VITAMIN D DRINKS - RECIPE: THE WINTER WARMER
Vitamin D is essential for a functional immune system by activating anti-inflammatory and immunoregulatory properties, so we're doing all we can to make sure we get enough of it. Some of the of the...
THE POWERFUL BENEFITS OF VITAMIN C, D AND ZINC
We looked through some of the latest clinical studies to understand the benefits of vitamin C, D and Zinc. Why does the body like them so much?
Lichenized fungus, or Lichen for short, is a composite organism meaning it is two organisms acting as one, most commonly a symbiotic relationship including alga and fungus. Although they appear to ...
VITAMIN D3 vs. D2: WHAT'S BETTER?
Short answer D3. And there is 1200 IU (30 ug) of it in every Tonic Sachet! Why are there two types of vitamin D? D3 is the active form, known as calciferol. We can get this through dietary sourc...
WHY YOU NEED MINDFULNESS FOR A HEALTHY IMMUNE SYSTEM
It’s not so long ago that the mere notion of the mind being intimately connected to the body might have been met with ridicule from certain quarters. Indeed, it was only as recently as the 1980s th...
ASK AN EXPERT: ARE MY HORMONES AFFECTED BY MY DIET?
Absolutely! We suffer so much with hormone imbalances and much can be done with the food we eat to help get us back onto an even keel. Our hormones are a bit like an orchestra, as soon as an instru...
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF COPPER IN THE BODY?
You might not think a heavy metal would be a good thing to have too much of in your body – and sure enough, the likes of mercury, lead and arsenic aren’t good for you. But copper, on the other hand...
7 STEPS TO A GREAT NIGHT'S SLEEP
A restful sleep, night after night; it’s one of those things that we all aspire to, but which alarmingly few of us have actually been enjoying consistently, especially since the start of the UK’s f...
TURMERIC, MATCHA, ELDERBERRY: WONDERPLANTS EXPLAINED
Like ‘superfood’, ‘wonderplant’ is a term you might have come across from time to time, referring to a plant perceived to have myriad benefits for human health. So, here at Tonic Health, we though...
7 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT GINGER
he flowering plant known as ginger is a familiar part of many of our diets – indeed, Chinese medicine has backed its use for the prevention and cure of all manner of health problems for more than t...
If you’ve heard anything before about collagen, it’s probably its status as the body’s most abundant protein, or its claimed benefits for the skin and hair. What you might not have known so much ab...
Frequently referred to as the body’s “happy” or “feel-good” chemical, serotonin actually has a broad range of roles beyond its contribution to wellbeing and happiness. Serotonin is certainly key t...
ASK AN EXPERT: HOW DOES STRESS AFFECT MY IMMUNE SYSTEM?
The reason why stress affects us so much is that our body really hasn’t changed much in 60,000 years. Cortisol is a stress hormone produced in the adrenal glands (little glands that sit on top of t...