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Has your body’s wake-up call become a potential health saboteur? In this week's blog, we will uncover how high cortisol levels, especially in females, can disrupt your day, wreak havoc on your hormones, and set you up for a cascade of health challenges. Believe it or not, your stress hormones and your blood sugar levels are innately linked, meaning stress can cause a metabolic nightmare. Today we’re going to explain this link and how best to use nutrition to combat high cortisol levels and stress-induced blood sugar dysregulation.

Today’s blog post is another juicy topic and one that may be foreign to many of you. At Foraged we receive enquiries daily asking the folate content of our blends, whether they contain folic acid, or whether it’s safe for someone with MTHFR gene mutation. Don’t worry, we hear you! This is a confusing topic and there is a lot of misinformation given about folic acid.

Hello hormone warriors, or those stuck in a little hormone rut - this blog post is for you! We are about to take a dive into unpacking how we can use food as the ultimate hormone puppeteer. Yes you read that correctly: your kitchen may just hold the secret to harmonising your hormones. Now I know what you may be thinking, “I’ve heard about this before, how can a carrot really balance my hormones? Can mushrooms really work their magic on oestrogen levels?”. And the answer is, yes, they absolutely can! We are about to challenge conventional wisdom and dive...

Nutrition is a fascinating field that constantly evolves as new research emerges. One hot topic of debate is the comparison between food-based nutrients and synthetic nutrients. Are food-based nutrients truly superior, or do synthetic nutrients offer comparable benefits? In this blog post, we'll delve into the world of food-based nutrients, exploring concepts such as bioavailability, absorption, food synergy, and the role of fibre.