Today’s article promises to be a fun one, and very likely the last one I’ll publish this year. In order to best understand consumer health trends, I frequently monitor Amazon Canada’s top selling supplements list. This is an imperfect but serviceable way to understand which types of supplements are being
Supplements
Gut health and the nature of the human microbiome are undoubtedly among the hottest topics in modern nutrition. In case you haven’t noticed via my recent writing and social media content, this trend certainly has caught my attention. That’s exactly where today’s blog post, sponsored by Gut Armor®, comes into
Maintaining a healthy blood pressure is a key component of good health because blood pressure is tightly linked with cardiovascular health and elevated blood pressure is one of the most commonly reported conditions for which Canadians are prescribed medication for. A healthy blood pressure is often achieved and maintained through
We are less than 24 hours away from the official ship date of my brand new Essential Diet For Fatty Liver book, my 11th print publication, and I really wanted to end this promotional cycle off on a high note by discussing the topic of L-Carnitine. Specifically what role L-Carnitine
I’ve got the great fortune today of presenting content in collaboration with Canadian gummy supplement manufacturer Senzo and was really spoiled for choice in terms of which of their marquee products I was going to choose to discuss. As you can see, I’ve landed on melatonin – the aptly named
Cannabidiol, often referred to as CBD, is one of the over 100 compounds that exist naturally in the Cannabis plant. Often consumed in the form of an oil or capsule, CBD is generally contrasted to THC (the compound that gets you “high”) by being characterized as having minimal or no
Magnesium, in its various supplemental forms, occupies a number of spots on Amazon.ca’s top selling vitamin and mineral supplement list. It also happens to be one of the more under consumed minerals at population level. These two characteristics make it a topic of extra intrigue, especially when I observe some
First and foremost I want you wish each of you a very happy Fecal Friday! For those who are dumb founded by that statement, just know that I’ve endeavoured in recent times to dedicate Friday to content relating to bowel movements and digestive health because of the obvious implications of
If you’re a regular reader of my blogs you may feeling a bit like every single health condition out there has some connection with your gut health. I mean, it kind of does! Dysbiosis of the human digestive tract, essentially an imbalance between “good” and “bad” bacteria, has been increasingly
With the new year approaching I appreciate more than most the extent to which “health and wellness”, so to speak, start to become topics of greater priority and interest. Keeping this in mind, I decided to take a look at the top 5 selling supplements on Amazon.ca in order to