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24/08/2025

Bespoke organic skincare and topical aromatherapy products, created and ready to post on Tuesday.
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15/08/2025

Bespoke Organic Skincare created and ready for collection.

04/08/2025

Bespoke organic skincare and topical products, handmade in Birmingham. Created with organic vegetable oils, organic hydrosols, organic essential oils, plant derived active ingredients, vitamins and minerals, and emulsifiers and preservatives approved for organic products.

I hand create Simply Blended products that support natural wellness, with love. If you would like more information or to purchase any products, with 100% money back if the product is not to your liking, email sarah@simplyblended.com

16/07/2025

Weekly Alert: A Mitochondrial Supplement Improves Function and Mitochondrial Activity in Autism: A Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Cross-Over Trial in International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2025.

Between 5 and 80% of children have been shown to demonstrate dysfunction, with 5% of them being diagnosed with mitochondrial disease.

This study aimed to determine whether a mitochondrial-targeted designed for autistic children improved mitochondrial function and ASD .

This was a 24-week (12 weeks on therapy or placebo then vice versa for 12 weeks), double-blind placebo-controlled cross-over trial of sixteen children [mean age 9 years 4 months; 88% male] with non-syndromic and mitochondrial enzyme abnormalities, as measured by MitoSwab.

The results showed that the therapy improved mitochondrial function as measured by normalised citrate synthase and complex IV activity and mitochondrial respiration of peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Mitochondria also became more resilient to oxidative stress, particularly in those with poor neurodevelopment. Parents also reported improvements to social withdrawal, and hyperactivity.

The authors concluded that this small study demonstrated that a simple, well-tolerated mitochondrial supplement can improve mitochondrial activity and symptoms in autistic children.

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20/06/2025

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20/05/2025

Good news!!

Weekly NED Alert - Effect of dark chocolate/ cocoa consumption on oxidative stress and inflammation in adults:

A GRADE-assessed systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of controlled trials in Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 2024.

and have been reported to be involved in the development of certain non-communicable diseases such as type 2 , disease, and some . is a rich source of , in particular flavonoids, which may have anti-inflammatory properties but studies have shown inconsistent results.

This study aimed to determine the effects of dark chocolate (DC)/cocoa on oxidative stress and inflammation biomarkers in adults. This was a systematic review and meta-analysis of 33 controlled trials looking at dark chocolate or cocoa administration for at least 2-weeks.

The results showed that DC/cocoa resulted in a reduction in oxidative stress according to malondialdehyde and nitric oxide levels. The authors concluded that DC may improve systemic inflammation and oxidative stress.



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06/02/2025

Informed opinion on 'ZOE' and their take on seed oils

Food SupplyNewsletter ZOE & misinformation about seed oils February 3, 2025 Zoë Executive summary * I have received many emails from readers about recent claims in the media that seed oils are not harmful and that, on the contrary, they can reduce heart disease. The common factor in the media stori...

10/01/2025

Both pigs were raised under identical free range conditions. The right was supplemented with some grain/corn/soy based feed the left was left to forage naturally
Pretty much shows the benefits of grass fed and finished (no grain fed) meat.
It should also give you some indication of what grain/soy/corn does to our bodies.

Credit- oliviaroase