Zena le Roux
Author
Zena le Roux is a health journalist with a master’s in investigative health journalism and a certified health and wellness coach specializing in functional nutrition. She is trained in sports nutrition, mindful eating, internal family systems, and applied polyvagal theory. She works in private practice and serves as a nutrition educator for a UK-based health school.
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How a Mother’s Diet During Pregnancy May Lower a Child’s Autism Risk
A healthy, well-rounded prenatal diet, including the occasional indulgence in cravings, is key to a baby’s healthy brain development.
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How a Neurologist Uses Precision Lifestyle Medicine to Reverse Early Alzheimer’s
The belief that Alzheimer’s is an inevitable consequence of bad genes or aging is outdated.
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The Healing Power of Sound and Music
An idea once dismissed as new age relaxation is now being used to treat a variety of conditions—from anxiety to chronic pain.
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The Ancient Techniques That Reset Your Nervous System
When the nervous system is constantly activated, the body shifts resources away from digestion, immunity, and repair.
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Dance Does Something Parkinson’s Medication Cannot
Dance may rewire neural pathways that medication can’t reach.
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The Forgotten Amino Acid in Slow-Cooked Foods
A building block of protein, glycine was once obtained naturally from a diet high in slow-cooked connective tissues, bone broth, and marrow.
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Some Children’s ADHD Might Be a Sleep Problem. Here’s Why.
The connection between disrupted sleep and ADHD-like behavior is striking.
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Lactate Is the New Ketone: How It Fuels the Brain
New research suggests lactate, long dismissed as a workout waste product, may serve as an alternative brain fuel.
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39,000 People Took Part in a 31-Day Challenge to Improve Sleep. Here’s What Happened.
These habits work, because they give the body what it’s constantly seeking: predictability.
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