Estelle’s Newsletter

#36 From Fish to SPMs for Pain and Inflammation

We all get sick or injured. Eating fish regularly or taking fish oil and its derivatives as supplements can help get better sooner.

Dec 1, 2025 • Estelle du Plooy

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October 2025

#35: Eat Your Daily Fish

Everyone knows that eating fish is good for you. But why is that exactly? The short answer is that it helps lower inflammation and more. So should you…

Oct 6, 2025 • Estelle du Plooy

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September 2025

#34 : What to do about DOMS?

Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness is no joke. Minimising DOMS is always in the forefront of anybody who exercises. Many treatment options are available…

Sep 11, 2025 • Estelle du Plooy

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July 2025

# 33: Lactic Acid Does Not Give You DOMS

Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness is the nemesis of all athletes. Your workout is great. Then by the end of the day after, you experience increasing…

Jul 11, 2025 • Estelle du Plooy

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May 2025

Tidbits #32: Iron Part II - Iron Deficiency

Part II of the series on Iron. In 2022, over 1.6 billion people worldwide were diagnosed with iron deficiency. Never-ending, debilitating fatigue is the…

May 15, 2025 • Estelle du Plooy

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April 2025

#31: Emotional Stress Makes Your Brain Sick

Similar to infection, psychological stress increase inflammatory markers in your central nervous system. Small molecules called cytokines are messengers…

Apr 17, 2025 • Estelle du Plooy

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March 2025

Tidbits #30: Your Brain Craves Estrogen

Menopause is a hot topic right now. In 2024 Dr Lisa Mosconi published ground breaking research showing for the first time how estrogen decline affects…

Mar 7, 2025 • Estelle du Plooy

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February 2025

Tidbits #29: Creatine & Blood Tests

Creatine supplementation is making a come back - for good reasons. Creatine benefits extend beyond exercise. Like many supplements, it can influence…

Feb 28, 2025 • Estelle du Plooy

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Tidbits #28: A 100 Tiny Decisions Every Day

Many people manage to keep a stable weight over decades. How do they do it in the face of an ever increasing obesogenic environment?

Feb 7, 2025 • Estelle du Plooy

December 2024

Tidbits #27: Iron Metabolism - Part I

Iron is necessary for physiological processes, such as oxygen transport, energy production, and cell division. Iron deficiency anaemia affects >30% of…

Dec 20, 2024 • Estelle du Plooy

November 2024

Tidbits #26: Optimal Protein intake for Older Adults

Current recommended minimum protein intakes may not be enough to stave off age related muscle loss known as Sarcopenia. Protein quantity and quality…

Nov 12, 2024 • Estelle du Plooy

October 2024

Tidbits #25: Snoring and Stroke

Welcome to Friday Tidbits. This is a short email with morsels of information to help you tweak your life and health for optimum longevity and…

Oct 5, 2024 • Estelle du Plooy