Blogs — fatigue

Author: Jenny Carson is a Nutritional Practitioner and Technical Services Manager at Viridian Nutrition. She holds a BSc honours degree in Nutritional Science and is a Master of Research (MRes) in Public Health.   Feeling sluggish or sleepy in the afternoon? Finding yourself frequently yawning or mood affected between 2pm to 3pm? If this sounds familiar, then you could benefit from our handy nutritional and lifestyle tips to get you through the day. There are many reasons as to why people experience the afternoon slump and it’s important to address this. Why am I tired in the afternoon?  Even following...

The health benefits of the omega-3 fatty acids are well established within the scientific community. As well as playing a crucial role in cardiovascular health, they are central to the development and functioning of the brain, musculoskeletal system and much more. The human body is unable to make these fatty acids and must therefore obtain them from food (e.g. oily fish) or supplementation. The ethyl ester form of fish oil occurs when natural triglyceride oil is concentrated and molecularly distilled to remove mercury and other impurities. The result of this process is concentrated (50-70%) omega-3 molecules in an ethyl ester...

Rhodiola Rosea, is very possibly my favourite herb ever. I was lucky enough, many years ago to go to a talk on Rhodiola in London by a Russian Expert who had been studying the herb for absolutely years. It was an invite only affair for industry professionals and the American company I was working for at the time had sponsored the talk. It didn’t start off to well for the professor as I don’t think he understood things like political correctness and talking around sensitive issues. His opening statement after introducing himself, for example, was “We force fed three rats...