Articles

“Iodine is the single biggest nutrient deficiency in Australia” – Dr Mark Donehoe. Dr Donehoe’s  recent podcast highlights that up to 30% of the Australian population is at risk of iodine deficiency. That’s a surprisingly high figure for a developed country. Australian endocrinologist Creswell Eastman is renowned for his work on IDD (Iodine Deficiency Disorder) in […]

A good friend of mine is a bit of a sustainability nut.  This week she introduced me to Project Drawdown – the first comprehensive plan researched for reversing global warming. The research results are “fresh off the press” (April 18th, 2017) and list the top 100 best strategies for turning climate change around. It’s been increasingly […]

Some simple, cheap activities may be all you need to substantially reduce your dementia risk. A large study by the Mayo Clinic in the USA has shown that you don’t need to spend lots of money on expensive brain training programs to get a good result. They followed 2,000 people over 70 for 4 years and found that five […]

Fibre to the rescue New preliminary Aussie Research from Newcastle Uni has shown that soluble fibre can improve asthma. In a small study of 17 people with difficult-to-manage asthma, they used 12g inulin (a soluble fibre derived from Jerusalem artichoke) daily and found that lung function improved and there was less wheezing. How it works Lead […]

You never know what’s in packaged muesli, but you can get an idea by reading the label.  Once you start reading labels, it’s scary just how high the sugar levels are.  In one packet I saw recently there were 13 grams of sugar in a single 100g serve of muesli – that’s 4 teaspoons of sugar! When you buy commercial […]

Everyone knows that vegetables are good for them – but it’s surprising how many people think they’re doing OK – until they start to count! Food intake is one of those areas where what we think we’re doing and what we’re actually doing are two different things. Check your real intake So keep a food […]

We all know that we “should” eat less sugar – but that’s easier said than done.  Refined sugar is actually quite addictive – especially the sugars hidden in packaged and process foods. Understand why you have the craving you have Like anything else that we keep struggling with – it’s complicated.  (If it were simple, it […]

Being a Naturopath doesn’t make me superwoman – and last week I came down with the dreaded lurgy. Now that I’m no longer contagious, I thought it would be useful to talk about what I’ve  been doing to help myself recover: I’m resting as much as possible – this isn’t the time for me to “soldier on”.  […]

After a period of treatment, I often suggest people come and pick up remedies without a consultation as we know we are on the correct path and just require consolidation. However best practice requires that I see you at least once every 6 –  12 months. This is because: your life circumstances change and bring new challenges and […]