I have been noticing that there is a ‘creep’ phenomenon happening in regards to medical drug use as we age. One drug may lead to the next. Often this is to offset the side effects of a certain medication and this in turn may trigger further, different disease states. This is termed ‘Polypharmacy’. This is…
For thousands of years Australian Aborigines have utilised the Broad-leaf Paperbark (Melaleuca quinquenervia) or Coastal Paperbark as a food, medicine and daily domestic item. She (‘Mel’) grows into a tall (to 25m) tree in areas of eastern Australia where there is plenty of water to keep her roots moist. These species grow northwards from Sydney…
Healthy food helps your whole self, not just your body, as this research on the benefits of walnuts for ADD in teenagers shows. Who would have thought!!!! Every clinician should recommend a handful of walnuts 3 times a week for every teenager to boost their Omega-3 levels. It’s a small, no-side-effects dosage to get a…
It’s BUYER BEWARE as a whole range of super-processed “plant-based” foods hit the market. Here’s what you should know about this latest food trend.
Your friendly neighbourhood Naturopath can help you design a whole-person pain management program that goes way beyond “pop pills and soldier on”. Plus avoid/minimise some of the less-know side effects of pharmaceuticals.
“It’s no fun getting old, dear…” Jean M, 74 (and 80 and 85 and 88) That’s what one of my Babyboomer patients remembers her ageing mother saying repeatedly through the last decade of her 90 years in this world. Ageing isn’t the greatest – but we don’t have to be helpless victims. There is a…
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…
After 31 years in Monbulk, Victoria and 41 years in the Hills of the beautiful Dandenong Ranges on Wurundjeri country it was time for a change. I’d moved in to the house in Monbulk as a rental as part of a government funded Community Housing option, then had the chance to buy it 16 years…
The festive season has arrived – and along with lots of fun and reconnection, it also brings temptation, stress and challenges to our best intentions. The challenges of food A few bubbles – and lots of water Go for moderation rather than deprivation – you’ll be more successful. Rather than declare “no alcohol”, declare “lots…
Festive season weight gain in the November – January festive season can be anything up to half a kilogram. Over-indulgence, holiday slow down and high-calorie foods are common contributing factors. The news isn’t all bad, though. There are four simple strategies you can use to minimise your holiday weight gain. In summary, these are: There’s…
The rate of change in the world has put big demands on people – demands to do more, work harder and “soldier on” in the face of illness. Before there was a pharmaceutical industry – with it’s “wonder drugs” that prevented and treated disease – healing was the result of a process, not a tablet…
I’ve been enjoying the 3-part ABC series Magda’s Big National Health Check – where actor Magda Szubanski takes us along on her personal health journey – and what she learned about the structural issues in today’s society that are making more of us sick than ever before. The third episode of this series included some…