The signs and symptoms happening on the surface of our skin can give us important clues to potential health issues happening in our internal biology – we just have to listen. Insulin resistance is one example where our skin might be trying to send us warning signals to pay attention to before the development of […]
Antioxidants: the antidote to free radical damage
Our body, being the spectacular piece of machinery it is, has a multitude of cleverly layered defence systems to protect us and continually bring us back to a healthy set point; a process known as homeostasis. One of these systems is keeping oxidative stress in check by pairing free radicals with antioxidants. What is oxidative stress? Oxidative […]