“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…
My health-filled recipe for muesli PLUS a friend’s cacao/cardamon/walnut version.
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…
When I talk to clients about health and weight loss, one of my strong recommendations is that they include a variety of nuts in their diet – and I’m always asked “Aren’t nuts full of fat?” and “Won’t I put ON weight if I eat nuts?” The answer is “No – nuts are good for…
The first question I’m often asked is “How many treatments will I need?” It’s a realistic one when consulting any practitioner. A rough rule of thumb is that for every year a complaint/symptom has been around, one month of treatment is likely to be needed. Of course this varies considerably, depending on your age, constitution, genetics, ability…
A few people recently have asked me what I think about “The Paleo Diet”. So I thought it was worth putting this online, not just in individual conversations. What I like: It excludes two of the biggest inflammatory food sources that cause many problems for my patients 1) grains and 2) dairy. It encourages a…
Despite official guideline which state specifically that antibiotics should NOT be the first line treatment for bronchitis*, 2014 statistics from the Medical Journal of Australia show that 90% of the time, doctors prescribe antibiotics for new cases of acute bronchitis in adults. If antibiotics don’t help, what DO you do? First of all, if your…