Vibe For Vitality

11/03/2025

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10/03/2025

Did you know... about magnesium...

60% of Kiwi's and Aussies are deficient in Magnesium. Mg has over 300 functions int he body, including being a co-factor for enzyme needed in the synthesis of neuro-transmiters and hormones, like serotonin ad dopamine (feel good and happy hormones).

Deficiency can show up as sore muscles, poor sleep, nightmares, constipation, anxiety, fidgetiness or tics.

Nuts and grains, bananas, chocolate (aim for 75%+ dark) and avocado are magnesium rich. But you need quite a lot to get you to the required 200-400mg/day!

Children with ADHD need 6mg/kg/day. Adding activated vitamin B6, pyridoxal-5'-phosphate (PLP), can greatly help their ability to focus.

I advise my patients to take Mg glycinate, citrate or theonate. The idea is to take it to bowel tolerance (meaning reduce the dose until stool are firm but soft, not loose). It absorbs wonderfully through the skin, so a cream or magnesium flakes as bath salts works really well.

Magnesium is best taken at night, away from food and other minerals (so not with your Zinc, for instance.)

disclaimer: post for information only; always consult your preferred health provider, particularly if you have a medical condition.

03/03/2025

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03/03/2025

Did you know... about ZINC .....

Zinc is an essential mineral, meaning the body does not store or produce it. It is vital for many bodily functions, including a healthy immune system, blood clotting, wound healing, building new cells (growth spurts in children!) and thyroid function.

Deficiency can show up as white spots on fingernails, taste impairment, slow wound healing, frequent infections, acne and stretch marks on skin. In ADHD it has been implicated in impulsivity, irritability and slow mental processing.

I advise my clients to take Zinc picolinate or citrate as these forms are more readily absorbed in the body. Also best taken at night, away form food and other minerals.

disclaimer: post for information only; always consult your preferred health provider, particularly if you have a medical condition.

03/03/2025

This weekend I attended a transformative 3 day immersion-workshop on dying... in particular preparing for my own death. Writing my own obituary was quite challenging, it turned out. So was letting go of so many things that keep me playing small.

One of the things I allowed to die this weekend, is the stories I hold on to. Those things that inform how I live my life, in a not so positive way. I will give you an example: "It (whatever I want to do, like write my obituary or even this post) is not good enough unless it is the best." So I end up not showing up for myself and others, because I fear it is not good enough if it is not great.

What stories do you keep re-telling, to yourself and others, that does not serve you? When we let something die, we create room for something to live.

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