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Europe’s Chemical Regulator lists Tea Tree oil as a Reproductive Toxin (Category 1B) while it is still permitted for oral consumption by the TGA. Check your medicine labels! While Europe’s Regulator has identified an Australian reproductive toxin, Europe might be hiding its own reproductive toxin: Anethole, which completely eliminated fertility in rats at a dose of 80mg/kg1. So what is anethole? It’s also known as aniseed extract, Anise extract and star anise extract. It is the main...

Research Spotlight: This post synthesizes insights from "The Bone-Building Effects of Exercise" by Kate Williamson, Senior Exercise Physiologist at the University of Sydney’s Charles Perkins Centre (CPC RPA Health for Life Program), combined with HBH Fitness and Nutrition strategies. Read the origina l University of Sydney article here Key Actions for Fitness Routines: Impact-Loading Exercises: Activities like controlled jumping, stair climbing and skipping force bones to adapt to gravity,...

We all know Omega-3s are the holy grail of heart health, joint lubrication, and workout recovery. But over the last decade, science has uncovered a massive plot twist: how you get your Omega-3s (and exactly how you take them) might dictate whether they are upgrading your body or silently sabotaging it. Recent meta-analyses have found that in some circumstances, high-dose Omega-3 fish oil can actually contribute to an increased risk of a dangerous heart rhythm issue known as Atrial...