General Health

It has been scientifically established that individuals require a minimum of 90 essential nutrients for their well-being. These essential nutrients comprise 17 vitamins, 59 minerals, 12 amino acids and 3 essential fatty acids. Though nature has endowed us with all these nutrients to lead a healthy and long life, our bodies suffer from nutrient deficiency due to food processing and depletion of nutrients in our soil.

When it comes to supplements, one stands out as something that's borderline medicine. But it's natural, it just needs to be in your medicine cupboard, maybe that needs a new name now to. Lugol's iodine is an essential element that supports proper thyroid function, overall metabolism, and healthy immune system. Lugol's iodine, named after the French physician J.G.A. Lugol, is a solution of elemental iodine and potassium iodide in distilled water.

Saffron is a spice derived from the flower of the saffron crocus (Crocus sativus). It is known for its distinctive flavour, aroma, and golden-yellow colour. Saffron is widely used in cooking as a seasoning and colouring agent, particularly in Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and Indian cuisines. It is also used in traditional medicine for its various health benefits.

Jump into the world of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) a supplement popularly used for its potential benefits to liver function, respiratory health, fertility, mental health, and support for exercising. NAC is an oxidised form of an amino acid, cysteine, but when consumed enters the body and gets converted to cysteine, where it performs some of its known functions.

I’m a huge fan of the delicious Dragon Fruit, which I buy daily at the fresh food market here in Chiang Mai. If eaten prematurely, Dragon Fruit tastes insipid and somewhat tart. However, when fully ripened, their flavour becomes faintly sweet and syrupy. To me ripe Dragon Fruit tastes like a blend of kiwi, pear, and watermelon. The flavour is quite subtle, with a slightly earthy undertone.