so this winter you may have started jogging again or following a new diet that helped your friend shed some unwanted kilograms. This is good! But it shouldn't be too hard. And here's why.  In my coaching practice, I see...

Biohack your way to a stronger immunity

Margie GanderJun 18, '19

Your immune system is your body's defense against infectious organisms and other invaders. Winter is often a time where we are more aware of our immune system as we try to avoid pesky flu and colds. Your immune system works every second of the day protecting you. Sometimes an immune system just can't...

Is there a 'stress-prone' genotype?

Margie GanderJun 3, '19

We all know someone who always freaks out at the check-in counter at the airport, right? Or that person who struggles to recover from an argument and feels anxious and upset for a long time afterward? Or that person who is calm and takes charge in times of crisis? I...

Do you've the 'sluggish liver' genotype?

Margie GanderMay 21, '19

Genomics has definitely changed the way that we look at the liver. I remember, when I did high school biology in the 1980s, the liver was our detox organ and believe me during my slightly wild university days, I held onto this fact on those mornings when I felt hungover...